IHA Officiating Program

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IHA Officiating Program
Linesman Course
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References

• All information can be found
• 2006 2010 Official Rulebook
• 2006 2010 Official Casebook (dated 12 Aug 2007)
• IIHF Officials Development Program Manual
• IIHF Game Officials Handbook
• www.iihf.org

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What is a Linesman
So you want to be a Linesman?

• A Linesman
• A Linesman is an On-Ice Official who is
  responsible to the On-Ice Referee to assist with
  the conduct and control of a game.
• They are responsible for the enforcement of a
  limited number of rules, the conduct of face-offs
  and the control of players during altercations.
• A Linesman is the starting point to a career as
  an On-Ice Referee.
• Remember All Referees started as a Linesman at
  one stage in their life.

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Duties
What are the Duties of a Linesman?

• During game
• Be on the ice before the players at the start of
  each period
• Conduct all face-offs according to IIHF 2006-2010
  Rule Book
• Stop play according to the rules
• Assist Referee to conduct his duties
• Maintain an authoritative presence on the ice.

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Duties
What are the Duties of a Linesman?

• After game
• At the final buzzer
• Be prepared to act prior to the buzzer
• Ensure team separation at the end of the game
• Conduct post game ceremonies and maintain
  presence until both teams are clear of the ice
• If requested, assist the Referee to write a
  report on an serious penalties

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Appearance

• Dress
• Black Helmet with half visor
• Thunderer Metal Whistle (or equivalent)
• Black pants, shin guards, groin protector
• Official jersey Linesman do not have armbands

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Appearance

• Bearing
• Skate with an authoritative stance
• Do not lean on the boards
• Do not skate or stand around with your hands in
  your pockets
• Do not play kick games with the pucks
• Wear your helmet correctly at all times
• Remember A positive appearance will show teams
  and spectators that you are confident and know
  what you are doing.

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Levels of Accreditation

• IIHF Official levels
• Linesman
• Level 1 Referee
• Youth/Junior level (U20)
• Level 2 Referee
• National Senior level
• Level 3 Referee
• International level (Worlds, excluding Pool A
  and Olympic)
• Level 4 Referee
• Premier level (Olympic Winter Games, World Senior
  Pool A, World Junior Pool A)

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Duty of Care

• Safety
• All On-Ice officials have a duty of care to
  players and spectators at all times pre, during
  and post game.
• Things that you need to be aware of On-Ice are
• Arena condition Boards, benches, ruts in ice
• Blood on players
• Players equipment Face cages, mouthguards
• Emergency Action Plan for Rink Injury,
  evacuation procedures

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Duty of Care

• Safety
• Things that you need to be aware of Off-Ice are
• Alcohol and Spectator control
• Security of players post-game
• First Aiders/Medical Officers location

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Rule book

• 2006 2010 Official Rulebook
• All officials need to be aware of current rules
  and interpretations of these rules. To aid you in
  this the IIHF have produced two very important
  documents
• 2006 2010 Official Rulebook, and
• 2006 2010 Official Case book.

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The Rink

• The Lines
• Centre Line Red, 30cm wide, divides the rink in
  two halves.
• Goal line Red, 5 cm wide, 4 m from end of rink
• Blue line Blue, 30 cm wide, dive the rink into
  three equal zones
• Defending Zone, where one team has its goal
• Neutral Zone, the central zone, and
• Attacking Zone, the farthest zone.

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Rink Layout
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The Blue Line

• Understanding the Zone
• The Blue Line
• Outside edge

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Offside

• Offside
• Players of an attacking team shall not precede
  the puck into their attacking zone.
• The determining factors in deciding are
• The players skate position,
• The puck position.
• Face Off
• At the nearest face-off spot in the neutral zone.
• If ruled Intentional, at the end face-off spot
  in the attacking players defending zone.

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Offside

• Offside Signal
• The linesman shall first blow the whistle and
  then extend the non whistle arm horizontally
  pointing along the blue line.

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Offside

• Delayed Offside
• A delayed offside occurs when the puck is shot or
  passed out of the defending zone and is then
  deflected back into the defending zone by either
  another player or official, while opposition
  players are still in the zone.
• Linesman signal the delay by raising their right
  arm vertically above their head.

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Offside

• Delayed Offside Signal
• The right arm, non whistle arm, is raised fully
  extended above the head. To cancel out a delayed
  offside, simply lower the arm to the side.

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Icing

• Icing
• Should a player of a team equal in strength or
  superior in numerical strength shoot, bat or
  deflect the puck from his own half of the ice
  beyond the goal line of the opposing team, play
  shall be stopped and icing shall be called.
• A face off shall take place at the end zone
  face-off spot of the offending team nearest to
  where they last touched the puck.

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Icing

• No Icing
• No Icing shall be called
• If the puck enters the goal the goal is
  allowed.
• If the offending team is Short Handed at the
  instant the puck is shot.
• If the puck touches any part of an opposing
  player, including the goalkeeper, before crossing
  the goal line.

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Icing

• No Icing (cont)
• No Icing shall be called
• If, in the opinion of the linesman, any player
  from the opposing team, except the goalkeeper, is
  able to play the puck before it crosses the goal
  line.
• Once the goalkeeper leaves his goal crease or
  when the goalkeeper is outside his goal crease
  during icing situation and moves in the direction
  of the puck.

