Each summer, the development of young officials continues at the USA Hockey Officiating Development Camps. These camps are used to identify and prepare officials for junior, collegiate, and professional competition, and provide all participants with the fundamental skills needed to return home to their grassroots hockey community and be the best amateur hockey officials they can become. Many of the top officials in the United States have progressed through the various summer development camps, and USA Hockey recruits the top instructors available from professional and collegiate leagues to educate and evaluate the participants in all aspects of officiating. Here is a brief synopsis of each of the camps.

Note: The USA Hockey District Referees-in-Chief have more information regarding each of the development camps. All interested officials that meet the criteria for participation should contact their District RIC. Applications must be submitted to the District RIC by the prescribed deadline.

"USA Hockey has instructors that are second-to-none. The ice sessions were challenging. The classroom sessions were informative. The environment was outstanding and allowed for development. Everything about this camp emphasized becoming a better official. There was no 'fluff' at all. Though it was a mental grind, I can confidently say that after leaving camp, I can go out and conquer the next level with what I've learned and implemented. Not only that, but I can share what I've learned and help others to reach their goals as well." - Michael (Hamburg, NY)

"The other officials here were a blast. We all had a great time pushing each other on and off the ice  and joking around with each other during downtime. I made some great friends here that I hope to see again down the road during my officiating career." - Kyle (Richmond, VA)

"USA Hockey Officiating Summer Camps offer three years of developmental content in less than a week. The opportunity to work a game, and get immediate feedback repeatedly is invaluable. The programs also offer campers an unusual amount of development time with top-level instructors." - Dan (Denver, CO)


FUTURES CAMPS
OBJECTIVE - This camp is a thoroughly educational review of the fundamentals of amateur ice hockey officiating. The Futures Camp establishes a practical understanding of the fundamentals of game management as recommended by the USA Hockey Officiating Program. These areas include positioning, skating fundamentals, rules knowledge, physical fitness, mental preparation, and setting goals. This camp is educational in nature and focuses on reinforcing basic techniques an official needs to manage all levels of amateur hockey.

PARTICIPANTS - These programs each host 12 -18 participants between the ages of (but not exclusive to) 18-28 years old. Applicants should have 2-3 years of overall experience minimum. Experience working Youth level, NAPHL development events, Tier III Junior level, or USA Hockey National Tournaments is preferred (but not required). Furthermore, all participants should possess a desire to bring all information they learn back home to share with their local officiating community.

PROGRAM FEE - $90.00 Registration Fee if selected to participate, plus travel to and from camp location. Housing, meals, facilities use, and classroom materials are provided by USA Hockey.


HIGH-PERFORMANCE CAMP
OBJECTIVE – To advance the educational process of the amateur official who has successfully proven his proficiency with application of the fundamentals of ice hockey officiating as presented at the Futures Camp level. To review and refine the lessons learned at the Futures Camp as the participants attempt to advance to the higher levels of hockey. This camp is focused on the advanced techniques that officials must master to effectively manage hockey games at the highest levels (Tier I & II Junior, NCAA, & Professional), but in doing so re-emphasizing the need to master the fundamentals of officiating. Additional supporting areas of instruction will include power skating, nutrition, physical conditioning and mental preparedness.

PARTICIPANTS - This program hosts 18-24 participants who are between the ages of (but not exclusive to) 20-30 years old. All officials must be USA Hockey registered officials. Experience at the Tier II Junior, Tier III Junior or ACHA Collegiate level or USA Hockey National Tournaments is preferred (but not required).

PROGRAM FEE - $90.00 Registration Fee if selected to participate, plus travel costs to and from the camp location. Housing, meals, facilities use, and classroom materials will be provided by USA Hockey.


OFFICIATING PROGRAM OF MERIT
OBJECTIVE - To instruct those officials who work at the most advanced levels of competitive hockey (Tier I Junior, NCAA, & Professional). To provide participants with the opportunity to receive high levels of both individual and group instruction on college, international and professional mental-function and techniques, including both on and off-ice environments. This camp is focused on the advance techniques that officials must master to effectively manage hockey games at the highest levels.

