Tri-City Eagles Field Hockey Club

There are 4 levels of umpiring certification in BC:

• Canadian (Highest)
• Regional
• Provincial - previously named Provincial A
• Community - previously named Provincial B (entry level)

There are two steps to becoming a certified umpire:

1. Attend an umpiring course, and pass a written exam.

To become a Community level umpire you must attend the Community Umpiring course, attain at least 75% on your written exam.

To become a Provincial level umpire you must attend the Provincial Umpiring course, attain at least 75% on your written exam.

To become a Regional level umpire you must attend the Regional Umpiring Course, attain at least 85% on your written exam.

To become a Canadian level umpire you must pass oral presentations, and give a presentation at a lower level local umpiring course.

• NB. You must have completed and attained the lower umpiring level before taking a higher umpiring level course. (ex: attain community umpire level before taking the provincial umpiring level).

2. Obtain field rating(s).

For Community you must be coached at 1 game and pass 1 field rating.

For Provincial you must pass 2 field ratings (in games the assessor deems “of suitable competition to warrant a Provincial rating”).

For Regional and Canadian you must pass 2 field ratings (in games the assessor deems “of suitable competition to warrant a Regional rating”). Note - you must have a different assessor complete each rating.

Expiry/Renewal of Certification

Each certification level you attain will be valid for 4 years (expiring on Dec. 31). In order to renew your certification level you must attend the Rules Update Clinic and undergo 1 or 2 field assessments, depending if actively umpiring. This will renew your certification for another four years. Maintaining Current Umpiring Level For Community, it is expected that you will actively umpire a minimum of 8 matches annually. Provincial should umpire 10 matches annually. Regional should umpire 12 games, pass 1 annual match assessment, and pass the beep test (physical fitness test). Canadian should umpire 15 games, pass 2 annual match assessments, and pass the beep test.

If you're interested in the opportunity to become an umpire send an email to info@tcfieldhockey.com.

The Rules of Field Hockey can be found on the FIH web site.