This consists of two parts:-
1. Theory Component
There are four sets of multiple choice tests.
One of these tests will be given when you are examined as well as four long answer questions Š see example of what they will be like.
2. Practical Component
Passing this component will require umpiring at least one Secondary A and one Secondary B game at a satisfactory level.
This component can also be achieved through umpiring well at Under 15 rep tournaments or Secondary School Tournaments.
The award will be made based on the overall standard achieved in the theory and practical components. Once this award has been achieved then the recipient will be considered ready to umpire lower Senior Grades.
Contact Seddon Polglase Ph 8553052 or Email seddonp@ihug when you want to be assessed for either component. Theory and Practical tests will usually be carried out on Wednesday evenings at the Gallagher Hockey Centre.
UMPIRING QUESTIONS SET 1
Q1. To signal a goal:
(A) Point one arm in the air and blow whistle.
(B) Point both arms towards the centre of the field and blow whistle.
(C) Blow whistle and go towards halfway.
Q2. An umpire must blow the whistle if the ball has crossed the sideline:
(A) Always.
(B) If the umpire is a long way from the ball.
(C) If there is any doubt the ball crossed the line.
Q3. The front face of the goalposts:
(A) Must touch the outer edge of the goal line.
(B) Must touch the inside edge of the goal line.
(C) Must be on the goal line.
Q4. A team may start the game with ten players:
(A) Without nominating a goalkeeper
(B) Provided their opponents only have ten players.
(C) Provided one player is nominated as a goalkeeper.
Q5. Can a free hit awarded to the defence inside their circle be taken:
(A) Anywhere in the circle.
(B) Only inside the circle.
(C) Only on the spot where the breach occurred..
Q6. Are temporarily suspended players under the control of the umpire?
(A) Yes
(B) No
(C) Only if they interfere with play.
Q7. Must a goalkeeperÕs shirt be:
(A) The same colour as their teams shirt.
(B) Different colour from their teamÕs shirts.
(C) Different colour to both teams shirts.
Q8. May goalkeepers remove their helmet to defend a penalty stroke?
(A) Yes.
(B) No.
(C) Only if the attacker agrees.
Q9. At the centre pass the ball:
(A) Must be played forward.
(B) Must be played backward.
(C) May be played either forward or backward.
Q10. At a free hit a player from team A deliberately hits the ball onto the foot of a retreating
opponent who is four metres away. Does the umpire:
(A) Award the free hit again to team A.
(B) Award a free hit to team B.
(C) Award a free hit to team A where the ball hit the foot.
Q11. A goalkeeper rushes out to meet a lone attacker outside the circle. Outside the circle
by a metre the goalkeeper kicks the ball away from the attacker. The umpire should award:
(A) A free hit to the defenders.
(B) A penalty corner.
(C) A penalty stroke.
Q12. Can players stop the ball above their shoulder with their stick?
(A) Goalkeepers only.
(B) Any defender in their own circle
(C) No, except that defenders may use their sticks to stop or deflect a shot at goal at any height
unless dangerous or likely to lead to danger.
Q13. In stopping a shot at a (field) goal the ball deflects off the goalkeeperÕs stick (which was
above shoulder height) another two metres straight up in the air in front of the goal. There
are both attackers and defenders in the immediate vicinity. Does the umpire:
(A) Allow play to continue.
(B) Award a penalty stroke.
(C) Award a penalty corner.
Q14. May an umpire award a green card for a deliberate breach by a defender inside the twenty
three?
(A) Not if a penalty corner is awarded.
(B) Yes
(C) Only if a goal was probable.
Q15. Team A are preparing to take a free hit when a player from team B, on the way to face the
hit, plays the ball away from the spot. Can the umpire move the hit up ten metres?
(A) Only in the defensive half.
(B) Yes.
(C) No.
Q16. A first hit at goal at a penalty corner strikes a standing goalkeeper in the chest. The umpire:
(A) Should allow play to continue.
(B) Should award a penalty stroke.
(C) Should award the defence a free hit.
Q17. A free hit to the attackers is awarded within five metres of the circle. An attacker takes the
ball back ten metres from the circle and plays the ball to a team mate who is three metres
away. The umpire should:
(A) Award a free hit to the defenders.
