Umpiring the men at Euro Hockey League is huge step for female official

The EHL was an amazing event which made our columnist realise that hockey remains happily unpredictable and keeps surprising

We all agree the EuroHockey league is a special tournament. Not only for the clubs, teams and players who work all year to be one of the best team in the country and win the EHL entrance ticket, but also for the umpires appointed. 

The EHL KO16, that took place in Hamburg this year, showed me that, even after 15 years of international hockey, you can still be like a kid in a candy shop during a tournament. 

For us, it is four very intense days where you juggle between the pitch, the video truck and the reserve bench. 

Sixteen games in a row and all of them matter!

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