Qualified Referee and Scorekeepers

All teams entering CEVA tournaments must have a qualified referee and scorekeeper for each match. The referee and scorekeeper do not have to be players on the team but must be currently registered with the CEVA region (i.e., coach, friend, or parent) and passed the background screening. All clubs must have a qualified adult as a referee and a qualified scorekeeper for every sanctioned tournament. Junior players may not officiate in the R1 position in the CEVA region.

To become a qualified referee and/or a scorekeeper you must attend a CEVA Referee/Scorekeeper Club Clinic.

Club Clinics will be scheduled through the CEVA Office. The clinician’s fee is $50.00 per 60 attendants at the Club Clinic. The fees will be paid directly to the clinician (Please do not write the check to CEVA). Please contact the CEVA office to receive information on setting up club clinics.

Teams without a qualified referee or scorekeeper at a CEVA tournament event, after February 1^st of each season, must pay $50.00 for the day for a Head Official to cover the team’s officiating assignments or must make other arrangements to have their officiating responsibilities covered by a qualified individual not playing, coaching, tournament directing, or otherwise actively participating in the tournament. The fine must be paid at the tournament. In the event that a team is without a certified referee or scorekeeper at a CEVA tournament for a second time or more, the team must pay $75.00 for the day for a Head Official to cover the team’s officiating assignments.