(B) Allow play to continue.
(C) Require the free hit to be taken again by the attackers.
Q18. The umpire blows the whistle to commence a penalty stroke. The attacker hits the ball past the goalkeeper into the goal. The umpire should:
(A) Require the penalty stroke to be replayed.
(B) Award a goal.
(C) Award a free hit to the defending team.
Q19. A defender, just inside the twenty three, attempts to trap a long clearing hit with the stick. The ball spins off the stick and touches the defenderÕs foot. The nearest attacker is ten metres away. The umpire should:
(A) Award a penalty corner.
(B) Award a free hit to the attackers.
(C) Play on.
Q20. A high overhead pass lands outside the circle and bounces across the circle line two metres off the ground. There is no danger at the point of descent. An attacker, following through hits the ball, still one metre off the ground, into the goal. The umpire should:
(A) Award a goal.
(B) Award the defenders a free hit at the top of the circle.
(C) Award the defenders a free hit where the ball was lifted.
UMPIRING QUESTIONS SET 2
Q1. To signal a 14.63 metre (16 yard) hit the umpire should:
(A) Point towards the top of the circle.
(B) Extend both arms out sideways.
(C) Blow whistle and walk towards the sixteen yard mark.
Q2. The ball accidentally hits the back of a defenders stick inside the circle. The umpire should:
(A) Award a penalty corner.
(B) Award a penalty stroke.
(C) Allow play to continue.
Q3. The duration of the half time interval may be:
(A) Six minutes.
(B) Twelve minutes.
(C) Fifteen minutes.
Q4. Umpires must blow their whistle:
(A) Whenever the ball leaves the field of play.
(B) Before a defender may take a 14.63 metre hit.
(C) To award a goal.
Q5. The issuing of a green card to a player indicates:
(A) A warning.
(B) A temporary suspension.
(C) An indication that the next card will be yellow.
Q6. Are field players permitted to play the ball in general play when it is above their shoulder?
(A) No.
(B) Yes.
(C) Yes, if it is inside the circle.
Q7. Can the umpire award a penalty stroke for unintentional breaches by defenders inside their circle?
(A) No, only intentional breaches.
(B) Yes, if it is a repeated breach.
(C) Yes, if the breach prevents a probable goal.
Q8. How far does the ball have to be moved at a free hit before a player of the same team as the ŅhitterÓ can play it?
(A) One centimetre.
(B) One metre.
(C) Ten centimetres.
Q9. At a ŅpassbackÓ how many players of the opposing team may be within 5 metres of the ball?
(A) None.
(B) One.
(C) Two.
Q10. At a free hit awarded to the attackers within five metres of the circle:
(A) The ball is placed five metres from the circle and the defenders must be five
metres from the ball.
(B) The ball is placed close to where the offence occurred and all players apart from the striker must be five metres from the ball.
(C) The ball is placed five metres from the circle and all players apart from the striker must be five metres from the ball.
Q11. During a penalty stroke all players apart from the striker and goalkeeper must be:
(A) Off the field of play.
(B) Outside the circle
(C) Beyond the nearer twenty three metre line.
Q12. The goalkeeper has made a sprawling save during field play and is prostrate across the goalmouth with the rebounded ball five metres away. An attacker dribbles the ball into the goalkeeper and then forcefully continues to play at the ball. The umpire should:
(A) Award a penalty stroke.
(B) Award a penalty corner.
(C) Award a free hit to the defenders.
Q13. What must the umpire watch for when deciding to award a penalty corner for a defensive breach inside the 23 metre area but outside the circle.
(A) Was the breach deliberate?
(B) Was a goal probable?
(C) Was the goalie in the goalmouth?
Q14. At a penalty corner a shot at goal lodges in the goal keeperÕs pads. The keeper steps back across the goal line into the goal. The umpire should award:
(A) A goal.
(B) A penalty corner.
(C) A bully.
Q15. An attacking hit from the sideline travels along the ground into the circle where it hits a defender on the foot. It deflects to an attacker who hits the ball into the goal. The umpire should:
(A) Award a goal.
