Pre season meeting

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Pre- season meeting

• WELCOME

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TONIGHTS AIMS

• Welcome and Introduction
  CC
• The future of the West HUA
  CC
• Web site
  PL
• Hospitality Trophies
  MS
• Presentation Player behaviour policy
  RS
• Red Cards and MMOs Report Forms LP
• Body Language Video
  CC
• Development Plan
  LP
• Discussion and Plenary
  CC
  

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• Website
• Peter Lovell

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Hospitality Trophies

• Mike Sheppard

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Player Behaviour Policy

• Richard Shaw

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Red Card /MMO Report Forms

• Liz Powell

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Red Cards

• Repeated/persistent breaking of the rules
• Where physical violence is attempted or
  threatened to an umpire, match/tournament
  official, player, coach, manager, physio,
  spectator or any other person
• where physical violence is used to any person

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Match Misconduct Offence

• for any infringement which occurs off the
  pitch before, during and after the game.

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What do I do???

• You send the form to the West RDA
• Joan Davies
• Tel [phone]
• email didtophouse_at_tiscali.co.uk
• within 72 hours of the offence.
• An early email or phone call is
• appreciated to say that the form is on
• its way.
• DO USE A FIRST CLASS STAMP!!

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National Event

• Any event organised by EH (ie. JRPC, EHL, EHL
  Play-offs, EH Cup last 64, Indoor Hockey League,
  regional or international matches) the National
• Disciplinary Officer is the person to contact
  2008/9 is Norman Stott
• Tel [phone]
• email discipline_at_englandhockey.org

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Regional Disciplinary Officers

• All RDA are available to give advice on the
  process please ask if unsure

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DVD - Body Language
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Development Plan

• Liz Powell

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PROSPECTIVE NHL

• Identified by assessor or selector or
  self-referral
• Watch by Level III Coach / Selector to ascertain
  whether feasible
• Action plan drawn up
• Appointed to good games on league/cup days for
  umpire to work on plan
• Seen by Selector to confirm standard reached
• Fitness test completed by umpire
• Paperwork sent to EH

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WHA UMPIRE

• Identified by being on the WHA Mens or Ladies
  Panel and taking appointments
• Given coaching and advice by Umpires Coach,
  selector or assessor
• Action Plan drawn up and aspirations identified
  and noted
• Seen again and action plan re drawn in the light
  of work done on previous plan.
• Umpire works towards their goal

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LEVEL II CANDIDATE

• Identified by County/Club or self-referral
• Appointment to Schools/County Junior tournaments
  with mentor
• Appointed to WHA premier games for assessment by
  Selector
• Action plan drawn up for future work by
  candidate
• Either added to WHA Panel or sent back to County
  to work on Actions in plan

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GOOD LEVEL I FROM COUNTY

• Identified by County
• Appointment to Schools/County Junior tournaments
  with mentor mixing with WHA Umpires helps with
  confidence and Level IIs are able to model
  umpiring good practices. Advice offered to help
  transition to Level II Candidature Action Plan
  drawn up.

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• Ask top Level 1s in counties to offer the WHA a
  period of four weeks during which they are
  appointed to Division II matches.
• This has several advantages giving the
  umpires the opportunity to umpire at the next
  level and to make reasoned judgements about their
  ability
• More than one match gives umpires time to
  settle into the standard needed (or not!)
• Will recruit Level II candidates sends those
  choosing not to stay at this level back to their
  counties with valuable experience to pass on to
  others on their way up

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• Help from Counties could use top
  coaches/umpires in county to run umpiring theory
  sessions during season to discuss topics and
  issues. Limited to less than 10 people to
  encourage discussion and debate. Possible to
  hold these at WHA level in centres like Taunton,
  Bristol, Cheltenham?
• Coaching theory sessions at NHL matches, WHA Div
  I, Schools/County tournaments run by top coaches
  and/or umpires
• Run tournament or use existing tournament at the
  end of season umpired solely by top Level 1s
  from counties to identify possible Level II
  candidates

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Discussion and Plenary

• Selection Panel