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How Important is Skating Ability as an Official?
For this week’s blog – I wanted to touch on another important topic, and that’s skating. The speed of the game has gotten so fast that it has become critical for officials to be able to match that speed. The reason why this is so important is because of how crucial it is to have […]
Mentorship and Progressing in Officiating
Seeing as Brandon and Craig had a great discussion about Mentorship, I thought I would pull out this article I wrote a few months back on the same subject: I have often heard it said: “Those who can do, and those who can’t teach”. I guess that after a few years of officiating I might […]
How to Run a Face-Off: A Guide for Linesman
This week I wanted to touch on the topic of face-offs. Face-offs are where linesman make their money, especially in the professional ranks. For someone starting out they seem straightforward enough – however what goes into running a good face-off? Firstly, for most leagues there are only 9 spots where face-offs can occur, the center […]
Our first blog post!
I guess this is our first official blog post. I should probably take the opportunity to explain what Team Stripes is all about. Basically, I have been playing hockey my whole life, and got the opportunity to play prep school in the United States and junior in Canada. After playing, I thought refereeing would be […]