(B) Award a penalty corner.
(C) Award a free hit to the defence.
Q16. A free hit is awarded to the attackers in centre field. The right half takes the hit from where the ball lies ten metres from the sideline. The umpire should:
(A) Award a free hit to the defenders.
(B) Require the free hit to be taken from the correct spot.
(C) Play on.
Q17. At a penalty corner the ball is hit out to an attacker standing six metres from the backline and six metres outside the circle. This attacker sweeps the ball, without stopping it, to a teammate in the circle who pushes it into the goal. The umpire should:
(A) Require the penalty corner to be retaken.
(B) Award a free hit to the defenders.
(C) Award a goal.
Q18. The first hit at goal at a penalty corner, along the ground, is deflected by a defender running out. What is the limit to the height at which the ball may now enter the goal?
(A) Any height.
(B) 460mm.
(C) Along the ground.
Q19. At what point in time during the playing of a penalty corner may the attackers, other than the hitter out, enter the circle?
(A) When the ball is moved from the backline.
(B) When the ball has been stopped.
(C) When the ball passes through the circle.
Q20. A penalty stroke shall be awarded for:
(A) A breach inside the circle by a defender that prevents a goal being scored.
(B) A breach inside the twenty three metre area by a defender.
(C) An unintentional breach by a defender at the edge of the circle where a goal is not likely.
UMPIRING QUESTIONS SET 3
Q1. To signal a penalty corner:
(A) Blow whistle and point to ten metre mark.
(B) Blow whistle and point both arms towards the goal line.
(C) Blow whistle and point both arms horizontally towards the goal.
Q2. To signal a free hit progressed ten metres:
(A) Raise one arm vertically with fist clenched.
(B) Raise both arms with ten fingers extended.
(C) Blow whistle and indicate new position for the hit.
Q3. To signal a sideline hit in:
(A) Point in the direction of hit in.
(B) Blow whistle.
(C) Point in the direction of hit in with one arm, point downwards with other arm.
Q4. Nominated substitutes, not on the field, may be temporarily suspended by the umpire:
(A) Yes.
(B) No.
(C) Only if the encroach on the field of play.
Q5. Can goalies wear a shirt of the same colour as their opponents
(A) Yes.
(B) No.
(C) Only if they wear a chest protector over it.
Q6. A centre pass can be legally played:
(A) Only forward.
(B) Only backward.
(C) In any direction.
Q7. Hockey may be played using:
(A) Only a white ball.
(B) Only a white or yellow ball.
(C) Any coloured ball if agreed.
Q8. The ball is out when:
(A) It is wholly over the sideline.
(B) It is wholly on the sideline.
(C) It is more than halfway over the sideline.
Q9. During a penalty corner the ball becomes lodged in the goalkeeperÕs pads.
What is the correct decision?
(A) Award a 14.63 metre free hit to the defense
(B) Award a Penalty Corner
(C) Bully to be taken 14.63m from the back line
Q10. A Red team player plays the ball that hits a Blue team player, who could not avoid the ball, in the knee. The umpire should award:
(A) A penalty to the Red team.
(B) A penalty to the Blue team.
(C) A bully.
Q11. A long clearing hit rolls into the circle well in advance of the attacking forwards. The goalkeeper kicks the ball two metres off the ground over the sideline. The umpire should:
(A) Continue with a hit in.
(B) Award a penalty corner
(C) Award a penalty stroke.
Q12. Players suggest, persistently and loudly, that the umpire is wrong whenever their team is penalised. The umpire should:
(A) Change the decision.
(B) Ignore the players.
(C) Move the free hit up ten metres and/or award the appropriate card.
Q13. A defender, inside the twenty three metre area but outside the circle, and clear of other players, attempts to stop the ball. Only partially successful the ball rolls onto the defenderÕs foot. The umpire should:
(A) Take no action.
(B) Award a penalty corner.
(C) Award a free hit to the attackers.
Q14. A defender, inside the twenty three metre area but outside the circle, partially traps the ball. It rolls over the defenderÕs stick and hits the back of their stick. The umpire should:
(A) Take no action.
(B) Award a penalty corner.
