Level 1 and 2 - Clinic
Booklet Power Point
Workbook Section 1
Introduction to Officiating
Read all of Section #1
Pages 3 and 4
Complete Quiz 1.3
Page 6
Workbook – Section 2
Getting Started
Read Sections2.1 and 2.2
Before the Game Starts and Risk Management
Complete the Quiz 2.2
Page 8
Fair Play Initiative 2.3
Page 9
Read the Referees procedure for “Start of Game”
Complete Quiz 2.3
Page 9
Workbook - Section 3:
Icings
Off-sides
Off-side Passes
Zones – Section 3.1 (Page 10)
D
Defending,
N
Neutral,
A
Attacking
Complete Quiz 3.1
Page 10
Icing The Puck
Section 3.2 & 3.3
Page: 11,12,13
Rule or Criteria
1. Is the team Shooting the Puck ABOVE THE NUMERICAL
STRENGTH or EQUAL IN STRENGTH
2. Team shoots the puck from their own half of the ice
3. Puck goes over the goal line without it being touched by
anyone on on the ice.
Icing Procedure:
Front and Back Linesman
(Page 12)
Back Linesman
1. Raise arm for potential icing
2. Skate towards your partners blue line in case they have to cover
3. Wait for partner to call the icing. You point to face off location
4. Skate backwards to your face location
5. Wait at the face off location for the partner to deliver the puck
“ Teamwork is Critical”
Icing Procedure:
Front and Back Linesman
Front Linesmen
1. Follow the puck deep into the end zone
2. Check with partner to confirm that the icing is still on
3. Either – Blow whistle and then raise arm OR wave the icing off
4. If icing, retrieve the puck and deliver it to your partner
COMPLETE QUIZ 3.3 – PAGE 12 AND 13
Off-Side
Section 3.4
Page: 13
Rule or Criteria
1. The attacking player precedes the puck into the attacking zone
2. The attacking player has both skates over the blue line prior
to the puck crossing over it.
When the puck is passed to a teammate who is offside in the
attacking zone. The Linesman will:
1. Blow the whistle
2. Point to the face off location
Delayed Off-Side
Section 3.5
Page 13,14,15
Rule or Criteria
1. The attacking player precedes the puck into the attacking zone
2. The defending team get possession of the puck or is able to play
the puck
1. The linesman will:
A. Raise their non-whistle hand above their head.
Delayed Off-Side
Continued
The linesman will lower their arm to nullify the face-off
violation if:
1. The defending player passes or carries the puck into
the neutral zone.
2. All the attacking players in the attacking zone clear the
attacking zone by making contact with the blue line.
Note: The attacking zone must be completely free
of all attacking players before the off-side
can be nullified.
Page 15
Section 4:
Procedures and Positioning
Page 18 to 34
Section #4: Face-Offs
Officials Stance
 Feet shoulder width apart
 Free hand at side
Knees slightly bent
Feet are one foot from face-off dot
Puck held belt high and in close to body
Common Faults
 Feet to close or to far apart
Knees not flexed,not square to dot
Feet to close to dot
Poor mobility
Bent over
Telegraphed drop
Centers
 Feet clear of face-off restraining lines
 Visiting team sets up first
 Toe of stick touching ice in designated area
 Stick not moving
Other Players
 Feet outside circle
 Body and stick onside
 Sticks back of hash marks, but may be inside circle
Encroachment
Responsibilities
Front Official
Violation Procedures
Front Official
 Initial shoulder check
 Verbally eject the center
 Centers and players in front
 Hand signal to indicate
violating team.
 Communicate what the
violation was
Back Official
 After front official has
completed the shoulder check
 Players behind partner
dropping the puck.
Back Official
 Blow whistle
 Hand signal to indicate
violating team.
 Hold position, do not
approach
Puck Drop – Common Faults
 Beginning to exit while dropping the puck
 Up and Overhand motion
Face-Off Exit
 Pause, look for clear route, back away to boards
 Move quickly back to Blue line along the boards
Keep the puck in sight, skate backwards if it is safe
Release your partner from your blue line with
a head nod
Complete The Quiz 4.1
Page 19
 Correct the quiz
End Zone Positioning
Section 4.2
Page 20 & 21
In end zone positioning we use what is called the
“PISTON SYSTEM”
Piston System = 3 Positions and 2 Maneuvers
HOME BASE: 6 to 8 inches or 15/20 cm from boards halfway
between the hash marks and goal line.
HALF PISTON: A Position between HOME BASE and the
nearest goal post, usually in line with the
goalpost.
