2. Purpose
- To review positioning in the different officiating
systems
- Find common game situations that need
heightened awareness and identify what we
should be looking for as officials
3. Positioning
Why is this important?
- Puts officials in the best field of vision
- Helps keep officials out of play
- Aids in ‘selling’ a call
- Don’t want to end up like this
http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/penguins-david-
warsofsky-injured-after-legs-taken-out-by-falling-referee-tim-
peel/
7. Awareness
- What does good awareness help with?
- prevent altercations
- Positioning is also key as officials must hustle and get between
players to help ensure something doesn’t break out.
- Covering for partners
8. Awareness
Split into (2) groups, referees and linesman
- Take the next 8-10 minutes and go from the start of the game
through the end and identify situations where heightened
awareness is needed.
9. Awareness
Referees
- In warmups, any equipment
violations
- Victim in any cheap penalties
throughout the game
- D coming past the top of the
circles during an altercation
- Post game handshake-make
sure good sportsmanship is
adhered to
Linesman
- Covering for your partner
- Goaltender coming out for the
extra attacker at the end of the
game
- Player coming out of the
penalty box
- Post game handshake, keep
eyes on players who might
have been on edge during the