Aims:

• To promote hockey umpiring at all levels within Oxfordshire.

• To encourage more people to umpire and to take the examination to attain the Umpire (Level-1) qualification.

• To encourage clubs to put forward more people for umpire coaching and to take the Umpire Level-1) qualifying examination.

• To continually aim to improve the standard and consistency of hockey umpiring through coaching.

• To emphasize the importance and necessity for good, qualified hockey umpires.

Objectives:

• To continue to develop the joint Oxfordshire Hockey Umpires Association to carry on the present policy and expand the umpire training, coaching and qualification programmes.

• To continue to increase the number of qualified Umpire Coaches in Oxfordshire.

• To coach, examine and qualify at least ten additional Level-1 umpires per season.

• To watch/coach each qualified umpire, under match conditions, at least once (and preferably twice) each season by a qualified Umpire Coach.

• To use external (Level-3) Umpire Coaches to assist in umpire coaching days and in the supervision and coaching of Oxfordshire's Umpire Coaches.

• To encourage schools to become involved in developing umpiring and to promote the importance and necessity of umpiring.