Officiating

Rose City Rollers is always recruiting officials of all genders! We have opportunities for both Skating and Non-Skating Officials. Officials are essential for facilitating fair and safe game play.  Skating Officials / Referee officiate Roller Derby on skates with protective gear; Non-Skating Officials officiate Roller Derby off skates.

• Be part of world-class derby: Officials practice and train every Wednesday & Saturday during Rose City league scrimmage. You’re part of the action when home teams and travel team practice and scrimmage each other.
• Learn about derby: There is no better way to learn the rules of roller derby than to be a part of the officials crew.
• No experience needed: Officials have their own practice time dedicated to improving their officiating skills and skating skills.
  
  
  

As a Skating Official / Referee:

• All positions: Illegal Target zone, Illegal Block zone, Illegal Contact, Illegal Gain of Position, and Procedural penalty assessment associated with their zone of coverage
• Inside Pack Referee: Responsible for Pack Definition, Reformation Penalties Assessment and Inside zone coverage
• Outside Pack Referee: Outside zone coverage
• Jammer Referees: Primary assessor of penalties against and from their assigned Jammer. Lead Jammer assignment & Point Assessments
  
  

As a Non-Skating Official:

• Jam Timer: Tracks the time during lineups (30 second), signals Jam Start with a “5 Second” warning and a whistle blast, and makes sure the Jam lasts no longer than 2 minutes
• Scoreboard and Score keeper: Records the Jammer points per trip reported by the Jam Referee and runs the electronic scoreboard
• Penalty / Lineup Tracker: Keeps a written record of which skaters are in the Jam and how many penalties they have
• Penalty Box Manager / Penalty Box Timer: Help time penalized skaters in the penalty box; let them know when to stand at 20 seconds and release them when they serve their full 30 seconds
• Electronic Inside Whiteboard / Penalty Wrangler: Updates the electronic whiteboard so that teams can easily see their penalties & counts and helps the PLTs with identifying issued penalties