(C) Award a free hit to the attackers.
Q15. At a penalty corner the striker at the top of the circle, hits the ball from two metres outside the circle at the goal. The rebound from the goalkeeperÕs pads is hit by another attacker, inside the circle, along the ground into the goal. The umpire should:
(A) Award a free hit to the defenders.
(B) Replay the penalty corner.
(C) Award a goal.
Q16. At a penalty corner the striker at the top of the circle, passes the ball, without
stopping it to another attacker six metres outside the circle. This attacker hits the ball at the goal where the original striker has moved into a position in the goal mouth. The striker deflects the ball into the goal at waist height. The umpire should:
(A) Award a free hit to the defenders.
(B) Replay the penalty corner.
(C) Award a goal.
Q17. At a penalty corner the goalkeeper lays down across the goalmouth. The ball travels outside the circle, is passed to an attacker inside the circle who hits at the goal. The ball strikes the prone goalkeeper and deflects into the top of the goal. The umpire should:
(A) Award a goal.
(B) Replay the penalty corner.
(C) Award a free hit to the defenders.
Q18. At a penalty stroke the attacker pushes the ball at the goal but the goalkeeper had dived to the left before the ball was moved from the spot. The push passes outside the right hand post. The umpire should:
(A) Award a goal.
(B) Replay the penalty stroke.
(C) Award a 14.63 metre hit to the defenders.
Q19. At a penalty stroke the goalkeeper dives before the ball leaves the spot and stops the ball entering the goal. The umpire should:
(A) Award a goal.
(B) Replay the penalty stroke.
(C) Award a 14.63 metre hit to defenders.
Q20. The push at a penalty stroke strikes the goalkeeper on the helmet, is deflected up on to the underside of the cross bar and falls into the goal. The umpire should:
(A) Award a goal.
(B) Replay the stroke.
(C) Award a free hit to the defenders.
UMPIRING QUESTIONS SET 4
Q1. To signal a Penalty Stroke the umpire:
(A) Stands in line with the decision and points away from the nearer goal.
(B) Points in the direction of the stroke with one arm and at the penalty stroke with the other arm.
(C) Points one arm at the penalty stroke spot and the other arm straight up in the air.
Q2. Substitution of a player may take place:
(A) Only when a goal is scored.
(B) Only at a stoppage.
(C) Anytime except at a penalty corner.
Q3. Is an attacker permitted to stand intentionally on the opposition goal line?
(A) No.
(B) Yes.
(C) Only if defenders are not impeded.
Q4. Umpires are required to blow the whistle to:
(A) Whenever the ball leaves the field of play.
(B) Before the defender may take a 14.63 metre hit.
(C) To start a penalty stroke.
Q5. The captains are responsible for:
(A) Filling in the card.
(B) Supplying the ball.
(C) The behaviour of all their team players including substitutes and their coach.
Q6. Players may lift their stick over an opponentÕs head:
(A) Yes.
(B) No.
(C) Only between the 23Õs.
Q7. A penalty stroke may not be:
(A) Pushed.
(B) Hit.
(C) Scooped.
Q8. At a pass back how many opposing players are permitted be within five metres of the ball?
(A) None.
(B) One.
(C) Two.
Q9. Can a goal be scored if the last attacker to play the ball is outside the circle?
(A) Yes, at a penalty corner.
(B) No.
(C) Only in extra time.
Q10. A penalty corner may be played again if:
(A) No attacker stops the ball outside the circle.
(B) Attackers cross the circle line before the hit is taken.
(C) Defenders cross the back line before the hit is taken.
Q11. A defender, just inside the twenty three, attempts to trap a long clearing hit with the stick. The ball spins off the stick and touches the defenderÕs foot. The nearest attacker is 10 metres away. The umpire should.
(A) Award a penalty corner.
(B) Award a free hit to the attackers.
(C) Play on.
Q12. A goalkeeper rushes out to meet a lone attacker, dives intentionally full length at the attacker and hits the ball with the helmet outside the circle. Should the umpire award:
(A) A penalty corner.
(B) A free hit to the attackers.
(C) A bully at the top of the circle.
