Officiating Program

Officiating Program Topics Registration Procedures & Requirements Member Benefits Local Officials Association

Registration Season Registration begins on the first day in August and ends on May 15 following year. Registration must be done online at: You must register as an on ice official (referee) regardless whether you are or will register as a player or coach

Registration Ages USA Hockey has no minimum or maximum ages for officials. Local Associations or Affiliates may have rules regarding age It is recommended regardless of level attained, officials not work games of their own age or higher

Classification Requirements  Level 1 Must complete online application. Must attain an Open Book Exam score of 35/50 Must complete an ice session and in class seminar administered by USA Hockey. Must complete USAH screening and safe sport requirements if 18 years of age or older

Classification Requirements “Complete” means that an official has met all the criteria (test & seminars) at the level for which they have applied. “Incomplete” means that an official has filed an application and has not completed all the necessary criteria for attainment of that level. A new official (not registered the previous year) may not officiate until they are “Completely registered” and have card and crest. A returning official (“complete” the previous season) may not officiate after November 30 unless they are “COMPLETELY REGISTERED” for the new season.

Application Procedures Complete online application Fees: Level 1 - $35.00 Level 2 - $60.00 Affiliate Fees: Vary by Affiliate & are collected during online registration if applicable Confirmation sent within 24-hours Rulebook mailed after processing (if applicable) Basic Officials Manual mailed to “BRAND NEW” officials

Open Book Exam Completed at the Officials page at USAHockey.com –Accessible 24-hours after online Registration –Sign-in using Last Name and USAH Officials Number Strongly recommended that all officials wait until they receive their Rulebook before completing Strongly recommended that all officials wait until they attend their seminar before completing If passing score is missed (35/50), the official may re- take after a seven day waiting period.

Open Book Exam (cont.) Officials who do not receive the minimum score for the appropriate level, will be sent a retake notice. Only one re-take Exam per official is allowed. In the event the official fails the exam twice, they will become “COMPLETELY REGISTERED” at the highest level for which the retake exam score would qualify. (e.g... Level 1=35/50)

Registration Procedures Local Seminar Coordinators will send all seminar materials to National Office in Colorado. When all requirements are complete, Card and Crest are mailed directly from National Office. This could take from 2-4 weeks after completion of classroom seminar Do not call National Office regarding certification process, call or your local staff.

Game Assignments Registration with the USA Hockey Officiating Program does not guarantee any official any game assignments. Officials are responsible to obtain their own game assignments from local game schedulers as designated in their area. Any Local Assignor who assigns improperly or incompletely registered officials for games that are not within the guidelines set forth, is subject to serious liability as they jeopardizes the insurance coverage of the officials and both teams involved.

Age Levels (Recommended) TWO OFFICIAL SYSTEM (2 Referees) Level 1 - Mites, Squirts, Pee Wees Level 2 - Bantams Level 3 - Midgets, High School Junior Varsity, High School Varsity, and Junior “C”, Seniors (no check)

Member Benefits Insurance Excess Medical & General Liability Call K & K Insurance (number on back of Officiating Card) to file claim and receive Claim Form Complete Claim Form and forward to District RIC for verifying District RIC verifies official is registered and incident occurred during a USA Hockey sanctioned event and forwards Claim Form to K & K K & K contacts official to accept billing Official informs care provider of billing route

Member Benefits Summer Development Camps (An intense week long session that combines classroom instruction, physical activity and actual game experience.) Regional Camp (East & West) National Camp Women’s Camp (Regional & Select) Contact District RIC for more information District Officiating Seminars (A long weekend experience involving classroom and ice sessions instructed by National Instruction Staff) Satisfies annual seminar requirement Locations vary each year Registration completed online at Seminars page Contact District RIC for more information

Member Benefits Publications –USA Hockey Playing Rules & Casebook Received every four (4) seasons or by new officials after registration Available online at USAHockey.com –Basic, Intermediate, & Advanced Officiating Manuals Available online at USAHockey.com Basic Manual sent to all new first time Level 1 applicants –Off-Ice Officials Manual Available online at USAHockey.com –Mentor Program Handbook –Assignor Manual –Evaluator Handbook –Local Officials Association Handbook –USA Hockey Magazine (free with membership)