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Icing

• Icing signal
• The back linesman signals a possible icing, by
  fully extending the non whistle arm over his
  head.
• The arm remains raised until the front linesman,
  either blows the whistle to indicate the icing,
  or until the icing is washed out.
• Once icing has been called by the front linesman,
  the back linesman shall then cross his arms in
  front of the chest and then shall point to the
  appropriate face-off spot and skate to it.

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Icing

• Icing signal

• Back Linesman
• - Initial signal

• Back Linesman
• - After whistle by Front linesman

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Face Off

• The art of the drop
• The conduct of the face-off is the Bread and
  Butter of the linesman. This is one of the main
  duties a linesman conducts during games.

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Face Off

• The art of the drop
• After play has been stopped, the linesmen first
  ensure that no altercations are taking place.
• Once clear, the Linesman that stops play shall go
  directly to the face-off spot. The other linesman
  will then retrieve the puck and move to the
  location indicated by the other linesman.
• He will then prepare to conduct the drop.

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Face Off

• The art of the drop
• As soon as the Referee drops his arm, the
  linesman conducting the face-off shall then blow
  his whistle to indicate to players they have 5
  sec to line up.
• At the end of the 5 sec or sooner, if the
  centremen are ready, the linesman shall then drop
  the puck.

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Face Off

• The art of the drop
• A more detailed explanation of the procedure is
  in the IIHF Game Officials Handbook, Annex 2.
• This procedure will be practiced during the
  on-ice training and assessment phase of the
  course.

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Positioning

• Where to stand
• There are a number of positions the Linesman
  needs to be aware of for certain situations
• Referee conducting face-off
• Time outs
• End Zone face-off

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Positioning

• Where to stand
• Referee conducting face-off

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Positioning

• Where to stand
• Time outs

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Positioning

• Where to stand
• End Zone face-off

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Goal

• When a goal is scored
• Both linesmen should be anticipating a stoppage
  or goal when the play is close to the goal net.
  In the case of a goal, if the situation requires,
  both linesmen should proceed straight towards the
  goal net and separate the teams to avoid any
  altercations.

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Goal

• When a goal is scored
• Once this is clear then the back linesmen
  proceeds to the centre face-off spot while the
  forward linesman retrieves the puck and then
  conducts a handoff to the Referee at centre ice.

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Goal

• When a goal is displaced
• The Linesman is responsible for stopping play
  when a goal has been displaced and the Referee
  has not observed the movement.
• The following guidelines need to be considered
  when making the call
• If the puck is in the same zone and the goal,
  play must be stopped immediately.
• If the goal is displaced by a player whose team
  is in control of the puck, play must be stopped
  immediately.

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Goal

• Protection of Goalie
• A Goal keeper is not fair game just because he
  is outside his crease.
• Although there are penalties that a Referee may
  apply against players that contact a goalie,
  there is a duty of care, to the goalie, to
  provide him protection from incidents and/or
  injury.
• Each Linesman must be prepared to provide a
  shield between altercating players and the Goalie.

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Misc Infractions

• Early change of goalie/player
• When a team substitutes a player for the goalie,
  during play, it is the back linesman's
  responsibility to ensure the change is not made
  too early.
• It the replacement player leaves the bench before
  the goalie is within 3 m of the bench, the back
  linesman should blow his whistle to stop play,
  provided that offending team has the puck.

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Misc Infractions

• Too many men on the ice
• When a team with the puck has too many men on
  the ice, the Linesman should stop play if the
  Referee does not see the infraction.
• If the team without the puck has too many men on
  the ice, the Linesman shall report this to the
  Referee on the first stoppage of play.

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Misc Infractions

• Too many men on the ice - Signal
• The signal which is used for Too many Men is

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Misc Infractions

• Out of playing area
• When the puck is shot or deflected out of the
  playing area the play, or hits the roof or any
  overhead lighting/scoreboard, the play shall be
  stopped.
• Linesmen should give the Referee the first chance
  to stop play before they blow their whistles.

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Misc Infractions

• Escort Duties
• When a penalty has been assessed to a player, a
  Linesman is required to escort the player, or
  players, to the penalty bench.
• A player is also required to be escorted from the
  ice to the change rooms when given a Major, Game
  Misconduct or Match Penalty.

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Hints and Tips

• The following hints and tips will assist you
  during the conduct of a game.
• When the puck goes over the boards give the
  Referee the opportunity to call it. The face off
  should go back to the spot where the puck was
  shot or last played.
• Dont go deep into the end zone when the Referee
  is only a short distance behind the play.
• When following play into the end zone, stay near
  the boards.
• Dont blow the whistle in an effort to get play
  started.

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Hints and Tips

• Dont blow the whistle to stop a roughing
  situation after play has been stopped.
• With the puck in the neutral zone, both linesmen
  should be close to their blue lines.
• On a face-off, make sure the Referee is ready and
  in position before dropping the puck.
• As the Referee comes out of the end zone to
  follow play, the back linesman should watch
  players coming out behind him.

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Hints and Tips

• Be agile and alert to avoid blocking and stopping
  the puck along the side boards.
• A close offside play at the blue line would not
  usually be classified as intentional offside.
• Linesmen should be alert at all times and aware
  of everything that is happening on the ice, and
  provide information when requested by the
  Referee.
• When retrieving the puck, the linesmen should be
  watching all of the players on the ice.

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Not Sure?
Questions?
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Conclusion

• Hockey is for Life
• Remember
• This is your first step towards a rewarding
  experience as an On Ice Official.
• Without Referees, the players dont have a game
• Lastly, Dont forget to enjoy yourself

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