Procedures Two Official System Rationale Last season many

Procedures (Two Official System)

Rationale Last season many supervisors reported that technical procedures were not being performed correctly. If you are going to advance in the officiating program, procedures and must be done correctly. Also, if these items are done well, it demonstrates your professionalism and creates a better ice presence.

Fair Play Procedure Start Of The Game Before the start of the game (during warmup) the referee has to: Check every player’s equipments

Fair Play Procedure Start Of The Game Before the start of the game the referee has to: • Shake hands with coaches. .

Line Change Procedure

When do we use the Line Change Procedure? Every stoppage in play.

Line Change Procedure ● Eye contact with the Visiting bench, max 5 seconds for change of players ● Raise either arm toward Visiting bench, stopping changes ● eye contact with the Home bench, max 5 seconds for change of players ● Lower your raised arm, stopping changes.

Line Change Procedure ● Official NOT conducting face-off conducts LCP ● May have to turn to face the bench ● Can start L. C. P. as partner is retrieving puck if safe to do so ● Help younger players, it will speed up the game.

Centre Ice Face Off

CENTRE ICE FACE-OFF V H R 1 PREPARES TO DROP THE PUCK, AND PERFORM THE LINE CHANGE PROCEDURE. R 1 MAKES EYE CONTACT WITH THE VISITING BENCH FOR 5 SECONDS • R 1 F O G R 2 T FREE OFFICIAL RAISESR 1 HIS HANDHIS TOARM, THE VISITING WHEN DROPS R 1 CAN BENCH ANDHIS MAKES EYE CONTACT NOW BLOW WHISTLE AND WITH THE FOR FIVE START THEHOME FAST BENCH FACE-OFF SECONDS THEN DROPS HIS ARM 5 PROCEDURE GIVING THE TEAMS SECONDS TO GET READY FOR THE FACE-OFF ON THE DROP OF THE PUCK R 2 MUST NOW BE PREPARED TO FOLLOW THE PLAY IN EITHER DIRECTION F O G

Neutral Zone Face Off

NEUTRAL ZONE FACE –OFF R 1 BLOWS THE WHISTLE V H ONCE R 2 DROPS HIS ARM R 1 CAN NOW WHEN STOPPAGE OF PLAY BLOW HIS WHISTLE AND GIVE THEFACE REQUIRES A NEUTRAL ZONE TEAMS 5 SECONDS TO GETMUST READY TO -OFF BOTH OFFICIALS FIRST FACE OFF. R 2 CAN MOVE TO HIS FACE RAISE R 2 WILL HISMAKE HAND GET INTO TO THE A POSITION VISITING MAINTAIN PLAYER CONTROL R 2 VISUAL CONTACT OFF POSITION DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM BENCH WHERE AND HE CHANGE CAN SEEBENCH FOCUS BOTH TO THE BEFORE PERFORMING FACE-OFF WITH THE VISITING FOR 5 HIS PARTNER ONE STRIDE OFF THE HOME BENCHES BENCH AND FOR BEGIN 5 SECONDS THE LINE THEN DUTIES. PLAYERS FIRST PUCK SECONDS BLUE LINE AND PREPARE TO MOVE IN DROP CHANGE HIS ARM PROCEDURE. SECOND. EITHER DIRECTION DEPENDING ON THE DIRECTION OF PLAY F O G • F O G R 2 R 1 T ONCE PLAYER ACTIVITY IS UNDER CONTROL, R 1 WILL RETRIEVE THE PUCK AND PREPARE TO TAKE THE FACE-OFF

NEUTRAL ZONE FACE-OFF R 1 BLOWS THE WHISTLE V H R 1 WHEN A STOPPAGE OF PLAY OCCURS SUCH THAT THE FACE OFF IS ON THIS SIDE OF THE ICE AND AFTER PLAYER CONTROL IS ACHIEVED R 1 WILL RETRIEVE THE PUCK AND PREPARE TO TAKE THE FACE OFF ONCE R 2 DROPS HIS ARM R 1 CAN NOW START THE FAST FACE-OFF PROCEDURE GIVING THE TEAMS 5 SECONDS TO GET READY • R 2 F O G T R 2 WILL MAKE VISUAL CONTACT VISITING BENCH FOR 5 SECONDS THEN RAISE HIS HAND TO THE R 2 WILL GET INTO A POSITION VISITING BENCH AND CHANGE WHERE HE CAN SEE BOTH HISWILL FOCUS TO THE HOMETO BENCH R 2 THEN PREPARE MOVE BENCHES AND PERFORM THE FOR 5 SECONDS THEN DROP IN EITHER DIRECTION F O G HIS LINE CHANGE PROCEDURE HAND RETREAT TO HIS FACE-OFF POSITION

