Officials

From local meets to higher-level competition, officials help make speed skating possible. Speed Skating Sask is committed to supporting official development through education, training, and certification opportunities.

Officials Certification Program

The Officials Certification Program consists of five levels for Referees and Starters , three levels for Competitor Steward , Meet Coordinators , Timers, Finish Line Judges, Announcers, Recorders, and all other officials.   

Each level has specific technical, practical and performance requirements. 

  • The technical requirements include attendance at a clinic of the appropriate level (please refer to Specific Certification Requirements). 

  • The practical requirements include officiating at the appropriate number of non-sanctioned and sanctioned competitions (please refer to Specific Certification Requirements) as either an assistant  or chief official. 

  • The performance requirements include a satisfactory evaluation from the chief official or Senior Branch Official, a documented recommendation from the Branch and a review and approval from SASSA and/or SSC ODC. 


​Responsibilities for certification are as follows:

  • Certification at Levels 1 and 2 is the responsibility of SASSA. Certification should follow the OCP requirements.

  • Certification at Levels 3B (SSC sanctioned meets) and 3A (National Age Class Championships/ Junior Trials) is the responsibility of SSC. 

  • Certification at Level ISU International (International Competitions, including ISU sanctioned Can-Am competitions, Senior Trials) and Level ISU (World Cups, World Championships and Olympic Games) is the responsibility of both the SSC and the I.S.U.

Officials Clinics

From Speed Skating Sask

Speed Skating Sask in conjunction with its veteran officials will offer clinics for certification in Levels I & II for the various positions. Members wanting to upgrade to Level III and beyond are asked to contact the Office in order to arrange attendance to SSC Certification Clinics.  All Officials Clinics hosted in Saskatchewan will be posted on this site.

Speed Skating Canada

National clinics for officials shall be coordinated by the Official Development Committee annually, as finances and resources permit, to facilitate the upgrading or certification of National officials and to improve the consistency of officiating across the country.

Normally, this will mean one Level 3 clinic each year, with a different specialty being offered in rotation. Specialties for Level 3 clinics are Referee, Starter, and combined Meet Coordinator/Recorder/Clerk of the Course. Specialized Long Track or Short Track clinics may be held in each specialty to address exceptional situations. Branches will be polled each year to ensure there is sufficient demand for the proposed clinic. Expenses related to clinic attendance, including manuals, are a Branch or individual responsibility. The ODC will appoint all clinic conductors.

Branches may request to host a clinic in a different specialty than that scheduled for that particular season. SSC’s responsibility in such cases would be limited to appointing the clinic conductor. Responsibility for all expenses related to such clinic rests with the hosting Branch. Clinic conductors’ expenses are reimbursed at the current SSC rate.
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All Speed Skating Canada Officials Clinics and Symposiums can be found here .