A game of Field Hockey is controlled by two umpires, one on each sideline. A third umpire may also be set to each match to keep official score and backup time, as well as manage the bench, the team staff, control substitutions, etc. Tournaments can also post a technical director if needed.
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In field hockey, the onfield officials are umpires. In ice hockey, the onice officials are called referees who are assisted by onice linesmen.
Both sports also have a variety of other technical officials as well as reserve staff to cover for an injury or other reason for an onice/onfield official being unable to continue. These officials do things like keeping score and time, assisiting with calls on goals and out-of-play.
the officials make the calls on everything, fouls, saying if it should be a corner,if it was a goal or whatever else