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USA Field Hockey's Umpiring Department conducts an outdoor and an indoor rules briefing annually. Some briefings are available live on usafieldhockey.com. All briefings are posted online for educational purposes. The Outdoor Rules Briefing is produced in early August of each year and covers rule updates, trends and changes to processes and protocols. The Indoor Rules Briefing is produced in late November or early December each year and covers the indoor version of the game with the same rule updates, trends and changes to processes and protocols.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Field Hockey’s Umpiring Department is pleased to announce an updated umpire assessment and rating system. This new system was created to provide consistency in assessments across all levels, and will help facilitate the id...
ONTARIO, Canada – USA Field Hockey is pleased to announce that two umpires and one technical official will be heading to Ontario, Canada this weekend to represent the USA at the 2025 CanAm Indoor Series. Umpires Ridge Bair and Katie Bulk will be joined...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Field Hockey is pleased to announce that four individuals will be representing USA at the 2025 Junior Pan American Challenge, set to take place March 8 to 16 in Bridgetown, Barbados. Erika Barbera and Brian Tyson have bee...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Field Hockey is pleased to announce upcoming international appointments for two technical officials and one umpire.Kim Scott will serve as a technical official at the FIH Indoor Hockey Men’s and Women’s World Cups (IHWC), ...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Field Hockey is excited to announce that two umpires and one technical official will represent USA in the 2024-25 FIH Hockey Pro League season.For the upcoming Argentina leg of the 2024-25 FIH Hockey Pro League season, tak...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Field Hockey and the NCAA are pleased to share the umpires selected to officiate at the 2024 NCAA Division I, II and III Semifinals and Finals coming up this weekend. These individuals were selected based on their performa...
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – In addition to two umpires, three technical officials will represent USA at the 2024 World Masters Hockey (WMH) World Cup Auckland.Following the recently concluded WMH World Cup Cape Town, the action continues in Auckland, New Z...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Field Hockey is excited to announce that five USA representatives have been selected as umpires for the upcoming 2024 World Masters Hockey (WMH) World Cups.The 2024 WMH World Cup will be hosted in two locations. Cape Town,...
It’s game day. You get hyped up, warmed up, and then take the field. The official blows their whistle to signal the start of the match.After 60 minutes (or more) of giving it your all on the field, the final whistle blows to signal the end of the game....
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Field Hockey is excited to announce that four USA representatives have been selected as umpires and technical staff for the upcoming 2024 Pan American Challenge.Lurah Hess and Ridge Bair will attend the men’s tournament, h...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Field Hockey is excited to announce the seven USA representatives that have been appointed as umpires and technical staff to upcoming international events this summer.USA will be represented by five individuals at the upco...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Field Hockey is pleased to announce that seven USA representatives have been appointed as umpires and technical staff to several prominent upcoming international events. For the imminent Argentina leg of the 2023-24 FIH Ho...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Following the announcement of all winners, USA Field Hockey is individually highlighting each recipient of USA Field Hockey's 2023 Annual Awards. This week, USA Field Hockey is honored to feature the 2023 National Umpire Award...
Reaching the 100-mark milestone in any capacity is a spectacular achievement. And Sean Rapaport – USA Field Hockey’s Director of Umpiring and South African Official – did just that!On October 6, during the men’s Asian Games, he earned the prestigious G...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – After last weekend’s NCAA Field Hockey Tournament play, USA Field Hockey and the NCAA are pleased to share the umpires selected to officiate at the 2023 NCAA Division I, II and III Semifinals and Finals coming up this weekend....
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – With less than 3 months to go until the start of the 2023 Pan American Games (PAG), USA Field Hockey is pleased to share that four USA representatives have been selected to the technical staff.Maggie Giddens and Benjamin Peter...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - With the International Hockey Federation (FIH) releasing upcoming umpire and technical staff assignments at the beginning of July, USA Field Hockey is pleased to announce that four USA representatives have been appointed to pr...
