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    • Home
    • About WALOA
    • Returning Officials
    • Scorekeepers and Timers
    • Become A Ref!
      • Certification Process
      • US Lacrosse Courses
      • Classroom/Field Training
      • Contact Us!
    • Refs In Action
    • Join The Team!
    • Rules and Reviews
    • COVID Update
    • Downloads
  • Home
  • About WALOA
  • Returning Officials
  • Scorekeepers and Timers
  • Become A Ref!
  • Refs In Action
  • Join The Team!
  • Rules and Reviews
  • COVID Update
  • Downloads

Courses For Certification

USA Lacrosse Online Courses- Step 1

  1. You will need to be an active member with USA Lacrosse to access these courses. 
  2. Start by logging in to your USA Lacrosse account. 
  3. Navigate to Officials, then Online Courses

USA Lacrosse Online Learning

Courses For Certification

USA Lacrosse Online Courses- Step 2

You should now be in your dashboard for Online Learning at USA Lacrosse. 

There are sections for "Catalog", "My Courses", and "Transcript".

If you have taken courses previously, they will be listed under My Courses and Transcript. Certifications for courses you have completed can be downloaded from the Transcript section. You will also see your most recent courses lined up at the bottom, they will show as "Completed" or "Resume Course". 

Open the Catalog and choose the correct course for your level of certification.

Courses For Certification

USA Lacrosse Online Courses- Step 3

Here's where it can be tricky- Which Courses Do You Need?

In the Catalog, there are different categories of courses.

We want the Official Education and Development section. 

Open that.

Courses For Certification

USA Lacrosse Online Courses- Step 4a: NEW Officials

For NEW Officials, you will need to complete two courses:

1. Officials rules Courses for New Officials

  • This course has 7 sections.
  • 6 sections cover the rules and mechanics of officiating
  • 1 section has the Online Rules Course

2. USA Lacrosse Annual Rules Exam- Boys' Youth Rules

After completing your courses you can download a .pdf file of the certificate.

When you have successfully completed the EOD Level 1 Course AND the Online Rules Exam,  use the link to send the .pdf copies to WALOA.

Upload pdf copies of your certifications here

Courses For Certification

USA Lacrosse Online Courses- Step 4b: RETURNING Officials

For RETURNING Officials, complete the 2022 Boys' Lacrosse Rules Exam for the level you will be officiating (Youth, HS, or NCAA).

When you have successfully passed the annual exam, send a pdf copy to WALOA using the link below.

Upload pdf copies of your certifications here

Courses For Certification

Step 5: Classroom Education

USA Lacrosse requires all officials to attend classroom/field training every year. 

For NEW Officials there will be a longer session, to review what you learned online. 

NEW Officials will also attend a "field Day" to apply their newly learned skills in a controlled game environment, typically a jamboree.

Returning Official often assist in training the new officials during the jamborees.

Click the link below for a listing of scheduled Classroom/Field Training sessions for 2022.

2022 Classroom and Field Training

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