Potential Referees

 

To become a referee you must:

 

1.      Be 13 years old prior to December 31

2.      Register in a Central Zone Referee Clinic

3.      Attend the clinic each year you wish to be a referee

4.      Pass the exam at the clinic

5.      Notify the Southland Referee Co-ordinator with your information including:

·         Your name and birthdate

·         How many years of referee experience you have

·         How many years of hockey experience you have including what team you play on (Association, Age Level, and Division)

·         Which CZRC clinic you attended

·         Your Hockey Alberta Referee Number

·         Contact information, telephone and e-mail

 

In order to register for a Central Zone Referee Certification Clinic with Hockey Alberta , please proceed to the following link:

 

http://czrc.ab.ca/     Then click on the 'CLINICS 2011-2012'  tab along the left side of the Central Zone web page

 

 

Information relative to the clinic schedules and how to register is available at the above website, usually by mid July for clinics that generally start in late August and continue through to October.

 

  

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT

Hockey Canada and Hockey Alberta have made certain equipment required for officials.

The following equipment is required:

• Black Helmet and half visor, both must be CSA approved.

• Referee Jersey , can be bought at most sporting goods stores

• Black pants, (for new officials track pants or black dress pants)

• Skates, they must be player’s skates as figure skates and goalie skates have open edges

• Whistle, appropriate has a pea inside. Typical cost is $15.

The following equipment is not required, but is strongly recommended:

• Elbow pads, shin pads and referee girdle

 

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SOUTHLAND OFFICIALS

The number of games an official is assigned is dependent on the number officials in the pool. An official cannot be assigned games until they have a Hockey Alberta registration number. That number must be supplied to the Referee Coordinator. This number should be with the official at each of the official’s game.

Officials will be assigned games in levels and divisions that are consistent with their experience.

 

2010–2011 Southland Referee Coordinator -  Elaine Smith  referee@southlandhockey.com