Umpiring Information

CANTERBURY HOCKEY CLUB –UMPIRING POLICY
Officials are an important part of playing hockey and the Canterbury Hockey Club has weekly obligations to provide Umpires, Match Managers and Kiosk personnel for the Southern competition.

The CHC expects all Senior men and women players and junior players who play in senior grades to be available to undertake the above duties as part of their membership.  The allocation of a duty will occur on a weekly basis by the Club Umpire Coordinators (Men’s and Women’s).
Each week the Club Umpire Coordinators submit the list of players to undertake the duties assigned to the Club for that week.

Hockey South publishes the umpiring roster (including Match Managers and Kiosk personnel) on their web site.  http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?assoc=2595&pID=4and follow the link on the top left to ‘Upcoming games and officials”. 

It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to find a reliable replacement umpire / match manager / kiosk worker if you are unable to complete a duty.  If you arrange a swap you MUST email the Hockey South Competitions (helen@hockeytas.com.au ) before the game otherwise the named person will be stood down if there is a no show.
Hockey Tasmania will apply a $25 fine and one week suspension for failing to umpire.  A second offence will result in a $40 fine and two week suspension. The Club is required to impose these sanctions.
The Club will pass these fines back the respective player with an administration fee of $5.
If you are unable to undertake the duty, it is better that you organise a hired umpire and save yourself the suspension.

IN SUMMARY :
If you play in a senior team, even if you are a junior, expect to undertake duties for umpiring, match managing or kiosk at least a couple of times during the season.
If you are unable to undertake the duty, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to find a reliable replacement.
 
CANTERBURY HOCKEY CLUB –UMPIRING INCENTIVE PAYMENTS
To be eligible for a $100 incentive payment at the end of the season a player must:
• Make themselves available for A pool umpiring
• Umpire at least 6 times during the season on A pool games
• Attend Hockey Tasmania A Pool umpire briefings
• Mentor junior and new umpires (who may be seniors) at least twice

If you have any questions regarding the umpiring appointments contact:

Umpiring co-ordinator (Men) Andrew Coombe

m   0408 307 829
e   acoombe@kingborough.tas.gov.au

Umpiring co-ordinator (Women) Jennifer Beith

h    6227 1667
m   0415 119 246
e    jaybeith@bigpond.com

It is your responsibility to find a reliable replacement umpire if you are unable to complete an umpiring duty.

 

 

 
AUTHORISED PANEL OF OFFICIALS (PAID) @ 10th APRIL 2011
CODES
1      A Pool umpire (eligible to umpire ALL grades)
2      Grade umpire (eligible to umpire seniors, 2nd grade and lower and U18)
3      Vets umpire (eligible to umpire vets)
4      Junior umpire (eligible to umpire junior grades up to U18)
5      A Pool Technical Officer (formerly Match Manager) (eligible to TO ALL grades)
6      Grade Technical Officer (eligible to TO all grades other than A and A Res)

Schedule of payments:
A Grade and A Res Umpire:                          $40.00 ($50.00 for finals)
2nd Grade and lower Umpire (including Vets and U18):                       $30.00 ($40.00 for finals)
Junior grades Umpire (excluding U18):                           $20.00 ($30.00 for finals)
A Grade and A Res Technical Officer:                           $30.00 ($40.00 for finals)
All other grade Technical Officer:                              $20.00 ($30.00 for finals)

Games with a scheduled commencement time of 7.00 pm or later, may request an additional $10.00
The Officiating Association believes this schedule of payments to be reasonable and sustainable for all parties.  The Association urges all officials to adhere rigidly to this schedule to avoid costs becoming prohibitive, and would ask all players to report breaches of this payment schedule to The Officiating Association.
 
If you would like a copy of these guidlines and list of umpires then you can download it here.