End Zone Stoppage In Play

END ZONE FACE-OFF R 1 BLOWS THE WHISTLE V H • WHEN A STOPPAGE OFTO PLAY THEN RAISE ARM THEOCCURS VISITING R 2 WILL GETHIS INTO A POSITION WHERE IN THE ENDZONE SUCH THAT THE BENCH AND CHANGE HIS FOCUS TO THE HE CAN MONITOR PLAYER CHANGE FACE-OFF IS ON THIS SIDE OF THEN HOME BENCH FOR FIVE SECONDS AND PERFORM THE CHANGE ICE AND AFTER ALLLINE PLAYER DROP HIS ARM AND RETREAT TO HIS PROCEDURE MAKING VISUAL ACTIVITY IS CONTROLLED R 1 CAN FACE –OFFWITH POSITION CONTACT THE VISITING BENCH RETRIEVE THE PUCK AND PREPARE FOR 5 SECONDS TO TAKE THE FACE-OFF R 2 R 1 WILL NOW BLOW HIS WHISTLE AND GIVE THE TEAMS FIVE SECONDS TO GET READY FOR THE FAST FACE-OFF PROCEDURE T X R 1

END ZONE FACE-OFF R 1 BLOWS THE WHISTLE V H R 1 X R 1 WILL NOW BLOW HIS WHISTLE • T R 2 AND GIVE THE TEAMS FIVE SECONDS TO GET READY FOR THE FAST FACE-OFF PROCEDURE WHEN A STOPPAGE OFTO PLAY THEN RAISE HIS ARM THEOCCURS VISITING R 2 WILL GET INTO A POSITION WHERE IN THE ENDZONE SUCH THAT THE BENCH AND CHANGE HIS FOCUS TO THE HE CAN MONITOR PLAYER CHANGE FACE-OFF IS ON THIS SIDE OF THE HOME BENCH FOR FIVE SECONDS THEN AND PERFORM THE CHANGE ICE AND ALLLINE PLAYER DROP HISAFTER ARM AND RETREAT TO HIS PROCEDURE MAKING VISUAL ACTIVITY CONTROLLED R 1 CAN FACE –OFFISPOSITION CONTACT THE VISITING BENCH RETRIEVE WITH THE PUCK AND PREPARE FOR 5 SECONDS TO TAKE THE FACE-OFF

END ZONE FACE-OFF R 2 BLOWS THE WHISTLE V H R 2 VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE VISITING BENCH FOR FIVE SECONDS • WHEN A STOPPAGE OF PLAY OCCURS SUCH THAT R 2 BLOWS THE WHISTLE AND ALL PLAYER ACTIVITY IS UNDER CONTROL R 2 WILL RETRIEVE THE PUCK AND PREPARE TO TAKE THE FACE-OFF WHILE R 1 MONITORS PLAYER ACTIVITY AT THE BENCH AND PERFORMS THE LINE CHANGE PROCEDURE THE OFFICIALS HAVE NOW SWITCHED ENDS THEN RAISE YOUR HAND TO THE VISITING BENCH AND CHANGE YOUR FOCUS TO THE HOME BENCH FOR FIVE SECONDS THEN DROP YOUR ARM AND RETREAT TO YOUR FACE-OFF POSITION R 2 CAN NOW BLOW HIS WHISTLE AND PERFORM THE FAST FACE-OFF PROCEDURE T R 1

WHEN R 1 CALLS A GOAL V H 2 R R 2 SHOULD STAY WITH THE TEAMS UNTIL THERE IS NO MORE CONCERNS FOR PLAYER ACTIVITY THEN RETRIEVE THE PUCK AND GO TO CENTRE ICE TO PERFORM THE FACE-OFF WHEN A GOAL IS SCORED IN R 1 S END R 2 WILL FIRST HUSTLE INTO THE AREA AROUND THE GOAL TO ASSIST IN PLAYER CONTROL R 2 WILL NOW BLOW HIS WHISTLE AND PERFORM LINE CHANGE PROCEDURE, THEN FAST FACE-OFF PROCEDURE R 1 AFTER REPORTING THE GOAL R 1 RETREAT TO HIS FACE OFF POSITION ONCE THERE IS NO MORE CONCERN FOR PLAYER CONTROL R 1 CAN GO TO THE SCORER’S BENCH TO REPORT THE GOAL T

EXCEPTIONS • WHEN THE OFFICIAL BLOWING THE WHISTLE HAS REPORTING DUTIES • REPORTING OF A PENALTY.

Offside Procedure

Immediate Off-Side • Puck carried across line with players off-side; or • Puck passed to a player (“stick to stick”) who has preceded puck into zone.

Immediate Off-Side Procedure Official will blow whistle, and point across blue line;

Delayed Off-Side • Puck shot, passed or deflected into zone with players off-side.

Delayed Off-Side Procedure • Raise non-whistle arm, verbalize “OFF-SIDE”; • If attackers clear, drop arm, “OK” • If attacker plays puck or body, blow whistle, point across blue line.

Intentional Off-side • Puck deliberately carried over blue line with players off-side; or • Player intentionally plays puck in delayed off-side situation.

Intentional Off-Side Procedure • Blow whistle immediately; • Point to offending team’s end zone to indicate face-off location.

