Significant World and European appointments for Scots Umpires and Officials in 2017

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For our officials, 2016 was a really successful year peaking with both Sarah Wilson and Martin Madden representing Great Britain at the Olympics. Both performed exceptionally well and umpired the respective Bronze medal matches – an even greater achievement when you consider it was the first appearance at an Olympic Games for both of them. On the strength of these performances both have been included in the FIH Elite Road to Tokyo list, while David Sweetman is named in the Development Panel for Tokyo.

The focus now switches to 2017 and the significant number of appointments that Scottish Hockey officials has received for next year.

The highlights include Barbara Morgan’s appointment as the Technical Delegate (TD) for the Rabo EuroHockey Championships 2017 in Amsterdam, the highest profile event in Europe, and Sarah Wilson, Martin Madden and Andy Mair have also all been appointed to this prestigious event.

Ged Curran, Aileen Ross and Jean Duncan have all been given international umpire manager appointments in America, South Africa and New Zealand respectively.

Martin Monaghan and Victoria Truesdale have both been promoted to TD level and Martin will take charge of his first tournament in 2017.

John Heron, Chair International Appointments Panel (IAP) & the West District Umpire Association (WDUA), said: “I’d like to reiterate these appointments are a huge honour for our officials to represent Scottish hockey, and they are deserving of recognition for their efforts at home and abroad. They do a huge amount of work behind the scenes to allow our elite hockey players to perform to their potential. If anyone would like more information regarding developing their umpire or technical skills, follow the links on the Scottish Hockey website.”

Congratulations from Scottish Hockey to all the officials appointed for 2017. For Further Information on how to get involved, click HERE.

 

Umpires

Sarah Wilson

Martin Madden

David Sweetman

Alex Walker

Fraser Bell

Ian Diamond

Lena McCrae

Claire Edwards

Neil McAlpine

Gavin Cruickshanks

Alex Fedenczuk

 

Officials

Barbara Morgan

Anne Wotherspoon

Iain McKay

Scott Baird

Martin Monaghan

Victoria Truesdale

Ged Curran

Aileen Ross

Jean Duncan

John Heron

Andy Mair

Colin Boubert

Terry Morgan

 

 

 

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