AT THE NET: Anywhere you have the best view of the puck and
goal line. (Not behind/front of the net)
HB
HP
ATN
The Bump: Used at HOME BASE when the play
comes at the referee. You can bump
up or down, but no further than the hash
marks or goal-line.
The Pivot: When you have no room left for the BUMP.
Stride out from the boards and towards
the play. Allow players to go behind you.
Then skate backwards to boards and then
home base.
If the play is in the End Zone, on the same side of ice as
the referee. Then the referee should be at …
Home Base
If the play is in the end zone and on the opposite side
Of the ice as the referee. Then then referee should be at …
Half Piston
Puck is near the goal. You should be… At the net
Play moves to the same side that you are on. You should …
Move quickly back to home base
The referee should never enter an area called …
“No Man’s Land”
Complete Quiz 4.2
Page 21
 Answer the Quiz - Class
Section 4.3
The Two Official System
Page 22, 23, 24,25
Two Official System - Referee
 Ice is divided in half by the Red Line. Each referee will take
face-offs in each half of the ice
 Whenever a referee takes a face off, the other referee will
retrieve the puck for the them. They will then cover the
blue line.
Note: The division of the ice is for face-off procedures only.
Penalties can be assessed by either referee anywhere
on the ice.
2 official system
General Guidelines
 Each referee covers two thirds of the total ice surface. This
coverage overlaps in the Neutral Zone.
 Try to never let the the puck pass you in the Neutral Zone and
be closer to the blue line that you are.
 Official should be at or just inside, their blue line prior
to the puck and players.
 As a front official, you must be at the center red line as the
puck approaches in order to call a potential off-side pass or
icing.
When you are the back official, watch for fouls in front of the net
Your partner may be focused elsewhere.
2 official system
Positioning While the Play is in Progress
 At start of game or any center ice face off, the two officials
should be positioned along the center red line.
 Official at center ice, taking the face off should face the penalty
bench so that the timekeeper can start the clock when the puck
is dropped.
 When the puck is dropped, official not dropping it, must go
with the play. Either left of right.
 The official dropping the puck skates backwards to the boards
 Front official follows the play, and starts end zone positioning.
 Back official moves up to a position, one stride outside the
blue line
2 official system

a)
b)
c)
The back official will watch for the following:
The play in the entire zone
For any off-sides at the blue line
The play that is away from the puck
 Remember, both officials should never be on the same side
of the ice.
 When the puck is in the neutral zone, both officials should be
at their respective blue lines in order to call any offside.
 Officials are generally in a diagonal opposite position relative
to one another. No further than one line apart.
2 official system
Positioning For Face Offs
 All face offs will take place at either one of the face off dots
or on a parallel line to the side boards from one face off dot
to the other face off dot.
 All face offs will be taken by the official in their end of the ice.
regardless to what side of the ice they were on.
 Center ice face offs – Both officials face each other along
the center Red Line
 Neutral zone face offs – Officials face each other – Official
not dropping the puck will go with the play.
 End Zone Face Offs – Official in Zone will move to Home Base
as play dictates. Partner will be positioned outside the Blue Line
2 official system
 When play moves from end zone to neutral zone – front official
will move to a position to make an offside call at the blue line.
Partner (back man) will hold the line for the front official.
Face Off Zone Changes
 Puck dropped at center ice – official not dropping the puck
will follow the play (left/right).
 Officials will maintain their responsibilities for face offs and
positioning until one of these things happen:
 A goal is scored
 A penalty is assessed
 The start of the next period
 After a Neutral Zone Face Off
At which time they may or may not change ends
2 official system
When A Goal Is Scored
 When a goal is scored, the front official will signal the goal and
report it to the scorekeeper. The other official will get the puck
and conduct the center ice face off. Positioning and procedures
are now the same as the start of the game.
When A Penalty Is Assessed
 When a penalty is assessed, the official will assess a penalty and
report it to the scorekeeper. The other official will get the puck
and go to the face off spot. They will conduct the face off while
the other referee will assume the position outside the blue line
(end zone) or opposite their partner (neutral zone). In effect
the officials have changed ends.
 If the back official assesses the penalty, the front official will get
their own puck and drop it. Officials DO NOT change ends
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Start of Game =
No Man’s Land =
End Zone =
2 Man System
Complete Quiz 4.3
2 Official System
Page 25
 Review Quiz Answers
Three Official System
Section 4.4
Page 26, 27, 28
“The Referee”
 The referee is the person in charge of the game but it is
important that they support and back the linesman if possible
 Proper positioning enables the referee to carry out their duties
while not interfering with the linesman or the flow of the players
 Proper positioning allows the referee to call penalties and goals.
They do not call icings, off sides and off side passes. They can stop
The play if the linesman is blocked out.
