To Engage proactively with North West Clubs with Key the AOC Contact: Club Umpire Development lead and the team of Cluster Leads, supporting and recruiting the Development of Club Development Officers.
To agree and deliver a plan to support clubs to develop and grow their pool of umpires / officials to meet the demand of club hockey and Officiating development pathway
Clubs are expected to appoint a Club Umpire Liaison officer as part of their management structure, who will be responsible for helping to link together all of the club and Area umpires associated with a club.
Clubs should also appoint a Club Umpire Developer (who has completed the England Hockey Club Umpire Developer training course – here) to help with the local development of umpiring and umpires.
Please ensure that our Club Umpire Development Lead/Cluster Leads has contact details for both of these important posts in your club.
The Hockey Hub is a one-stop shop for hockey deliverers where they can access the most current information around courses, learning and development. The Hockey Hub is aimed at supporting all hockey deliverers throughout the game
Find and Umpire North West Hockey has a Facebook page, where local clubs, schools and universities can reach out to local umpires to fulfil friendly and league matches at the weekend and during the week. There will is a weekly Facebook post asking for umpire requests and clubs are asked to post comments below the post requesting umpires, see link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/northwesthockeyofficiating