Welcome to the Educational Programs section of our website. This page contains information on a variety of educational opportunities from various organizations. Officials should consider all information presented, selecting opportunities best fulfilling your individual officiating education goals.

USA Hockey Officiating Zoomcasts

USA Hockey has published approximately 70 Zoomcasts, each one hour in length. These highly informative programs cover a variety of topics from beginning to advanced. You can review the Zoomcasts at any time by accessing the USA Hockey Zoomcast webpage. Please take some time to review one or more of these highly informative programs!
North American Hockey League (NAHL) Officiating Programs

The NAHL Officiating Program has partnered with the USA Hockey Officiating Program to create a number of opportunities for officials based on the official's goals and availability. Briefly, these programs are:
  • Next Shift: A program combining officiating education, exposure, experience and mentorship for officials seeking to gain knowledge about and place themselves in a position to officiate higher levels of hockey. This program is application based and requires a time commitment on and off the ice from participants. Full program details can be found here.
  • Exposure Camp: This is an opportunity for officials to attend a weekend camp providing education, exposure, and experience. This camp is application based and the number of participants are limited. Click here to review the requirements for attendance and applicationi process.
  • Other Selected Events: The NAHL provides officials exposure through a variety of events hosted by various leagues under the NAHL umbrella. The best way to be considered any NAHL event (including exposure events) is to fill out the Show of Interest form on the NAHL website.
​Central District Officiating Experience
 
With the goal of offering development, education and growth opportunities for ice hockey officials from the states of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin, the Central District Officiating Experience provides officials the chance to experience a USA Hockey camp-like atmosphere. The event takes place in Ames, Iowa June 9-14, 2024.  Click here for an application.

WHOA Development Camps

WHOA offers various officiating development camps in conjunction with WAHA player development camps. Offerings vary from year to year.

USA Hockey Development Camps

The entry point for the USA Hockey Development Camp is the Futures Camp. Each summer, Futures Camp is offered for male, female, and sled officiating participants. Futures Camp is for officials 18-28 years of age who wish to review and enhance their officiating skills. Additional information can be found by clicking here.

USA Hockey offers other summer development camps with specific criteria. Please review criteria for these camps by clicking here.

Advanced Officiating Symposium

​The Advanced Officiating Symposium (AOS) leads to tenured status for Level 3 and Level 4 officials. This highly engaging seminar bring together officials from a wide variety of backgrounds providing outstanding conversation and content. It is a great way to meet officials from other parts of the country sharing your interest and dedication to officiating.  Click here for more details on the AOS.

District Officiating Seminar

This unique opportunity is designed for officials of all ages. Typically offered in the late summer or early fall, the DOS utilizes much of the same curriculum as Futures Camp but does not provide game experience. More information on the DOS can be found on the USA Hockey DOS webpage. Attending a DOS fulfills your yearly seminar requirement.

Other Officiating Camps

A variety of officiating camps are offered by individuals nationwide. Officials should vet camps, ensuring camps meet officiating goals and educational needs.