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UmpireCast

UmpireCast from NPUA discusses all things hockey umpiring at the National level in England & Wales, from the Association to Development Ideas for our members; including the 9 Characteristics of a High Performing Umpire and Umpire Support. Take this opportunity to hear from some of the top umpires and umpire support in the Association and their thoughts on how it could help you develop your umpiring skills. It is the opportunity to also learn more about how our Association works! Don’t miss out

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00:27:14

The Window of Professionalism ...

UmpireCast ·

2025/11/17

How important is Professionalism in our position as a Hockey Umpire?How can it make a difference? What does it portray? Does it earn us more respect?Listen to Dr. Sue Jones, Sport & Exercise Psychologist at PGMOL, as she talks how Professionalism can make a difference to people's psychology in our role as an umpire!**Topic presented and discussed at NPUA Annual Conference 2025**

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00:46:59

Two Genders, One Game? ...

UmpireCast ·

2025/11/10

Both Men & Women play our beloved sport of hockey but do we umpire them the same as one game?Do or should we umpire them differently when the same rules apply?Listen to FIH, Paris Olympic and EuroHockey Men's Final 2025 Umpire; Ali Keogh as she gives her thoughts on how she approaches umpiring both the Men's and Women's game and if she treats them differently or not!

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00:27:13

Resilience: The Jamson Way ...

UmpireCast ·

2025/11/03

Resilience is one of our Key Characteristics for Umpires. The importance of having it cannot be underestimated. What builds it up and what drains it?Join Hamish Jamson, London 2012 Umpire, MN1 Panel Lead and FIH Umpire Manager, as he gives his take on Resilience and how you can build it and use situations to enhance it, with his 2 Checklists!!!**Topic presented and discussed at NPUA Annual Conference 2025**

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00:36:22

Zen and the Art of Surviving Your MO

UmpireCast ·

2025/10/27

The MO is an integral part of our EHL game, be it a TAP (Neutral) Appointed or Home Club Appointed MO.What is the difference having a TAP (Neutral) Appointed and Home Club Appointed MO? Do you deal with situations differently.Join David Ellcock, FIH TD, and David Monger, MN1 Panel Umpire and HPP Panel Mentor, as they discuss the difference and how to manage certain situations with either MO.**Topic presented and discussed at NPUA Annual Conference 2025**EHL Regulations 2025/2026: EHL Regulations

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00:25:10

Visualisation as a Performance Tool

UmpireCast ·

2025/10/20

How important is it to mentally prepare for a game? What techniques do you use to do this?Dr. Sue Jones, Sport & Exercise Psychologist, discusses how you can use the technique of Visualisation as a Performance Tool to help you perform to your optimum.Not using it? Then listen to find out how you can ...**Topic presented and discussed at NPUA Annual Conference 2025**

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00:29:28

Are You Communicating as Effectively as Possible?

UmpireCast ·

2025/10/13

How important is it to communicate effectively in an Umpire Support Role?Are you clear and concise?Join our NPUA Umpire Support Appointments Coordinator and EHF Trainee Umpire Manager, Jonah Hull, as he gives his take on the Umpire Support Key Characteristic, Effective Communicator.

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00:19:59

The Art of Observation

UmpireCast ·

2025/10/06

As Umpire Support, do you observe what you are meant too? Are you picking up the key things for development?Join our NPUA Chairman, FIH International Umpire and Level 3 Assessor, Sean Edwards, as he discusses one of our Umpire Support Key Characteristics ... Observer.

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00:33:00

Are You Match Fit?

UmpireCast ·

2025/09/29

'Are You Match Fit? ...'Join Dr. Rob Argent, FIH International Umpire, former NPUA Premier Panel Umpire and qualified Physiotherapist, as he discusses this highly important and debatable topic in the world of 'High Performing Umpires'.Will you change your physical preparation or choose to do something differently? Listen in to find out if or why you should ...**Topic presented and discussed at NPUA Annual Conference 2025**

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00:31:02

Tournament Teamwork: How a UM and TD Work Together ...

UmpireCast ·

2025/08/11

Is Umpiring at a Tournament different to umpiring week to week?Who else is around and what interactions do they play? The TD? The UM? How does it work?Listen to FIH Pro League TD; David Ellcock, and FIH Umpire Manager; Karen Evans, discuss the working relationship between a TD and a UM at a Tournament so it can be as efficient as possible!

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00:43:32

Part 2 ... How I Became an Olympic Final Umpire ...

