International Hockey Federation

An FIH Olympic Umpires Preparation Camp is being held in Rome, Italy, over the period of 7 to 10 August 2004.

The Olympic Panel Umpires who are participating in the Camp are: -

Men
Xavier Adell (Spain/Europe)
Christian Blasch (Germany/Europe)
Henrik Ehlers (Denmark/Europe)
Peter Elders (Netherlands/Europe)
David Gentles (Australia/Oceania)
Murray Grime (Australia/Oceania)
Jin Soo Han (Korea/Asia)
Satinder Kumar (India/Asia)
David Leiper (Great Britain/Europe)
Jason McCracken (New Zealand/Oceania)
Ray O’Connor (Ireland/Europe)
Sumesh Putra (Canada/Pan America)
Amarjit Singh (Malaysia/Asia)
Pedro Teixeira (Portugal/Europe)
John Wright (South Africa/Africa)

Women
Chieko Akiyama (Japan/Asia)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (Australia/Oceania)
Renee Cohen (Netherlands/Europe)
Ute Conen (Germany/Europe)
Marelize de Klerk (South Africa/Africa)
Carolina de la Fuente (Argentina/Pan America) Jean Duncan (Great Britain/Europe) Lyn Farrell (New Zealand/Oceania) Sarah Garnett (New Zealand/Oceania) Soledad Iparraguirre (Argentina/Pan America) Gina Spitaleri (Italy/Europe) Minka Woolley (Australia/Oceania)

The Umpire Management team comprises: -
Peter von Reth (Netherlands/Europe)
Yolande Brada (Netherlands/Europe)
Jan Hadfield (Australia/Oceania)
Clive McMurray (South Africa/Africa)
Don Prior (Australia/Oceania)

The programme at the Camp will cover the following areas: - Physical training and fitness testing Interviews regarding umpires individual preparations Video reviews and coaching Umpires Briefing Information on what to expect in Athens Team Building

Following the Camp, the Umpires and Umpire Management Team will travel together as a group to Athens on 10 August 2004, just before the Games are due to start.

The Camp is an initiative of the FIH Umpiring Committee aimed at achieving a more professional approach to the preparations of the Umpires (more aligned to those of the teams) for the 2004 Athens Games. It is the first of its kind to be held, but it is anticipated that this will become the norm for future WorldHockey World Cup and Olympic events.

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