Officiating

Are You Interested in becoming a Referee?

Interested in becoming a new level 1 official?

We are looking for dedicated individuals interested in becoming officials with Metcalfe and District Ringette Association.

Requirements (i.e. what we're looking for):

• 14 years of age or older
• Strong skating skills
• All officials in the Province of Ontario that are 18 years of age or over must provide a valid police record check to your local RIC or to the O.R.A. office prior to November 15th. These checks will be valid for a period of 3 years.
• Completion of application form

Level 1 clinic information from the RO website

RO Level 1 Clinic RO

The Level 1 officiating clinic is designed to educate the new official in the basic techniques of officiating. The clinic material is covered in approximately six (6) hours, plus one (1) hour of ice time to test attendees on the required skating skills.

The topics covered include:

• Qualification and pre-game duties
• Positioning and on-ice mechanics
• Violations and rules
• Body contact principles
• Signals
• Skating skills assessment

The clinic is wrapped up with a Level 1 quiz, with a 50% pass required to certify.

Ringette Canada crests, rulebook and casebook are provided. 

Required items include skates, black CSA certified helmet, whistle, black pants and an officials jersey.

Interested?

If interested, please email the Ref In Chief, at ric@mdra.ca. More information about officiating in the Eastern Region and a list of Community Referees-in-Chief may be found at
http://easternregionringette.ca/page.php?page_id=39684