Two golf tournaments are scheduled in April in our area. Both events are benefit tournaments, one for the Nova Cool Cats, the other for the Katelyn Hall Foundation.

SHOA has entered teams in these tournaments in years past. This year again, please consider giving a little of your time to one or both of these very worthy causes.

Registration packages are available. Please click on the appropriate link to download the form for the event of your choice. These forms are in PDF format.

Important note: The Nova Cool Cats tournament had to be rescheduled because of inclement weather. The new date is posted below and the corresponding link will give you the new registration flier.

NOVA COOL CATS Golf Tournament (Chantilly National Golf and Country Club in Centreville, VA, on Monday May 12, 2008): click here.

Team Katelyn’s 3rd Annual Golf Tournament (Lansdowne Golf Club in Lansdowne, VA, on Monday April 7, 2008): click here.

The playoffs are over but SHOA's work is never done. The regularly scheduled April General Membership Meeting is slated for Thursday, April 24, at the Gardens Ice House in Laurel. Last month more than 20 officials attended our meeting in Northern Virginia, so let's see if we can top that at the Maryland site. The meeting is slated for faceoff at 7:30 p.m.

For those planning ahead, the May General Membership Meeting will also be held at The Ice Gardens in Laurel on Thursday, May 22. At this meeting the annual elections will be held, so plan on attending. It will also begin at 7:30 p.m.

The Southeastern District Referee Development Festival will be held May 1 - 4, 2008 at the Kettler Capitals' Iceplex, in Arlington, VA. The purpose of this event is to provide an intensive, high-level training experience to selected local officials whose demonstrated performance indicates potential to be effective and successful at higher competitive levels.

This festival represents an opportunity for each official to improve his or her skills and gain experience in high level games. A full and more complete announcement is posted on www.southeastrefs.org.

An online application form is required and can be accessed here. Space in this camp is limited to 24 participants, and applications will be accepted from officials throughout the Southeast District. The application deadline is March 28.

Applicants must be level 2 or higher, and there is a $50.00 fee to defray expenses. The application will require that you enter your USA Hockey membership number. This number appears on the membership card USA Hockey provided you with your crest. You may also contact your State Supervisor of Officials for assistance in retrieving this number.

This camp has been a great learning experience for many in past years, and this year promises to provide that experience for his year's group of attendees. Please give your participation in this camp your undivided attention in the next few days.