PARTICIPANTS - All participants will be selected by a committee comprised of Tier I Junior, NCAA and professional league representatives.

PROGRAM FEE - No registration fee required, and USA Hockey will subsidize a portion of travel costs to camp location. Housing, meals, facilities use, and classroom materials will be provided by USA Hockey.


SLED HOCKEY FUTURES CAMP
OBJECTIVE - To instill a wealth of information regarding the playing rules and nuances of Sled Hockey that can be taken back to various regions by the participants and shared with officials at the local level.  To present the basic skills necessary to establish a foundation of officiating skills that will allow each participant to achieve success with officiating Sled Hockey games.  To identify those grassroots officials who have the necessary skills, attitude and desires to achieve this success.

PARTICIPANTS - This program will host six participants between the ages of (but not exclusive to) 18-36 years old. It is strongly recommended that applicants have prior experience working both Sled Hockey and competitive able-bodied hockey. Furthermore, all participants should possess a strong desire to bring all information they learn back home to share with their local officiating community.

PROGRAM FEE - $90.00 Registration Fee if selected to participate, plus travel costs to and from the camp location. Housing, meals, facilities use, and classroom materials will be provided by USA Hockey.

2025 program dates will be announced in early-January 2025.

MEN'S CENTRAL FUTURES CAMP 
Trine University  |  Angola, IN
PARTICIPANTS
Will Brown  -  Princeton, NJ
Tyler Chaney  -  Holland, OH
Cole Colbert  -  Santa Ana, CA
Camron Cotton  -  Evansville, IN
Joshua Danielowski  -  Angola, IN
James Kenny  -  Palatine, IL
Connor Low  -  Washington, DC
Sean McGlynn  -  Hillsboro, MO
Jason Miller  -  Centreville, VA
Collin Nolan  -  Sloatsburg, NY
Dominic Scavullo  -  Warwick, NY
Daniel Tayman  -  Moon Township., PA

MEN'S WESTERN FUTURES CAMP 
Colorado College  |  Colorado Springs, CO
PARTICIPANTS
London Bulgarelli  -  Culver City, CA
Jacob Fillion  -  Las Vegas, NV
Jacob Fisk  -  Cypress, CA
Colin Gent  -  Grand Prairie, TX
Collin Gent  -  Dallas, TX
Nathan Kennedy  -  Leesburg, VA
Kaleb Magnani  -  Lincoln, NE
Rex Maloni  -  Encinitas, CA
Cameron Mullins  -  Lone Tree, CO
Blake Murphy  -  Detroit Lakes, MN
Jack Paster  -  Collegeville, PA
Easton Perrin  -  Fot Collins, CO
Matthew Ridgley  -  Spokane, WA
Christopher Ritchie  -  San Diego, CA
William Shivas  -  Duncansville, PA
Juergen Steupert  -  Bend, OR
Justin Swenson  -  Buffalo, MN
Blake Woerner  -  Colorado Springs, CO

MEN'S NORTHERN FUTURES CAMP 
Lake Superior State University  |  Sault Ste. Marie, MI
PARTICIPANTS
Blake Atkins  -  Fargo, ND
Owen Benjamin  -  Evansville, WI
Karson Buelow  -  Hortonville, WI
Brodie Clark  -  Hampshire, IL
Brayden Cramer  -  Caledonia, MI
Alexander French  -  Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Nathan Gribble  -  West Salem, WI
William Hardwick  -  Warroad, MN
Even Kostohryz  -  Moorhead, MN
Alex Lieberman  -  Morton Grove, IL
Finnian McLaighlin  -  Andover, MN
Braeden Meier  -  Chicago, IL
Erik Mikkelson  -  Waunakee, WI
Joss Olson  -  Bottineau, ND
Michael Safko  -  Pittsburgh, PA
Carson Strachan  -  Herriman, UT
Kyle Weiss  -  Brainerd, MN
Luke Wismer  -  Huntington Woods, MI

