• Saturday, December 1, at the Igloo in Mount Laurel, NJ, for Level 1 and 2 only
• Sunday, December 9, at Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, NJ, for Level 1 only

Start and end times and further information are available on the Seminar Schedule at http://aaharefs.org/db/seminar_schedule.php.

Registration for these seminars is now available to qualifying officials. If you have questions, please contact Marty Maglio at Marty.Maglio  [at] verizon.net.

Edmund Brady

Edmund M. Brady Jr., 71, died on November 9, 2012 in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI....

.... Mr. Brady is survived by his wife Marie Pierre, children Edmund III (Holly), Meghan Hishmeh (Robert), and Timothy (Michelle). He was predeceased by daughter Kathleen. He is also survived by grandchildren Blake, Brady, Alex, Hayden, Henry and Frances. Dear brother of Kathleen Quilter (Thomas)....

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. (with visitation at 10 a.m.) Friday, Nov. 16, at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 467 Fairford, Grosse Pointe Woods.

Due to circumstances beyond the District's control, we are not able to hold the full officiating seminar at Lawrenceville School on Sunday, November 11, as planned. We are only able to handle the officials who registered at Level 2. Therefore we are forced to reschedule the Level 1 part of the seminar.

A new date for the Level 1 portion of the seminar has not been determined, but the seminar staff is working to establish a date. Availability of the facilities and staff may push the rescheduled Level 1 seminar into December.

In addition the Atlantic District Officiating Program is trying to add another officiating seminar for Levels 1 & 2 within the District, but at this point in the season facilities and ice are very difficult to obtain.

Please check the District Officiating Program Website at http://www.aaharefs.org/ for more information and announcements about scheduling for these seminar options.

A message will be sent to all registered attendees via Constant Contact email on Friday.

Due to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the Lawrenceville Level 1 and 2 seminar scheduled for November 4th, 2012 has been moved to Sunday, November 11, 2012. All registration for the November 4th seminar have been moved to the new date and you will not need to re-register to attend.

If you cannot attend the seminar on its new date of Sunday, November 11, please let us know by sending email to cancellations [at] aahrefs.org as soon as possible. Please include your member number, full name, telephone number, and a statement that you cannot attend the seminar on November 11 in your email.

We apologize for the change and hope officials registered will be able to attend the November 11th date at Lawrenceville School.

Marty Maglio
USA Hockey
Atlantic District Seminar Coordinator

{Note: This message was sent to all registered seminar attendees at 10:10pm.}

The current plan is for this seminar to be rescheduled for a future date, but that date will have to be determined later. As soon as we can work-out all the logistics with all the groups, an announcement will be made, and an email will be sent to everyone who has registered through our on-line seminar registration system.

Follow the Atlantic District Officiating Program on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/aaharefs or on Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/aaharefs for the latest news on seminar schedule changes.

It's possible that there will be periods of time on Saturday or Sunday when the website may not be reachable.  If this happens, please try to visit the site a little while later.

Thanks for your patience.

--Dave Aiello, Atlantic District Officiating Database Coordinator.

In the February issue of our district officiating newsletter, Tom Koester, President of the AAHA announced the requirement that all officials aged 18 and older to complete a background screening prior to the upcoming USA Hockey season. In seasons past, officials meeting the criteria for background screening would complete necessary paperwork at their respective officiating seminar. The new policy indicates that all background screenings will need to be completed online using the vendor selected by USA Hockey.

Any official (new and returning) who are 18 and older on August 1, 2012 MUST submit their background screening documentation PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30th, 2012. Those who fail to submit their background screening by September 30th, 2012, will not be authorized to officiate USA Hockey games until their screening has been submitted. The cost for the background screening is $28.00 and in an effort to help offset this expense, the AAHA has lowered the 2012-13 officiating registration fee from $25.00 to $10.00 for all officials.

Specific instructions have been developed to assist you in completing your background screening. Please click the link below and closely follow the specific instructions for submitting your background screening.

http://www.aaharefs.org/documents/Online-Background-Screening-Instructions.pdf

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this mandated background screening procedure, please contact Atlantic District Referee-in-Chief Leo Boylan at lboylan [at] aaharefs.org.

Respectfully,

Leo Boylan
Atlantic Distric Referee-in-Chief

The Atlantic District Officiating program will host USA Hockey Officiating Seminars for new and returning officials beginning on Saturday, August 18 and continuing through Sunday, November 4, 2012 at arenas throughout the District.

