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Code of Conduct

Please read and review the Code of Conduct.

Officials are ambassadors of the game and must always conduct themselves with this responsibility in mind. The below are examples of such behavior and is not meant to be an exhaustive list of parameters. You are being paid to provide a professional service first and foremost.

➢ Act in a professional and businesslike manner at all times and take your role seriously. This includes, but is not limited to, being on time, dressing appropriately for the assignment, and working the game with a positive and appropriate attitude.
➢ Strive to provide a safe and sportsmanlike environment in which players can properly display their hockey skills.
➢ Know all playing rules, their interpretation and their proper application.
➢ Remember that officials are teachers. Set a good example.
➢ Make your calls with quiet confidence, never with arrogance.
➢ Control games only to the extent that is necessary to provide a positive and safe experience for all participants within the constraints of the playing rules.
➢ Violence should never be tolerated.
➢ Be fair and impartial at all times.
➢ Answer all reasonable questions and requests.
➢ Use honesty and integrity when answering questions.
➢ Adopt a zero tolerance attitude toward verbal or physical abuse. Be careful to discern between player verbal abuse and player frustration.
➢ Never use foul or vulgar language when speaking with a player, coach, or spectator. This is regardless of anyone else’s treatment of you. Silence cannot easily be misquoted.
➢ Admit your mistakes when you make them.
➢ Never openly criticize a coach, player or other official.
➢ Keep your emotions under control.
➢ Never engage in any behavior that could be construed as sexual harassment pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
➢ Only accept assignments within the scope of your ability.
➢ Only accept assignments if you can commit to working them to the best of your ability.
➢ Use only USA Hockey Approved Officiating Techniques & Policies.
➢ Dedicate yourself to personal improvement and maintenance of your officiating skills.
➢ Respect your supervisor and his/her critique of your performance.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
Each member of LAHOA is an independent contractor and is the sole person responsible for their
tax liability. It is LAHOA’s responsibility to ensure that all referees acknowledge their status as
independent contractors. LAHOA assumes no liability for the status of their member referees.