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Any individual in
their 12th year of age or older, is eligible
to apply to become an official with
Semiahmoo Minor Lacrosse. Preference will be
given to the younger applicants, as they are
not enticed by the part-time job market that
provides so many opportunities for youth 15
years and older. It takes a good 2-3 years
to train a referee to a level where they are
comfortable and confident. Our objective is
to train and retain our officials for the
long run, so in the future, we have adequate
staffing for the more difficult levels of
Bantam and Midget.
With declining
registration, especially at the Mini-Tyke
and Tyke level, we need to utilize a process
to select the small number from the
applicants.
Again this year, we will require all interested to attend
an information meeting at which they will be issued a Lacrosse Rulebook /
Situation Handbook. They will be given 1 week to study the rules, and will be
required to attend a subsequent meeting to complete a basic written test on the
rules for their appropriate level.
The results of this quiz will be used to assist in the
selection of this year’s new Referees.
Interested applicants should immediately e-mail Curtis
Robinson (cl.rob@telus.net) with their name, age, home phone number, and any
experience you may have officiating other sports. You will immediately receive a
reply that I have your application. After this we will establish a date for the
testing mentioned before. We will endeavour to have the selection process
completed by the end of February.
Curtis Robinson
Head Referee
Semiahmoo Minor Lacrosse Association
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