USA Hockey

There was no interview process to become a referee for USA hockey. You must enroll and pass an officiating class/seminar and written test. There is also an on ice skating portion that same day to work on positioning and skating fitness. It would be benficial to watch referee positioning in an NHL...

Most of your work is done on the weekends, for games and tournaments. On those days, you can ref as many games as you want, so you might have a full day, or just one game. In terms of difficulty, each age group and game is different, as anyone who plays a sport would know. Sometimes you get lucky...

You get to choose when and how often you want to work. When you sign up to referee a game, you get there 30 minutes to an hour before the game starts to get dressed and warm up. You will work with one or two other referees depending on the level of play. Once the ice is ready, you skate around, s...