It's Registration Time - Important Information for All Officials

It is that time of year again and I would like EVERYONE to pay very careful attention to this communication. That means EVERYONE -- all of the mentorees, all the Level 1, 2, 3 and 4 officials. So there is no mistake, all registrations expire November 30, 2010 -- everyone will have to re-register as an official for the upcoming 2010-11 season. If you have not yet attended or registered for a seminar, do so now!

Registration includes: 

• Registering online as an official at www.usahockey.com. (Registration will begin sometime in August. You will receive a postcard from USA Hockey reminding you to do so.)
• Attending an ALL DAY seminar (where Level 2, 3 & 4 officials must complete and pass a closed book test).
• Completing and passing the open book test.
• Completing and passing a skating test (only required for Level 4 officials).

September 14-15 - DFW (Levels 1, 2, 3)
This will be a "two evening" deal as we have run in the past for all those who couldn't make it to one of the prior seminars. You will be required to attend both evenings. Pre-registration is required; see information at the bottom of this announcement for details about how to register.

Location:  Dr. Pepper Star Center - Euless (Euless, TX)
Dates:       September 14-15, 2010
Seminar Contact:  Steve Henderson (shenders66@gmail.com)  

Please make sure you get to one of these seminars or you may have to find one in an other area in order to register as an official this season. 
 
MHOA OFFICIALS should register for a seminar online using the MHOA2.org website. If you have not yet attended and are not yet registered for a seminar, you should register ASAP -- log into MHOA2.org, go to Training--->USA Hockey Seminars and select the seminar you plan on attending. The seminars will be filled on a 1st come 1st serve basis and registration will be CLOSED 5 days prior to each seminar. We have a limited amount of space for each seminar so please register early to ensure your spot.

NEW OFFICIALS (those who have not been previously registered) should contact me (kkjreinhard@charter.net) for further information.

If you have any questions, please contact me (kkjreinhard@charter.net). 

Ken Reinhard, MHOA
Local Area Supervisor of Officials, North Texas
USA Hockey

MHOA Mentor Program

MHOA has developed a formal Mentor Program for training new officials.  If you are interested in becoming an ice hockey official for MHOA you must successfully complete the MHOA Mentor Program.  Successful graduates of the Mentor Program become members of MHOA, and are then assigned games as a regular official.

Minimum Age Requirement: 14

Prerequisite:  MHOA conducts orientation meetings for new officials twice a year.  At this meeting is it explained what is required of officials and what MHOA expects from them.  Also at this meeting all candidates are evaluated as to observation skills, skating skills and an explanation as to why they are interested in officiating ice hockey.  From those interested parties who attend the meeting, about 20 candidates are selected and invited to join the mentor program.

If you are under the age of 17 then a parent must attend the orientation meeting.

Attendance at the orientation meeting is mandatory for you to be considered, but attendance does not guarantee you a spot.

Next Scheduled Orientation:  October 2010 (specific dates are not yet set)

Current Mentor Class:  Spring 2010

Mentor Class Information: 

• If invited to join the program, each candidate must complete 12 hours of classroom training and 3 hours of on ice training.
• After you complete the training you will spend about 4 months working games with Senior Officials of MHOA. 
• If successful, the candidate "graduates" and is eligible to be assigned on the normal MHOA schedule.

You may contact Bob Williams, Mentor Program Director, at mentordirector@mhoa.org for additional information.  You can also keep checking MHOA's web page, www.mhoa.org, and also look for notices posted in the rinks for the announcement of the date, time and location of this meeting.

Need to Schedule Referees?

If you would like to schedule MHOA officials to work your game(s), please contact MHOA President Ralph Hunter, by emailing: president@mhoa.org.

Members Area Access

Welcome to the MHOA website! If you are a MHOA member, but do not know your login name / password for accessing the "Members Area" of this site, email webmaster@mhoa.org to request login info. Please include in the email: your full name, USA Hockey Level, and birthdate.

In the "Members Area", you'll find special announcements just for members, useful documents, and a current Member Directory. In addition, you'll be able to view and update your contact information and learn about MHOA's email distribution lists.

Note: MHOA.org Members Area access is restricted to those officials who reside in the DFW area and regularly officiate games for MHOA. If you are an out-of-town official who travels to DFW occassionally to work games, the Rules page and Rinks page within the "Public Area" of this site contain the information you require.