The 2011-2012 Seminar season is closed. The seminar season ran from August 27, 2011 - November 12, 2011. The seminar schedule for 2012-2013 will be announced at the annual WHOA and WAHA meetings in May, 2012.
NEWS FROM USA HOCKEY ANNUAL CONGRESS:
PASSED: Eliminate checking at Peewee level (Click here to view the USA Hockey press release on Progressive Body Checking); Allow tag-up for Bantam, Midget U16 & U18, and Girls 14U, 16U, & 19U; Player serving Major Penalty must immediately go to penalty box; Allow the 2 and 2 officiating system for Midget U16 & U18 and Girls 16U & 19U; Second fighting penalty in a season is a 3 game suspension and third one in a season is a suspension pending a hearing (like a Match Penalty).
FAILED: Disallow icing while shorthanded; Faceoffs at one of the 9 dots.
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State Tournament Eligible Officials Schedulers may view the list of officials who are eligible for WAHA Playoffs and State Tournaments by clicking here. Schedulers may view the State Tournament assigning guidelines by clicking here. Logins For Officials Officials can still use the Game Report and Incident Report systems using their old logins (see the Game Reporting button on the left). Old Exams Available For Study Purposes The 2010-2011 Level 2 and Level 3 Closed Book exams are available as practice exams to help officials study for the 2011-2012 Closed Book exams. These exams may be found under Documents; in the document tree they are under USA Hockey|Miscellaneous|Old Exams. Logins For Referee Schedulers Referee Schedulers can still use their old logins to verify registration status of officials--just click here to go to the verification site. New Referee Schedulers can click on the same link to request a login. |
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WHOA Members:
I hope you all are having a great summer and using the off-season as an opportunity to recharge the batteries.
The 2011-2012 WHOA registration season will be starting at 9 AM on August 2. We have implemented a new seminar registration system that hopefully will be easy to use for our membership. With the new system, you will pay your WHOA dues when you register for a seminar. This is a change from last year where USA Hockey collected the WHOA dues upon registering with USA Hockey. You will need to register for your seminar on the WHOA site and then register with USA Hockey.
Here are some points to remember:
Please read the entire registration page. It is there to help you through the process. By clicking the acknowledgment, you are indicating that you understand all WHOA registration policies and procedures.
Be careful in selecting the correct level when registering on the USA Hockey website. Take a couple of seconds to make sure you have the right radio button selected for the level you are registering for. The USA Hockey National Office will not refund any portion of fees and your registration level is final once your fees are paid.
You MUST pre-register for all USA Hockey/WHOA seminars. There are no-walk ups accepted at seminar locations for returning officials. Walk-ups will only be accepted if you are a first-year official, under 18 and space is available. We do not guarantee space for walk-ups and space available is at the discretion of WHOA. The walk-up fee is $30 (no cash or credit cards accepted).
REGISTER EARLY! Seminars do fill-up quickly and it is first-come, first-served. WHOA does not hold seats in seminars.
If you are 18 years and older and have no successfully completed the WHOA Background Screening Program, the system WILL NOT allow you to register until this step is complete. We receive screening data in weekly batches. Do not delay in taking care of this. If you have questions, contact Ryan Schroder, WHOA Screening Committee Chair at, Screening@wihoa.org.
Be sure there are enough seats in the seminar and you are confirmed before you register with USA Hockey. This will alleviate any confusion to registering with USA Hockey first and not being able to get into a seminar. USA Hockey or WHOA will not refund registration fees under any circumstances.
Register for the same level of seminar as you registered with USA Hockey. If you do not attend the same level seminar, it will cause a database mismatch at USA Hockey and you may be reclassified to Level 1. USA Hockey will not refund fees if you fail to attend the seminar for your level.
If you need to change your seminar location, WHOA will charge you a change fee of $20.00 and this will be an online process. The WHOA Board of Directors felt by registering for a seminar, you are taking a seat and preventing someone else from attending the seminar. It also prevents officials from changing seminars several times a year, which did occur in 2010.
Study for the closed-book rules exams (if applicable). Crack open the rule and casebook so you are fully prepared. For those applying for Level 3 and Level 4, there will be more situations from the Casebook as in previous years. Don’t get caught off guard at the seminar…PREPARE!
Since this is a new system, your seminar attendance will be processed within 2-3 weeks so please be patient. Returning officials can officiate on the 2010-2011 crest until November 30, 2011.
**IMPORTANT** WHOA closes seminar registration at 8:00 AM 5 days prior to the seminar. This means Monday 8:00 AM for a Saturday seminar and Tuesday 8:00 AM for Sunday seminars. This is important to allow WHOA time to prepare the required material for each seminar. If you need routine assistance, DO NOT wait until the Thursday or Friday night before the seminar when we have completed our rosters and we're ready to go. We normally can deal with issues when they arise; however, from Thursday on it may be difficult to receive an answer.
If you have problems or questions, DO NOT CALL THE USA HOCKEY NATIONAL OFFICE! Please contact Ryan Ourada, WHOA Education Coordinator at Education@wihoa.org or (920) 857-6501. My email address is ric@wihoa.org. Usually, we can assist you with your issue at the state level within 24 hours.
Have a great seminar season everyone and do not hesitate to contact us for any reason.
Tim Richter
WHOA Referee-in-Chief