This year saw many of our New Hampshire officials attend referee development camps. The NE District in a joint effort with the North American Hockey League, provided a joint advanced district officiating camp in which several NH officials attended. We also sent students to attend the Harvard NCAA camp, USA Hockey Prospects camp, and the USA Hockey futures camp. Congrats to all those who attended.
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When the USA Hockey Board of Directors ratified the Declaration of Safety, Fair Play and Respect in June of 2019 its intent was to create a culture that eliminates: 1) hits to the head, 2) hits from behind and 3) late hits.
The onus on modifying the culture lies with everyone in the game, from players, coaches and officials to media, parents, fans and administrators.
While the focus of the Declaration is largely around changing the culture and mindset involved with body checking, there is also language that deals with unsportsmanlike conduct centered around banging on the boards to celebrate a body check. Below this video of Pat Kelleher, executive director of USA Hockey, commenting on the Declaration, there is a document that clarifies the intent around what has been a long-standing part of the USA Hockey rulebook.
This video is a MUST watch for all coaches, players, parents, and officials. This video provides solid examples of the types of plays that should be considered acceptable and unacceptable. Please take a few moments to watch and learn a better way to play our sport.