 The referee should get into a position close to the boards so that
they do not interfere with the play.
3 Official System
 As play moves on the ice surface, the referee should follow 8 to 10
feet (2.5 – 3.0 m) behind the play, if the play is on the opposite
side of the ice.
 If the play is on the same side of the ice, the referee should be 15
to 25 feet (4.5 – 6.0 m) behind it.
 Referee must remember to stay out of “NO MAN’S LAND” and
to utilize end zone positioning when play is in the end zone.
Tips
 Try to skate in a “Figure 8” pattern, rather stopping and starting
 Always keep players on the ice and both benches in view when
play is stopped
Three Official System
3 Official System
Page 26, 27, 28
The Linesmen
 The ice surface is divides into two halves, using the center red line
 Linesmen will select a half of the ice at the start of the game.
each linesman will conduct face offs in their half of the ice. The
other linesman will retrieve the puck for them.
Positioning While Play is in Progress
 Always be at your blue line when the puck is crossing it. Refer
to “Working The Line”
 When play is in the end zone one linesman should be just outside
their blue line while their partner should be midway between
the center red line and their partner’s blue line. On the opposite
side of the ice
3 Official System
 When play moves out of end zone the back official will move up
to the Red Line. Now both Linesman have a line covered. The
Red Line and the Blue Line. They are in position to call a
potential offside pass.
 As the plays moves up and down the ice, the linesmen will
position themselves as play dictates.
Positioning For Face Offs
 Linesman take the face offs in their half of the ice.
 The Linesman not taking the face off must cover their partners
line until their partner returns to position.
 For center ice face offs, Linesman will be on opposite sides of the
ice, just outside their blue line.
3 Official System
 Neutral Zone Face Off – linesman not dropping the puck must
cover partners blue line until if play moves in that direction.
A partners nod will release blue line. If play moves in
opposite direction then move ahead of play as dictated.
 Neutral Zone Face Off – Partner not dropping the puck is
responsible for both lines.
 End Zone Face Off – (1)Lines Man drops the puck. (1) Partner
outside their partners Blue Line (just outside the line).
 Blue line (Back) referee will: Watch for encroachment, wait at
The blue line until their partner and releases them.
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Start of Game
Neutral Zone
End Zone
R
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3 Man System
3 Official System
Complete Quiz 4.4
Page 28
Answer Quiz
3 Official System
Section 4.6
Line Change Procedure
3 Official System
Page 31
 Use this procedure as soon as it is safe to do so on the ice.
 Look at Visiting Bench. Allow 5 second period in which they
may change players.
 Raise your arm to indicate that that the visiting team can no
Longer change.
With the arm still raised, the referee looks at the home team bench
 The referee allows another 5 seconds for the the home team to
To make a line change.
3 Official System
 The referee drops the arm to signal that the home team can
no longer make a change.
 This procedure must be used after all stoppages in the game
 Teams that do not follow this procedure will be penalized
after one warning from the referee.
3 Official System
Section 4.6
Fight Procedure
Page 32 and 33
Read the section on Fight Procedures for the Referee
 Get an assignment sheet from the clinic instructor.
 Without the aid of the Booklet, place in the correct order
the sequence of events (procedure) that the referee must
follow when a fight occurs on the ice.
Class discussion will follow to reinforce the
proper procedure
Complete Quiz 4.7
Fight Procedures
Page 34
Review Answers to Quiz
Section #5
Penalties
Page 35 & 36
 Read Section 5.1
 Complete Quiz 5.1
Watch Video on Penalties
Penalty Calling Procedures
Section 5.2
Page 37
Overview
1. Mentally record the players number
2. Raise the non-whistle arm straight with open hand & fingers
together
3. Blow whistle when offending team touches the puck.
4. Come to a complete stop – pause – allow everyone to focus
on the referee
5. Referee points with the non-whistle arm and in a clear, calm,
loud, assertive voice call out the offending players number,
team color and infraction.
6. Give signal or multiple signals if more than one infraction
7. Proceed to the penalty bench – stay clear of the penalized
player. Keep all other players in view. Skate backward to
the penalty bench.
8. Report players number, team color, infraction, and duration
of penalty to the timekeeper. Ensure that you signal as well.
9. Exit the penalty box area staying clear of the penalized
player.
Complete
Quiz 5.2 Penalty Calling
Page 38
Watch Video on Penalty Calling
Section 5.3
Penalty Options Chart
Page 39
See Penalty Options Chart - Sheet
Penalty Options Chart - Answers
Section 5.4
Time Penalties and Coincidental Penalties
Page 40
Coincidental Outline
Complete Quiz 5.4 – Page 41 and 42