HOW TO REGISTER FOR USA HOCKEY TO BECOME AN OFFICIAL

Starting May 1 2025
 

• Register as an official with USA Hockey here:  https://membership.usahockey.com/

• Steps for new officials are listed on this page - please scroll down on the page for a bullet list of steps: Level 1 Now What (aahaofficials.com) 

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AAHA MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT

The minimum age to register to officiate for the 2025-26 season in the
Atlantic District is 13 years old as of December 31, 2024. Click here for the full policy 

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New Policy for Neck Guards

Please visit the following link from USA Hockey regarding a new policy beginning on August 1 that mandates Neck Laceration Protection for all players 18 and Under.

Click Here to Read

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REGISTRATION NOTES FOR Officiating

• You must wait about 24 hours after registering with USA Hockey to register for your seminar.  Sometimes it is sooner, but the system needs time to process your registration and sync with the Courses system before it will find you.
• SafeSport – this is now a 12-month renewal period, not seasonal.  The Safe Sport courses do not show in the available, in progress, or completed courses tabs. They do not show in the dashboard after they are complete. Do not worry about not getting a physical certificate – the physical cert is not required.   Safe Sport reports to the records in the USA Hockey within 24 hours of completion.  Your profiles will not update the Safe Sport status at this time. The IT department is working on the programming to show a date of renewal instead of a season of renewal.

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AAHA 6U and 8U Guidelines

Please see the link below for our District Guidelines on 6U and 8U levels

6U-8U_SEASON_GUIDELINES_2024.pdf (sportngin.com)

Once you have completed all of your requirements and are ready for assignments please click the link below to get the next steps in the process.

https://www.aahaofficials.com/l1next