INTENTIONAL OFFSIDE !!!! I V H 2 R ☜ • WHEN SAFE TO DO SO R 1 WILL PERFORM THE LINE CHANGE PROCEDURE R 1 WILLAN MOVE INTO A POSITION WHEN INTENTIONAL OFFWHER HE CANPLACE MONITOR SIDE TAKES IT IS PLAYER MOST ACTIVITY AND BE IN VISUAL LIKELY THE TWO-MAN ONCEINBLOWING HIS WHISTLE CONTACT WITH BOTH BENCHES SYSTEM THE BACK R 2 WILLTHAT FIRST SIGNAL TO THE AND PREPARE TO DO THE LINE REFEREE WILL MAKE THE CALL FAR ENDZONE AND VERBALIZE CHANGE PROCEDURE WHILE SINCE HE IS THE ONEOFF-SIDE. THAT R 2 THE INTENTIONAL RETRIEVES THEHIS PUCK WOULD HAVE ARMAND UP FOR PREPARES TO TAKE THE FACETHE DELAY OFF ONCE R 1 DROPS HIS ARM R 2 CAN BLOW HIS WHISTLE AND START THE FAST FACE-OFF PROCEDURE. R 1 CAN RETREAT TO HIS FACE-OFF POSITION T R 1

ICING • Centre line divides ice into halves; • Puck is shot, batted, deflected from behind red line and crosses the goal line; • If puck enters net = goal (except if kicked or batted).

ICING • Contact with puck nullifies icing; • Washed out if puck is playable by non-offending team (except goalie); • No icing if offending team shorthanded; • Complete once puck completely crosses goal line.

Icing Procedure Back official • Indicates potential icing with raised arm (inside arm preferred); • Verbally communicates “ICE”; Front official • Pursues puck, shoulder check; • Puck across line = blow whistle; • Check on players.

Icing Procedure (post whistle) Back official • Points to face-off location; • Positions to complete Line Change; Front official • Retrieves puck; • Skates to face-off location; • Completes Face-off procedure.

Icing Procedure Tips • Clear, loud verbal communication: • “ICE” • “NO ICE” • Front official washes out as soon as Icing is nullified.

ICING PROCEDURE V H ONCE ASSURED THERE IS NO PLAYER ACTIVITY IN THE END ZONE R 1 CAN BACK OFF TO THE PLAYER BENCH OR WHERE THERE IS PLAYER ACTIVITY AND HOLD THERE R 1 WHEN THE PUCK IS SHOT FROM BEHIND THE CENTRE RED LINE IN AN ICING SITUATION R 1 WILL SIGNAL THE ICING AND BOTH OFFICIALS WILL FOLLOW THE KEEPING AN EYE PLAYERS ONCE PLAY R 1 DROPS HIS ARM R 2 ON CANTHE NOW BLOW HIS WHISTLE AND PERFORM THE FAST FACE-OFF PROCEDURE R 1 SHOULD NOW GET INTO A POSITION WHERE HE CAN SEE BOTH BENCHES AND PERFORM THE LINE CHANGE PROCEDURE THEN RETREAT TO HIS FACE-OFF POSITION AS R 2 APPROACHES THIS AREA WHEN THE PUCK CROSSES R 2 CAN NOW RETRIEVE THE HE SHOULD CHECK BACK TO THE GOAL LINE R 2 SHOULD AFTER SIGNALLING THE ICING PUCK AND TAKE IT TO THE FACE MAKE SURE THE WITH ICING STILL SIGNAL THE ICING AISPUCK R 2 SHOULD IGNORE THE OFF LOCATION ON DO A WHISTLE AND R 1 WILL LOWER AND J-TURN TO CHECK HIS ARM THE PLAYER ACTIVITY T R 2

Fast Face off Procedure

Fast Face off Procedure ● Official conducting face-off will prepare to drop the puck as soon as possible during a stoppage; ● Official conducting face-off will blow whistle when line change procedure is complete; ● Allow players 5 seconds to line up.

Fast Face off Procedure ● After five seconds, if the players are not in position for face-off, the offending team’s center will be ejected; ● Procedure starts over after an ejection; ● Reducing the time of the stoppage in play is the goal, but NOT at the expense of the quality and fairness of the face-off.

Encroachment

Encroachment ● Centers must lineup with their feet outside of the restraining lines ● Stick must be on the ice and not moving, with the tip in the white area of the face-off dot.

Encroachment ➢Other players must line up with their skates and bodies outside of the face-off circle - on the line is considered in the circle ➢They must also keep their sticks, skates, and bodies completely on their side of the hash marks.

What goes where? Sticks and Skates Sticks, No Skates No sticks, no skates Sticks, No Skates Sticks and Skates

“No sticks, no skates” areas

Encroachment ● If center does not line up properly for the face-off they are removed ● If winger or defenseman encroaches, remove center ● Player that encroached is not allowed to take faceoff.

Encroachment ● On the way in coach them, tell them “feet outside of the lines, stick in the white, don’t move”; by doing this it will speed up your face-offs ● Be consistent with encroachment from the first to last face-off.