1) Register with USA Hockey as an official.
2) Complete Safesport and AAHA Background Screenings
3) Take your online, open book, USA Hockey Rules test
4) Attend a seminar
5) Complete your online modules as assigned by USA Hockey
6) Receive your USA Hockey crest in the mail
Most level 1 and 2 seminars will last about 7 hours and include an ice session. Check out the seminars page for more info!
1) A notebook, laptop, or tablet to take notes during instruction. (Note: Level 1 seminars will need a laptop or tablet to complete online modules)
2) A hockey helmet for ice sessions
3) Skates for ice sessions
4) Clothing suitable for ice sessions
5) Headphones if bringing a laptop/tablet
You can start working games after you have completed all registration steps, and receive your USA Hockey crest in the mail. In order to get games, you must create a user profile on Horizon Web Ref.
There are about 2 hours of online content that must be completed in order to complete the required online modules.
Your card and crest expire on November 30 of the registration year. For example, if you are registering for the 2020-2021 season, that card and crest will expire on November 30, 2021.
No. An official may not advance more than one level per season.
Visit the evaluations page for more information!
Most organizations pay their officials monthly. If 4 weeks have gone by and you still have not been paid for a game you officiated, reach out to your assignor. It is a good idea to keep a personal payment record of games that you skate. It is not your assignors job to look out for your money.
Talk to your assignor, and let him or her know that you are interested in progressing. Before you are placed in a higher level game, you will likely be supervised or evaluated at the level you are currently at.