Indoor Performance Committee

The NPUA Executive Committee is responsible for the day-to-day running of the association, operationally and financially, as well as managing our relationship with England Hockey.

The Executive Committee also sets and manages the long term strategy of national and international level umpiring in England, in collaboration with the England Hockey Umpire Selection Strategy Committee..

The members of the committee are elected each year by the NPUA membership.

Lee Barron (Chairman)

Lee has umpired in the National Programme since 2002 and umpires on the Men’s Premier panels both outdoors and indoors. He is a former member of the FIH Indoor International Elite panel, having also umpired two Indoor World Cup finals.

Lee is also a Level 3 coach, and away from hockey works for Siemens PLC, where he is involved in all things trains. He is also a keen golf caddie.

Jonathan Hull

Jonathan is a Level 3 Umpire Coach, Assessor and Umpire Manager both Indoor and Outdoor. He is also a Trainee Umpire Manager with EHF.As well as being a selector on the Indoor Performance Committee, Jonathan served on the NPUA Exec for 9 years and is also now responsible for all Umpire Coach, Assessor and Umpire Manager appointments for NPUA.In his day job, Jonathan is a Chartered Insurer and Chartered Manager and away from hockey, he will usually be found walking his two black labradors, Kira and Bella.

Annette Harvey

Annette joined the Indoor Performance Committee in 2024. She is a National Coach, Assessor and Umpire Manager both Indoor and Outdoor, having umpired over 150 outdoor games and over 50 indoor matches within NPUA. She also is a retired FIH Crown Indoor and Outdoor Umpire. Annette is a recently retired teacher, which included teaching abroad for 12 years. She still enjoys umpiring junior hockey and singing in the Lichfield Cathedral Chorus.

Richard Kirk

Richard is a National Coach, Assessor and Umpire Manager both Indoor and Outdoor having umpired over 300 outdoor games and over 100 indoor matches within NPUA. He has over 100 support appointments since retiring form umpiring and has been an indoor selector since 2019. He has worked tirelessly within his Regional Association since 1989 undertaking various administration roles for them. Richard is a Chartered Accountant and when not standing on the side of pitch observing umpires can be found criticising his County Cricket Club’s administration and lack of drive. This is probably compounded by his love of Sunderland AFC who are currently languishing too far down the football league structure.

Cathy Wright

Matt Harrison (Non-voting - for liaison with UM appointments only)