development handbook - Ontario Minor Hockey Association

Referee Supervision
Program
The OMHA Referee Supervision
Program is perhaps the biggest
initiative that no one sees. The
goal of the program is to supervise
every official twice during the
year and with close to 5,000 officials,
this is a huge undertaking.
Along with stated goal, there is a
specific focus on the following:
Junior Level Officials:
• Consistency and Application
of the New Standard of Play
• HCOP Procedures
Senior Level Officials:
• Consistency and Application
of the New Standard of Play
• HCOP Penalty Call Application
Linesman:
• HCOP Face-off Procedures
and Encroachment
House League:
• Make sure they have help
with all basic procedures for
the age category being
worked.
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Objectives of Effective
Evaluation
1. To improve the quality of officiating
in the two and three
official systems of officiating.
2. To develop evaluation consistency
in the assessment of
officials.
3. To provide instructional followup
and coaching which reinforces
the information presented
in clinics with the
Hockey Canada Officiating
Program. Officials should be
provided with feedback on
areas of positive performance
as well as areas where improvement
is required to
strengthen their on-ice performance.
4. To develop consistent officiating
techniques with reference
to rule interpretation.
5. To obtain optimum performance
by providing an incentive
to the officials.