Registering and Refereeing Courses

[Eric Ciezar]

Good Afternoon County Members - Important

The NRU is advocating that each member club needs to have a certain number of referees/officials available as club referees or back up referees for their club. Currently there are only two or three of us (Josh, Stratton, Ciezar) who have our qualifications.

We need more certified referees attached to our club and here are some incentives to get certified as a referee.

1. The club will support your cost for the certification course and you will get reduced county fees if you register as a player and referee for the summer. 

2. You get paid $1 per minute for junior/high school games which will be good for guys who are still in school and need some extra cash. They are usually on Wed nights and Saturday mornings.

There are 3 upcoming one day clinics in our region Niagara Falls - April 22, London Apr 29, Brantford - May 6.

If you are interested please let me know ASAP and I will let you know what you have to do and assist you with the process. Below is some more info.

RO Referee Level 1 Course Info 2023

Eric Ciezar (me/moi)

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