Referee, Adult Leagues

Knowledgeable and familiar with the playing rules of the specified sport required and possess strong communication and organizational skills.

• Communicate with other league officials provide direction to time keepers communicate throughout the game including use of hand signals to communicate official calls to players, staff and spectators.
• Impart knowledge of the game to players and other league officials.
• Attend discipline hearings as required and provide all the required documentation. (i.e. penalty reports, reports to insurance providers, accident/incident reports, etc…).
• Understand the technical rules of the sport and enforce them.
• Making confident calls during league play and addressing player concerns.
• Communicating effectively with other league officials, time keeper, and convener.
• Providing clear and concise instructions to time keeper and feedback to participants.
• Keeping games on time.
• Enforcing sport specific rules and disciplinary action for players, coaches and fans.
• Communicate with players throughout the game and ensure and promote fair play.
• Provide quality customer service to league participants - answer questions, provide them with rationale, accept feedback.
• Ensure the safety of league participants and complete safety checks of the league playing area.
• Enforce league rules and maintain consistency by calling appropriate sport specific penalties.
• Respond professionally to irate players, and potentially volatile situations and diffuse verbal and physical altercations.
• Deescalate heated situations by utilizing game management and redirect players throughout the game.

• 3-5 years of officiating, administration or playing experience in an Adult Sport League environment.
• Primarily community centre environment.
• Emergency First Aid / CPR “B” certificate.
• Referee’s certification in the specific sport is an asset.
• Shift work, including days, evenings and weekends.