MEN'S EASTERN FUTURES CAMP 
Keene State College  |  Keene, NH
PARTICIPANTS
Thomas Brauer  -  Manchester, NH
Will Brauer  -  Manchester, NH
Tyler Hauk  -  Oldsmar, FL
Malachi Letourneau  -  Rehoboth, MA
Darren Mattern  -  Bridgeton, NJ
Sean Smith  -  Brookline, MA
Daniel Stumpf  -  Stillwater, MN
Andrew Voulgarelis  -  Exeter, NH
Matthew Watt  -  West Milford, NJ

WOMEN'S FUTURES CAMP 
Miami University of Ohio  |  Oxford, OH
PARTICIPANTS
Sydney Anderson  -  Sioux Falls, SD
Elena Brigham  -  Saint Albans, VT
Sarah Consolmagno  -  Chicopee, MA
Lara Fischer  -  Obergriesbach, GER
Madeline Lane  -  Millbury, MA
Haylee Mello  -  Glens Falls, NY
Lainey Olson  -  Minnetonka, MN
Madeleine Ruddy  -  Centennial, CO
Monika Szpyt-Jucha  -  Wola, POL
Zoe Taub  -  Coeur d'Alene, ID
Mikayla Walsh  -  Hubbardston, MA
Olivia Yoder  -  Lancaster, PA

MEN'S HIGH-PERFORMANCE CAMP
Daemen College  |  Amherst, NY
PARTICIPANTS
Mark Borek  -  Hillsborough, NJ
Sam Clay-Lund  -  Yucca Valley, CA
Anthony Dematteis  -  Hamden, CT
Josiah Dieman  -  Sussex, WI
Jake Fernandes  -  Danvers, MA
Grant Hendrich  -  Minneapolis, MN
Miroslav Iarets  -  Langhorne, PA
Nate Kozari  -  Las Vegas, NV
Thomas Lyle  -  Wausau, WI
Kyle Mccauley  -  Chesterfield, MI
Kevin McManus  -  Milton, MA
Josh Owczarzak  -  Nashville, TN
Joshua Stachelski  -  West Seneca, NY
Jacob Tolfree  -  Traverse City, MI
Andrew Wilson  -  Bethesda, MD
Jackson Wilson  -  South Portland, ME

WOMEN'S HIGH PERFORMANCE CAMP
Miami University of Ohio  |  Oxford, OH
PARTICIPANTS
Brooke Anderson  -  Fond du Lac, WI
Janice Bolton  -  Denver, CO
Lauren Bowman  -  Salem, MA
Sarah Delaney  -  Whitman, MA
Erica Derrico  -  Pembroke, MA
Maren Emilie Frohaug  -  Hamar, NOR
Trista Johnson  -  Louisville, KY
Ashley Johnson  -  Baltimore, MD
Stacey Mackinnon  -  Northwood, NH
Heidi Niskanen  -  Natick, MA
Marissa Peri  -  Winthrop, MA
Kaelyn Szymanski  -  Sauk Rapids, MN

OFFICIATING PROGRAM OF MERIT
Daemen College  |  Amherst, NY
PARTICIPANTS
Eric Arrigo  -  Des Plaines, IL
Sarah Buckner  - Plymouth, MN
TJ Dockery  -  Lockport, NY
Craig Ford  -  Madison, WI
William Fraser  -  West Des Moines, IA
Reilly Hickey  -  Stowe, VT
Odin Nelson  -  Minot, ND
Jacob Rozenberg  -  Newport Beach, CA
Christopher Rumble  -  West Seneca, NY
Dylan Sater  -  Colorado Springs, CO
Ryan Siegel  -  Dayton, NJ
Jordan Stachelski  -  West Seneca, NY
Adam Tobias  -  Buffalo, NY
Anthony Vikhter  -  Chesterfield, MO
Kacey Walker  -  Snohomish, WA
Kirsten Welsh  -  Conway, PA