Starting on August 1, new and returning officials must first go tohttp://www.usahockeyregistration.com/ with a credit card to register as an official with USA Hockey and the Atlantic District (even if you are already registered as a player and/or coach). Once you have registered with USA Hockey, you must wait at least 24 hours before registering for an Atlantic District Seminar.

Through the USA Hockey registration process, you will be provided with a USA Hockey Officials Number, also known as a Member Number.

Once you have received your USA Hockey Officials Number and waited at least 24 hours, you can go to http://www.aaharefs.org/seminar_schedule.php to select a seminar.

On-line registration is required for all officiating seminars run by the Atlantic District Officiating Program.  That registration process will begin on the evening of August 2.

Please also note that in the 2012-2013 season, there is a new, mandatory background screening requirement for all Atlantic District officials (new or returning) who are aged 18 and older.  Officials belonging to this group must register for the screening by September 30, 2012.  For more information about that process, please read the Referee Screening Requirement article and the Atlantic District Officiating Program Online Background Screening Instructions.

If you have any questions about the Seminar Schedule or activities at any seminar, please contact USA Hockey Atlantic District Seminar Coordinator Marty Maglio at marty.maglio [at] verizon.net.

If you have any questions about the Online Background Screening Process, please contact USA Hockey Atlantic District Referee-in-Chief Leo Boylan at lboylan [at] aaharefs.org.

You will need to create a user name and password. Attached is a handbook with our group number and password and information on the process and how to use the system. Read it carefully and follow all the steps.

http://www.aaharefs.org/documents/GAMEOFFICALS-Group1016-NJYHL-Instructions.pdf

If you already have an account, you need to review this document to be sure your account is set up correctly and your using it to its fullest. Please do not create a new one.

If you have further questions, please contact Bob Salmanowitz, GameOfficials.net New Jersey Administrator, at Rsref41 [at] gmail.com.

This change is reflected on the Atlantic District Officiating Program Seminar Schedule.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.

Soon after the final officiating seminar of the 2011-12 season ended, the Atlantic District seminar staff was tasked with standardizing and delivering a better seminar product for the 2012-13 seminar season. During the Atlantic District Winter meeting the seminar evaluation committee was organized and tasked with evaluating the entire program and implementing changes to improve it from several aspects.

Below are some of the changes that will be implemented in 2012/2013.

Starting with the 2012-13 season all Ice Sessions will be coordinated by the Atlantic District Ice Boss - Monty Ferguson. Monty has been selected to lead this group to ensure all seminar ice sessions meet USA Hockey standards and gain consistency throughout the district. He will coordinate the ice bosses at each seminar within the Atlantic District. He will partner with each seminar coordinator to ensure the ice staff is established and has the standard program.

As a result of evaluating the seminar program with our officials via small focus groups and surveys, the seminar program will be centralizing all of our level 3 seminars this year into six Super Seminars at locations throughout the district. Our projected locations for these Super Seminars are:

• Montclair State University / Floyd Hall Arena, Montclair, NJ�
• University of Delaware, Newark DE�
• Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA�
• Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA�
• Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, NJ
• Giant Center, Hershey, PA

The Level 4 seminar will be held at the Prudential Center in either September or October.� Details are still under development with facility management of The Rock.

Please watch the Seminar Schedule for changes and further information about each seminar.

Vincent S. Scriboni

On July 14, 2012, a lifelong resident of Oaklyn, NJ. Age 86 years....

Vince spent 30 years serving as both Councilman and Mayor of the Borough of Oaklyn.....

... Relatives and friends are invited to meet Thursday evening from 6:00 to 9:00 pm and again from 9:30 to 10:30 Friday morning at St. Joseph the Worker Parish at St. Aloysius Church, 37 W. Haddon Ave., Oaklyn. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated 11:00 am at the Church. Interment to be held at Locustwood Memorial Park, Cherry Hill. In lieu of flowers the family has requested memorial donations in Vince's name be made to either the Moorestown Visiting Nurses & Hospice, 300 Harper Drive, Moorestown, NJ 08057 or Oaklyn VFW Post #4463, 5 Manor Avenue, Oaklyn, NJ 08107 Arrangements entrusted to the Creran Funeral Home, Oaklyn, NJ.