Ref Clinic coming to Stettler, all the information you need to know to register (Additional Information at the Bottom) **REMINDER TO REGISTER**
REMINDER TO REGISTER FOR REF Clinic in Stettler September 29, 2018!
NEW REGISTRATION/CLINIC PROCESS FOR ON-ICE OFFICIALS
Hockey officials in Alberta will find a few changes in the registration and clinic process as they prepare for the 2018/19 season.
As a part of a larger restructuring at the provincial and regional levels, Hockey Alberta is implementing a fully online registration and payment process for clinics that also requires ALL adult officials (19 years and older) to have a current Criminal Record Check (CRC) on file as a prerequisite to being allowed to register for a clinic.
Adult officials must complete a CRC every three seasons, as per Hockey Alberta’s policy. The CRC requirement has been in place for three seasons; therefore officials who completed a CRC in that initial season will need to complete the CRC process again this year.
CRCs are accepted only through the online platform of Sterling Talent Solutions. http://www.backcheck.net/hockeyalberta Once received by Hockey Alberta, it may take up to a week for HRC to be updated; therefore, officials are advised to complete the CRC process as soon as possible.
Clinic listings and registration links go live on the Hockey Alberta website in August. The deadline to register for a clinic is 10 days prior to the clinic date, to allow for materials to be shipped to instructors. Registration and payment for a clinic must be done online, with payment only accepted via Visa or MasterCard (no debit or prepaid cards allowed).
For new officials, the requirement to complete Hockey University (HU - Online Officiating 1/2) prior to attending a clinic remains in place. This will require a new official to set up an eHockey account if the individual does not already have one.
Please feel free to visit https://www.hockeyalberta.ca/news/072018/new-registration-clinic-process-ice-officials-811/
If you have any questions, please contact Doug Baltimore - dbaltimore99@gmail.com or Sandra Schell - sschell04@gmail.com
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ADDED AUGUST 13, 2018
A few highlights from Hockey Alberta's release on the new registration process that will be affecting many of your centers are as follows:1. Clinics registrations will be closing 10 days prior to the clinic date. NO EXCEPTIONS. The days of registering the day before or forgetting and showing up at the clinic the day of and having an instructor manually add you to the class are over. If you show up to the class without having registered, you will be turned away.2. Clinic registration costs will be PAID ONLINE ONLY when the officials register for their clinic. This means, that those centers who pay for their officials registration will have to reimburse the officials later in the season as the instructors will no longer be handling money at the clinic.3. Hockey Alberta is soft launching an online exam format for officials clinics this fall, with the idea that in the coming years we will no longer have paper exams. Since most people these days have some sort of smart device, we are encouraging people to bring a smart device to the clinic so that we can do as many tests online as possible. Yes, we will still have paper exams for people who need one.Last thing, CRIMINAL RECORD CHECKS. The bulk of us will have to renew or criminal record checks this seasons as we are now on the 4th season that the initiative has been in place. We are encouraging people not to wait until the last minute to complete their check since you cannot register for a clinic without one, and depending on the volume of checks you could be waiting a few days of even a week to get your results.
