The EHF Umpiring Pathway brings our top 2 tier umpiring programmes (Umpires 4 Europe and Umpires Development Programme) and creates a definite link between them. The umpiring event in Breda, which traditionally has been the opening event for the U4E programme will now also serve as a selection weekend for UDP. It is here that the committee and selectors will have an opportunity to interact and view all the umpires in action. The selection committee will include members of the Umpires Working group, the UDP Lead, Eric Denis, and a member of the Appointments Committee.
After reviewing all applications, we are happy to announce the umpires selected for the Umpiring Pathway and the U4E programme for this year:
| 2016 New Umpires | Returning Umpires from 2015 | ||
| Sophie Bockelmann | GER | Miriam Gero | AUT |
| Simon Olivier | FRA | Luka Zupancic | AUT |
| Ludovic Novion | FRA | Claire Edwards | SCO |
| Veronika Fechter | AUT | Duncan Ruzzak | SCO |
| Germaine Boutte | BEL | Khidash Kiyani | NOR |
| Michael Dutrieux | BEL | Ivan Grgurev | CRO |
| Alvaro Lopez | ESP | Anne Van Den Bosch | BEL |
| Narcis Carrio | ESP | Joe Turner | WAL |
| Sandra Adell Puig | ESP | Marek Zgarja | CZE |
| Marton Wesselenyi | HUN | Rafael Carvalho | POR |
| Enrico Zero | ITA | Abdulla Melih Karaduman | TUR |
| Alessia Bavaro | ITA | Dogan Can Gokmen | TUR |
| Kevin Roberts | WAL | Jake Charles | ENG |
| Joe Astley | WAL | Luke Busuttil Leaver | MLT |
| Petr Vetrovsky | CZE | Alistair Munro | SCO |
| Lena McCrae | SCO | Hristiyan Vasilev | BUL |
| Nikita Yuklyaevskikh | RUS | Thomas Holek | CZE |
| Dmitry Zhabin | RUS | ||
The umpires will take part in a webinar conducted by John Heron on June 22nd before the opening event in Breda, where they will umpire and have a practical weekend August 26th – 28th.
The mentors for this group will be
Belen Gonzalez (ESP)
Tamas Hermann (HUN)
John Heron (SCO)
Jean-Francois Stappaerts (BEL)
Pierre-Philippe van Besien (BEL)
U4E Coordinator
Paul Box-Grainger (ENG)