All classroom sessions of the NCWLO are offered virtually. Classroom sessions consist of meetings, classroom sessions and bi-weekly Q&A virtual meetings. Please be sure that you have a lap top (not a mobile device) to attend and participate in the classroom/meeting discussions and activities. Links to the sessions are sent to registered and paid NCWLO members via email. If you need a meeting link please email VPtraining@ncwlo.org or registrar@ncwlo.org.
Annual Association Meeting- always the last Sunday in Jan between 9am-10:30 am PST. (Adult officials only)
Annual Rules Interpretation- always the last Sunday in Jan between 10:30am-3pm PST. (All officials)
Classroom Session 1: General Introduction to Lacrosse Officiating (All new adult and junior officials). Offered the week after the Annual Rules Interpretation.
Classroom Session 2: Positioning, Mechanics and Game Situations (All officials). Offered the week after the Annual Rules Interpretation.
Classroom Session 3 &4: Bi-weekly Rules Q&A (All officials must attend 2; held bi-weekly Sunday evenings 7-8pm PST in March, April and May)
Train the Trainer Session: for All returning adult officials that need to complete service hours at a play day. Held the week prior to the 1st play day. Experienced yr 3 junior officials may volunteer to assist for community service hours.
Questions about training requirements email vptraining@ncwlo.org
Session Type | Date | Officials Required | Point of Contact | |
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Annual Association Meeting | Jan 26, 2025 | All Adults | President@ncwlo.org | Meeting link for all sessions are sent via email 1 week prior to the session. Must be a registered official to receive the link. |
Rules Interpretation | Jan 26, 2025 | All Officials | VPtraining@ncwlo.org | |
Session 1: General Intro to Lacrosse Officiating | Feb 4, 2025 (7-9pm) | All New Officials (Adult and Junior) | VPtraining@ncwlo.org | |
Session 2: Positioning, Mechanics and Game Situations | Feb 6, 2025 (6:30-8pm) | All Officials (Adults and Juniors) | VPtraining@ncwlo.org | |
Session 3 & 4: Bi-weekly Rules Q&A | March 16, 30; April 13, 27; May 4 | All Officials (Adults and Juniors) | president@ncwlo.org | |
Train the Trainer Session | Feb 6, 2025 (8:15pm-9pm) | All Returning Adult Officials that will be completing service hours at a play day | VPtraining@ncwlo.org |
All officials must attend a play day and annually be re-certified. Junior officials must attend a youth play day. Returning adult officials must attend a CIF/High School and youth level play day (4 hrs each). New adult officials have the option to attend a youth play day or a HS play day. In all cases the official who is in training will be with an experienced official on the field and the event will be under the supervision of a USA Lacrosse Certified Trainer or Evaluator.
Due to the limited number of play days and USA Lacrosse Certified Trainers and Evaluators, officials will be assigned to play day locations by the Training Committee. Officials MUST be available the entire day, although they will only be scheduled for a 4-5 hour block of time. Should a schedule conflict arise please email assignor2@ncwlo.org and a member of the training committee will connect with you.
Youth Play Days
CIF / High School Play Days
Play Day | Date | Location | Officials Required | Link to Sign Up | Notes | Point of Contact |
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Youth Play Day TBD | Feb 23, 2025 | Sacramento Region-SacMetro | All Junior Officials | Teams contact NCWLO President | New adult officials may request to attend; junior officials only attend ONE play day | Vptraining@ncwlo.org |
Youth Play Day 1 | Feb 23, 2025 | North Bay Region- TBD | All Junior Officials | Teams contact assignor2@ncwlo.org | New adult officials may request to attend; junior officials only attend ONE play day | assignor2@ncwlo.org |
Youth Play Day 2 | March 1 & 2, 2025 | East Bay Region-TBD | All Junior Officials | Teams contact assignor2@ncwlo.org | Junior officials only need to attend ONE play day | evaluations@ncwlo.org |
CIF / High School Play Day 1 | Feb 17, 2025 | Menlo Atherton | All Adult Officials | Teams contact Menlo Atherton HS Coach | Adult officials need to attend ONE CIF and ONE Youth Play day session | vptraining@ncwlo.org |
CIF / High School Play Day 2 | Feb 15, 2025 | Petaluma | All Adult Officials | Teams contact Casa Grande HS Coach | Adult officials need to attend ONE CIF and ONE Youth Play day session | assignor2@ncwlo.org |
CIF / High School Play Day 3 | Feb TBD, 2025 | Davis | All Adult Officials | Teams contact VPtraining@ncwlo.org | Adult officials need to attend ONE CIF and ONE Youth Play day session | evaluations@ncwlo.org |
CIF / High School Play Day | Feb TBD, 2025 | CCS- SCVAL/BVAL/PCAL | All Adult Officials | Teams contact Assignor2@ncwlo.org | Adult officials need to attend ONE CIF and ONE Youth Play day session | assignor2@ncwlo.org |
Please review the google spreadsheet below for your field training session date and location. Your exact reporting time is on the spreadsheet. Arbiter sports will not have your exact reporting time.
2025 Officials Play Day Schedules HERE (coming after Feb 1st)
Youth Game Play Days- will be posted 1 week prior to the event
All returning adult officials are required to attend a youth games play day to be certified for youth games and to complete service hours.