Australian officials selected for FIH Pro League in 2019!
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced that within the team of officials for this year 2019 FIH Pro League there will be eight Australians who will be involved in the kick off of this year’s event. Congratulations to Adam Kearns and Aleisha Neumann (umpires), Shayley McGurk-Davy, Joshua Burt, Tammy Standley and Adam Webster (technical officials) and Minka Woolley and Don Prior (umpire administrators).
The FIH Pro League Umpire Panel comprises the best 46 female and male umpires within competitive field hockey.
The FIH have implemented a combination of live and “virtual” umpire reviews using their new FIH. Live digital platform that will be covering the events. This pioneering technology is widely recoginsed within video assistant umpiring. Our Australian umpires will also be part of the world leading video referral system using the Hawkeye video analysis technology to rule on decisions referred to them by the on-field umpires.
Not only do the umpires get a great view of the game, host broadcasters can take advantage of slow motion replays and alternative angles to truly show the viewer the skill, speed and excitement of the 2019 Pro League games.
The group of official taking part in this event come from all over the world and are truly dedicated to the sport. From continuous training and advancement, through to post event assessments by the FIH board, they ensure the highest standards of officiating are continually being met.
For each FIH Pro League game, the team of Officials will consist of:
- 2 on field umpires
- 1 video umpire
- 1 umpire manager
- 1 match manager
- 2 local judges selected by the host National Association and approved by the FIH to act as technical officials.
FIH Pro League Umpires:
Female:
| BAGDANSKIENE Vilma | LTU |
| BENNETT Karen | NZL |
| CHURCH Amber | NZL |
| de la FUENTE Carolina | ARG |
| DELFORGE Laurine | BEL |
| GIDDENS Maggie | USA |
| HUDSON Kelly | NZL |
| JOUBERT Michelle | RSA |
| KANG Hyun Young | KOR |
| KEOGH Alison | IRL |
| KIM Jung Hee | KOR |
| LIU Xiaoying | CHN |
| MAKAR Ivona | CRO |
| MARTIN-SCHMETS Celine | BEL |
| McCLEAN Ayanna | TTO |
| MEISTER Michelle | GER |
| NEUMANN Aleisha | AUS |
| PRESENQUI Irene | ARG |
| ROSTRON Annelize | RSA |
| UNKA Aleesha | NZL |
| WILSON Sarah | GBR |
| YAMADA Emi | JPN |
Male:
| ANBANANTHAN Rawi | MAS |
| BALE Bruce | GBR |
| BARBAS Diego | ARG |
| BARSTOW Dan | GBR |
| BLASCH Christian | GER |
| GOENTGEN Ben | GER |
| GREENFIELD Gareth | NZL |
| GROCHAL Marcin | POL |
| KEARNS Adam | AUS |
| KOH Eric Kim Lai | MAS |
| LIM Hong Zhen | SGP |
| MADDEN Martin | GBR |
| MEJZLIK Jakub | CZE |
| MONTES de OCA German | ARG |
| PRASAD Raghu | IND |
| RAPAPORT Sean | RSA |
| SHAIKH Javed | IND |
| TAYLOR Simon | NZL |
| TOMLINSON David | NZL |
| UYTTENHOVE Gregory | BEL |
| van BUNGE Coen | NED |
| van 't HEK Jonas | NED |
| Column 1, Row 23 | ESP |
| WRIGHT Peter | RSA |
FIH Pro League Match Managers:
Female:
| BATHLA Sonia | IND |
| BENNETT Sarah | ZIM |
| BROWN Sheila | RSA |
| CHEE Lilian | SGP |
| FUERST Elisabeth | AUT |
| HESS Lurah | USA |
| McGURK-DAVY Shayley | AUS |
| PARKS Paula | CAN |
| PETITJEAN Sylvie | FRA |
| RICHARDSON Reyah | TTO |
| RINALDINI Lorena | ARG |
| RUTTEN Edna | NED |
| SCHWEDE Sonja | GER |
| STANDLEY Tammy | AUS |
| TOMLINSON Jackie | NZL |
| van RENSBURG Marie | RSA |
| ZELKIN Rene | USA |
Male:
| WEBSTER Adam | AUS |
|---|---|
| BAIRD Scott | GBR |
| BURT Josh | AUS |
| CATTON Steve | GBR |
| CHAN Alfred | HKG |
| DECKENBROCK Christian | GER |
| DELLA MATTIA Adrian | ARG |
| DE MATTOS Thiago | BRA |
| DEVADAS Mathavan | SGP |
| GULDBRANDSEN Casper | DEN |
| HARRIS Willard | TTO |
| HAWKE Gavin | NZL |
| ISBERG Björn | SWE |
| KANYANGARARA Kays | ZIM |
| MOHAMMED Muneer | IND |
| OTI-MENSAH Frank | GHA |
| STICKLAND Sam | GBR |
| WARRIS Rogier | NED |
FIH Pro League Umpire Managers:
Female:
| BRADA Yolande | NED |
| de KLERK Marelize | RSA |
| DUNCAN Jean | GBR |
| GARNETT Sarah | NZL |
| HUNNABALL Margaret | GBR |
| KNIPE Louise | GBR |
| STEWART Wendy | CAN |
| WOOLLEY Minke | AUS |
Male:
| ADELL Xavier | ESP |
| CURRAN Ged | GBR |
| FRENCH Colin | NZL |
| HORGAN Steve | USA |
| McMURRAY Clive | RSA |
| O'CONNOR Ray | IRL |
| PRIOR Don | AUS |
| SALADINO Edmundo | ARG |
| SCHELLEKENS Philip | NED |
| ten CATE Rob | NED |
| von RETH Peter | NED |
