Cupertino Cougars - Bantam B

2001-2002 Season

Shot Count: You pick a goal that you will be covering and place yourself where you get a nice view of the goal. Then you count shots that either hit the goalie or go into the net. Usually, between periods, the refs will ask you how many shots on that net. If you can get the number of the shooter, GREAT! But, if you can't, don't worry about it.

Penalty Box: There needs to be one parent per Penalty Box. You open the door to let them in and to let them out. You are considered an official so you need to maintain order, but you also need to make sure that you're behaving properly as well. While it's fine to cheer for your team, make sure that you're not yelling at the ref, or making disparaging comments about the other team. Really, it's just all common sense. (And it actually is the best seat in the house!) There are specific rules regarding when the door is opened at the end of the penalty. For major penalties or coincidental minors, the penalty time will not be put on the scoreboard. After the penalty time expires, you will have to wait for a stoppage in play before the player can come out of the box. The referee/scorekeeper will notify you of that fact when it arises. Please make sure the player understands the situation. In the heat of the game, they usually forget this rule and then get nervous when they don't see the "2:00" appear on the scoreboard.

Scorekeep: There are two people in there, one to do the score sheet and the other who will run the clock. It's advised that you bring a watch for any timeouts that might be taken. (We have a rather primitive scoreclock). I would also suggest a pad of paper for any penalties so that you can write down the start time (actually there should be a scoresheet for this). When there is a penalty, pay attention to the clock so that you can tell the penalty box parents when the penalty is done.

Remember that when we are serving in some sort of capacity as an off-ice official, whether it be in the penalty box or scorebox, that we need to behave as neutrally as possible. We need to remember that we are officials and therefore, we can't be banging on the glass, or screaming at the play, etc. The players on the other teams can be very intimidated coming into the penalty box and standing next to the scorebox. So, as hard as it is, try to keep your emotions in check, even if it means going outside after the game to scream. (This doesn't apply to the parents who aren't assigned to game duties. They are free to yell, although technically, according to NORCAL, we aren't supposed to bang on the glass.)

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