Barbera Selected to Umpire at 2026 South American Games

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Field Hockey is pleased to share that USA umpire Erika Barbera has been appointed to the upcoming 2026 South American Games.

The event will take place September 13 to 22 in Santa Fe, Argentina, and will feature Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay for the men and women, with Brazil as the fifth team for the men’s competition and Paraguay as the fifth for the women’s.

Barbera recently had success umpiring at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where she was appointed to a men’s semifinal and the women’s final. Barbera was also in the group named to the FIH International Panel this past spring.

Her other international appointments include the 2024 Pan American Challenge in Pembroke, Bermuda, 2025 Junior Pan American Challenge in Bridgetown, Barbados, 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay, and 2026 3 Nations Tournament in Dunedin, New Zealand.