Member Benefits Evaluation Program Mentor Program District & National Tournaments

Member Benefits International Program Elite Officiating Experience - Lake Placid, NY Men & Women Contact District RIC for more details IIHF License International Assignments Olympic Games IIHF World Championships

Local Officiating Program District Referee-in-Chief Sjoukje Brown Local Supervisor of Officials Tom Woolf District Evaluation Coordinator Scott Bokal Seminar Coordinator Tom Woolf

Local Officiating Program Missouri Ice Hockey Officials Association An auxiliary member of Missouri Hockey

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Local Officiating Program USAH Online Registration Attend classroom seminar that matches level applied for and complete online education modules Take online open book exam

Local Officiating Program Seminar information sent by local staff to National Office for processing Participate in any screening/safesport activities as required by USAH Card and crest sent to official from National Office

Local Association Once you have your card and crest in your possession and if applicable, participated in the Missouri Hockey screening process and your name appears on the cleared persons page of the Missouri Hockey web site: You may use the following link to make application to join MIHOA: (disregard local id)

Local Association You will get an with the web site link and your username and password that looks like this:

Local Association Initial Log on screen for scheduling web site

Local Association Be sure sure to read each document prior to accepting You MUST submit your SSN to MIHOA MIHOA will provide a 1099 misc income tax form to officials who make more than $600 in a tax year Once you click the submit button, you will be taken to the home page or announcements page of the scheduling web site for MIHOA

Local Association Select Change your personal information Verify all personal information is correct

Local Association Direct Deposit is available Pay dates are about the 15 th of the month for all games in the previous calendar month

Local Association Announcements Page is the beginning/first page that you will come to after logging into web site scheduling system It is very important to scan through this information looking for new posts The next slide shows a sample of the information that can be listed on this page

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First thing that you want to do on the schedule side is set up your rink selection list. Pay attention to red.

Local Association Date Requests are used if you want to participate in the monthly scheduling process It is important that you meet the deadlines for turning in your calendar of date requests for maximum exposure during the scheduling process

Local Association There are 4-6 folks who do the game scheduling during time from when calendars are due until schedules are released to officials. After schedules are released to officials, you have 72 hours to confirm your offered game schedule. During this 72 hours, you will have the option to decline any game offers made to you. Once you have accepted/declined the game offers to you, this becomes your schedule for the month

Local Association Each day has 3 choices to select from Choose the parts of the day that you are available to get a game assignment Please check other calendars (school, teams, activities, etc) when selecting dates When done, click update You may change calendar anytime

Local Association Anytime during the month you may use the “search for games” feature This will show you the games that currently still need an official that you are eligible to work based on your age and USAH officiating certification level. The system is designed to only allow you to request open games no more than 10 days out from today Requests are good for 72 hours after which they must be resubmitted if the game has not been offered Please remove any game requests for games that you can no longer work

Local Association To search for games, select the date range that you want to view A list of available games your are eligible to work will display

Local Association To select a game, click the Y and submit To deselect a game, click the N and submit If you deselect a game, a timer will appear showing the time that must past prior to requesting that game again

Local Association Game offer notification come a variety of ways , text or visual Our system updates 4 times a day and looks for game assignments that are not confirmed 6am, 12pm, 5pm and 10pm is the default notification You may set up for text messages You will see notification when you log in on announcements page game offers not confirmed yet

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Select the date range that you want to view Default is today's date To select an entire month click the month name

Local Association Your confirmed schedule of games will display All information needed is listed Refer to summary at bottom of page

Local Association You are responsible for checking web site for notifications Do not be 100% dependant on web—it does occasionally not work as designed---web and software If you are looking for opportunities to work, check web every 2-3 days Games are always being added, officials return games MLK week end in Jan and Presidents Day weekend are big tournament week ends Games will continue thru February with YD State Championship Tournament Spring games start the end of March

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