Officials Training
All WALOA officials must comply with US Lacrosse annual certification requirements. To meet these requirements officials must complete the requisite number of hours of annual training and/or professional development. The annual requirements—which are based on an official’s certification level—are:
- New Level I (entry level) officials = eight hours
- Returning Level I, New Level II and New Level III officials = five hours
- Returning Level II and Level III officials = three hours
If you are uncertain as to your certification level, ask your primary assigner.
There are various options for completing the required number of hours, including:
- Attendance at the WALOA Annual General Meeting (AGM)
- Attendance at the post-AGM training session
- NILOA (college) officials receive credit for attending the NILOA annual meeting
- US Lacrosse officials development clinics
- Online US Lacrosse courses
- WALOA-conducted classroom sessions
Other options may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Questions should be directed to Gary Crouse, the WALOA Training Chair, at gary.crouse@waloa.org.
More specific information about training options and events will be published as the 2021 season takes shape.