UmpireCast ·

2025/07/28

We are back for Part 2 ...Sarah Wilson & Martin Madden, Paris 2024 Olympic Final Umpires, join us to tell us all about their experience at last years Summer Olympics!!Co-Hosted yet again by Paris 2024 Umpire Manager, Margaret Hunnaball, and London 2012 Olympic Umpire, Hamish Jamson.Listened to Part 1 ... now listen to Part 2 to complete the story!

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00:10:53

BONUS EPISODE - DAY 4 LIVE - LISTEN NOW -...

UmpireCast ·

2025/07/23

A Bonus Episode of the #rideforjarvy challenge, live with the team as they roll into Jarvy's House from City of Peterborough Hockey Club!Listen for a quick update on how they are all getting on, throughout the challenge and especially on Day 4 as they roll down to London!!!If you are able to donate, then let's get behind them and you can donate by clicking on the link below: #RIDEFORJARVY is fundraising for Help for Heroes#rideforjarvy

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00:48:44

How I Became an Olympic Final Umpire ...

UmpireCast ·

2025/07/21

How do you progress right to the top of our sport? How can you use this experience to help you reach your potential?Listen to Paris 2024 Olympic Final Umpires, Sarah Wilson & Martin Madden, on how they go to the top and what tips you could use to further develop your career.Co-hosted by Margaret Hunnaball, Paris 2024 Umpire Manager, and Hamish Jamson, London 2012 Olympic Umpire.

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00:16:03

1 Week To Go ... #rideforjarvy

UmpireCast ·

2025/07/14

After all the planning and training, our #rideforjarvy team is just 1 week out from the go!!!How are they feeling? What is their strategy? How can you support them?Take a listen and see how things are going in the final stages ...

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00:28:57

The Beauty of BUCS!

UmpireCast ·

2025/07/07

Ever wondered what other competitions you could umpire, other than league hockey to help improve your Umpiring?Ever heard of BUCS?Why not listen to seasoned BUCS Umpires; Crispy Phillips-Adams and Chris Duerden, as they explain what it is all about, how you can get involved and more importantly how this type of hockey could help improve your umpiring!

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00:22:05

Just Keep Pedalling ...

UmpireCast ·

2025/05/26

Episode Number 32 and what have we covered in the first 31? Listen to a round up of what we have done and what you may have missed.We are then joined by some of the Ride for Jarvy Team to give us an update on how the training and everything is progressing for their challenge in just over 50 days time!You can donate to the Ride for Jarvy Challenge by clicking on the following link ... https://www.justgiving.com/team/rideforjarvy

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00:26:08

From E(nglish) HL to E(uro) HL ...

UmpireCast ·

2025/05/19

Beyond the English Hockey League is the Euro Hockey League which is the pinnacle of Euro Club Hockey!Free flowing, competitive hockey on the continent. What an excitement! How does this differ from what we do on a week to week basis? What can we learn from this tournament?Join Euro Hockey League Final Umpires, Bex Edwards and Nick Bennett, as they talk about their experience in umpiring the EHL Finals and what others could learn from their experience!

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00:29:38

PhD, CEO, NPUA, FIH ... How?

UmpireCast ·

2025/05/12

Being either a High Performing Umpire or a High Performing individual in your work life is a great achievement in itself.However, to be both is something exceptional. How is it possible to be both? Can you transfer skills between the two to help the progression of each.Join, Dr. Dan Stewart, FIH Umpire and CEO and Co-Founder of Viridi CO2, to hear how his managed the two and how skills he has learnt in one aspect of his High Performing Life has helped the other!

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00:27:58

How do we keep our Umpires umpiring?

UmpireCast ·

2025/05/05

Without any umpires, there is no game. So how do we keep our Umpires umpiring?Join Liz Pelling, our NPUA Elite Chair, as she discusses the Umpire Support Key Characteristic of being a Motivator.How crucial is it? How can you do it? What effect does it have on the Umpire in their development?Listen in and this episode will hopefully explain everything ...

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00:27:47

'Game Based' vs. 'Rules Based' ... What are you?

UmpireCast ·

2025/04/28

Are you a 'Game Based' or a 'Rules Based' Umpire? Or even a mixture of both?What does the game need? What do the players think?Join FIH Leading Panel Umpire, Harry Collinson, as his talks through this concept and how he has used it to become an even 'higher performing umpire'.

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00:11:52

What's Coming Up ...

UmpireCast ·

2025/04/21

As the regular season comes to an end, how can we continue to improve our Umpiring Standards? Watch or attend events? Listen to our host Jaime Cox, tell you what is coming up in the next few months , over the summer period, and where you can watch some of our top umpires and pick up tips to continue to improve as a High Performing Umpires!

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