Hi guys!
Today I'm really excited because I am about to go backstage to talk to a referee, and
to see what it takes to be an official at the Paralympics.
Hey guys, I'm Kevin Webinger.
I'm from Calgary, Alberta.
IPC Para Ice Hockey referee.
First time at the Paralympics.
I've done many World Championships in the last few years.
This is my last game of the tournament, 5th 6th team Vs, it is, Czech Vs Norway for a
placement for next year's World Championships.
Before our games as we are getting warmed up and even changed we will start talking
about the game and getting ready and focused and start going over the rule book and players
to watch out for.
We are kinda getting more mentally into the game and mentally strong and prepared.
It is a great profession and great job that I did so I don't have to work at McDonald's
or anything.
My parents said you need a job.
I was 13 and so I started reffing hockey and making a little bit of hockey on the side.
And it kinda turned into a full time job over the last 15 years so I have been really fortunate,
it has been a great opportunity.
I wish more kids would start doing it.
Just to be with the players and keep active.
It's just awesome.
I love it.
Three whistles, better than one.
See it, call it, if you can see in front of me make sure it is good.
I feel fine.
Let's go.
Teeing was brought in to the rule book, it's definitely not in able body hockey, it's when two sleds
kind of come together but we have a couple of different angles and so if they come head
on it's not really a penalty.
But if it's designed to take a player out or hurt the other player in the sled then
that's when we call it.
The signal for it is this.
We do this for teeing.
It's a big penalty.
That's probably the most major difference between that and able bodied hockey.
It's a lot different from the referees perspective just from positioning and trying to get out
of the way so we don't get taken out.
They take off your feet and stuff so as you can see this is just from doing the tournament
a couple of holes and a little more marks than you would get in able bodied hockey.
Thank the players, good game.
A really good hockey game.
That's the way most of the games should have gone.
I wish more of them were like that.
A really good game.
Good group, good game.
A good way to finish the tournament.
No comments:
Post a Comment