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USA Field Hockey's Umpiring Department conducts an outdoor and an indoor rules briefing annually. Some briefings are available live on usafieldhockey.com. All briefings are posted online for educational purposes. The Outdoor Rules Briefing is produced in early August of each year and covers rule updates, trends and changes to processes and protocols. The Indoor Rules Briefing is produced in late November or early December each year and covers the indoor version of the game with the same rule updates, trends and changes to processes and protocols.
USA Field Hockey is offering an online Starter and Local Level Umpire Clinic that will start Monday, August 10 and comprise three sessions. After very well attended and successful online clinics held each spring and fall (in addition to the indoor onli...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Field Hockey is pleased to announce the four officials that will represent USA at two upcoming events.Traveling to Auckland, New Zealand alongside the U.S. Women’s National Team for the FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup is um...
SANITAGO, Chile – USA Field Hockey is pleased to announce that four officials have been selected to represent USA at the upcoming Junior Pan American Cups (JPAC) in Santiago, Chile. Kim Scott will serve as the technical delegate, Gus Soteriades as an u...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – CHARLOTTE, N.C. – USA Field Hockey’s Officiating department is excited to announce the National Umpire Forum—a focused, two-day development experience designed to support, challenge, and connect umpires from across the country. Built ...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Field Hockey is delighted to announce that four U.S. representatives—two umpires and two umpire managers—have been appointed to the international panel.The two umpires are Erika Barbera and Katelyn Makovec, while the two u...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Field Hockey is pleased to announce that three umpires and one technical official have been selected to represent USA at two prominent upcoming events.For the upcoming leg of the 2025-26 FIH Hockey Pro League, which will t...
Dunedin, New Zealand – USA Field Hockey is pleased to announce that Erika Barbera has been selected as an umpire for the upcoming 3 Nations Tournament in Dunedin, New Zealand. Barbera will be joining the U.S. Women’s National Team in representing the r...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Field Hockey is pleased to announce that Amy Daniel has been appointed to the 2025 Nkosi Cup, and that Allie Mikelson has been upgraded to the FIH High Potential Panel. The Nkosi Cup is a men’s and women’s indoor event, se...
