Seventeen-year-old Dan Barstow has joined a number of young umpires aspiring to the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Last weekend he secured his Level 3 accreditation and now joins many other talented young umpires who are making a name for themselves at the top of England’s umpiring pathway.

Barstow began his umpiring experience with England Hockey as the youngest hockey umpire at the Millennium Youth Games in 2000.

Full story on the England Hockey website