Q13. The attackers have been awarded a free hit inside the twenty three metre area. Before they can take the hit a passing defender hits the ball over the side line. The umpire should:
(A) Move the free hit up ten metres and award the appropriate card.
(B) Play the hit from the original spot but award the appropriate card.
(C) Award a penalty corner and the appropriate card.
Q14. Same situation as above except the hit is just outside the twenty three metre area. The umpire should:
(A) Move the free hit up ten metres and award the appropriate card.
(B) Play the hit from the original spot and award the appropriate card.
(C) Award a penalty corner and the appropriate card.
Q15. At a penalty corner after the hit out the goalkeeper lays down in front of the goal line. The ball is stopped inside the circle and is hit by an attacker along the ground at the goal. The ball strikes the prone goalkeeper and stays in play. The umpire should:
(A) Play on.
(B) Award a goal.
(C) Award a free hit to the defence.
Q16. At a penalty corner the ball is hit out to an attacker standing six metres outside the circle. This attacker deflects it to another attacker inside the circle who pushes it into the goal. The umpire should:
(A) Require the penalty corner to be retaken.
(B) Award a free hit to the defence.
(C) Award a goal.
Q17. A free hit is awarded to team A on the centre pass spot. A member of team A,
in an effort to get the ball away quickly strikes the still moving ball to a team mate on the twenty three metre mark. The umpire should:
(A) Play on.
(B) Reverse the hit.
(C) Replay the hit.
Q18. At a penalty corner the first hit at goal, along the ground, is deflected by a defender running out, into the top of the goal. The umpire should:
(A) Award a goal.
(B) Award another penalty corner.
(C) Award a free hit to the defence.
Q19. At a penalty stroke the attacker stands with one foot in front of the ball and one foot behind the ball. When the whistle is blown he takes the stroke without moving either foot, pushing the ball into the goal. The umpire should:
(A) Award a goal.
(B) Replay the stroke.
(C) Award the defenders a hit at the top of the circle.
Q20. At a penalty stroke time is suspended from:
(A) The time the attacker plays the ball until a goal is scored or a save made.
(B) The time the umpire awards the stroke until a goal is scored or a save made.
(C) The time the umpire awards the stroke until the umpire blows the whistle for the restart.
1. What decision would you make in the following situations: -
(a) An attacker attempts to force a ball through a goalkeeper who is lying on the ground.
(b) An attacker cannot reach a ball because it is under the goalkeeper.
(c) The ball has lodged in the goalkeeperÕs pads.
2. (a) What factors need to be taken into account when a penalty stroke is taken?
(b) How many steps can a stroker take before shooting at goal?
3. What are five things an umpire should check on when a free hit is taken?
4. A deliberate bad tackle is made by a defender inside the 23 metre area. Describe the options open to the umpire.
Set A 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. a 6. a 7. c 8. b 9. c 10. b
11. b 12. c 13. c 14. b 15. b 16. c 17. a 18. c 19. c 20. a
11. c 12. c 13. a 14. a 15. a 16. b 17. c 18. a 19. a 20. a
Set C 1. c 2. a 3. a 4. a 5. b 6. c 7. c 8. a 9. b 10. b
11. a 12. c 13. a 14. a 15. c 16. c 17. a 18. b 19. a 20. a
Set D 1. c 2. c 3. c 4. c 5. c 6. b 7. b 8. a 9. b 10. c
11. c 12. a 13. c 14. a 15. a 16. c 17. b 18. a 19. c 20. c
1. (a) Free hit to the defenders.
(b) Penalty corner
(c) Penalty corner
2. (a) Goalkeepers heels are touching the goalline, goalkeeper does not move before shot commences, ball on the spot, stroke does not commence until whistle blows, player is standing close to and behind the ball before stroke is taken, only a push/scoop or flick is used Š no hit, all players must beyond the closer 23.
(b) Any number
3. Ball is stationery, ball near where the offence occurs, defenders 5 metres away, ball travels 1 metre before another attacker can play it, ball not intentionally lifted, all players have to be five metres away if free hit is within 5 metres of the circle
4. Penalty corner and a warning (verbal, green or yellow depending on how blatant and the team level)