Lesson #7: Referees (all positions)¶
by Stephen Lorimor / Axis of Stevil
Last updated: May 22, 2018
Tips and reminders¶
Skaters (team staff, spectators, etc.) will aggravate you, sometimes on purpose. Any response should be professional and done within the rules.
Referees are not coaches. Our duty is to ensure fair play, not to assist a team or individual skater.
Referees must wear safety gear at all times while standing on skates.
Exception: removing one’s helmet during a national anthem.
Exception: safety gear that provides no medical benefit
Only the lead jammer ref should initially call off the jam in response to a jammer’s call-off signal.
There are ideally 2 inside pack, 2 jammer, and 3 outside pack referees.
Scope of officiating¶
The scope of what we can and cannot officiate is not well defined.
When do we begin and end officiating during a game?
When do we prevent a skater from participating due to injury?
At what point do we bar a skater from participating due to equipment failure?
At some point our authority ends and skaters are responsible for themselves. The line of demarcation is not clear.