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Congratulations to Atlantic District officials who have been named to IIHF tournament officiating staffs for 2013:
Dear Fellow Officials:
In the February 2012 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) w...
Most Tier 2 and many rec/house assignments in New Jersey are assigned online through GameOfficials.net.
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 ...
On January 18, 2012, the AAHA Officiating Program held a winter meeting in Trenton, NJ. The meeting was attended by approximately 65 people, including Tom Koester (Atlantic District President), Colleen Marinari (Atlantic District Executive) and Mike Lichtenberger (Atlantic District Coach in Chief). Leo Boylan, our District Referee-in-Chief, chaired the meeting, which lasted about 2 hours. Other attendees that were invited were any evaluators, instructors and assignors in the District as well as various other leaders from the Atlantic District. Below is a summary of each speaker and their comments.
Leo Boylan opened and closed the meeting with a constant message that this is "your" District and he wants input and help from everyone who is interested. He will certainly guide programs, but wants ideas and will willingly accept help from all of us. Leo outlined his plans for structure in the future and told everyone that he hoped to have this laid out at the beginning of the summer. In the meantime, a re-cap from the USAH winter meetings included:
Earlier today, USA Hockey announced that Leo Boylan of Chalfont, PA has been appointed the new Referee-in-Chief of the Atlantic District.
Leo Boylan
Leo brings a wealth of on and off-ice officiating knowledge and experience to the position which will help continue to strengthen and develop the district and USA Hockey. He has been a member of the officiating staff of the
Tom Koester wrote:
Dear Members of the Atlantic District:The Atlantic District is now accepting applications for the position of Referee-in-Chief.
The Atlantic District is now accepting applications for the position of Atlantic District Referee-In-Chief, which was formerly held by Tony Mariconda.
The duties of the Atlantic District Referee-In-Chief are below for your review.
Interested applicants are to email the following information to Tom Koester, Atlantic District President, at tkoes3 [at] aol.com.The deadline for receiving applications will be October 20, 2011.
Your application should include your name, address, phone numbers, email address, short description of education and profession, your officiating resume, and any information you believe would be helpful as the Atlantic District Referee-In-Chief.
Your application also needs to include answers to the following questions in 200 words or less.
A.) The local officiating community has many qualified officials that are available and willing to participate in the program. These experienced officials are waiting for the next Referee-In-Chief to reach out and engage them. How do you plan on gaining their trust and commitment to contribute to the Atlantic District Officiating program for the long haul?B.) How would you improve our current seminars to make them more interesting and informative?
On October 21, a district committee will be convened to review the applications. The committee will notify the individuals, who they believe are best suited for this position, hold interviews with them and then make a recommendation of three persons to USA Hockey. The final selection for the new Atlantic District Referee-In-Chief will be made by USA Hockey.
Thank you for your interest and best of luck to all that apply!
Sincerely,
Thomas C. Koester
Atlantic District President
USA Hockey Director
