Ontario Lacrosse Referees Association

The Ontario Lacrosse Referees' Association (OLRA) is the governing body of officiating for box lacrosse in the province of Ontario. The constitution of the OLRA was prepared in 1973 and most recently revised in 2006. The OLRA seeks to promote uniform interpretation and administration of the rules of lacrosse while assisting in referee development programs and encouraging camaraderie among referees of the sport.

Details

The OLRA is an association comprised of Board Members. Board Members are referees who have been selected by the OLRA to officiate box lacrosse games above the Minor Level. Referees who have been chosen to officiate at the Junior B, Junior A, Senior B and Major divisions exemplify a significant knowledge of lacrosse and an ability that is both respected and admired by their peers. Members of the Board who have paid their dues and are in good standing with the OLRA have full voting privileges on matters pertinent to the OLRA.

Members of the OLRA are expected to assist in supervising minor referees throughout the lacrosse season to encourage referee development amongst newer officials. Often, members will act as Referee-In-Chief or Assistant-Referee-In-Chief for Ontario Lacrosse Provincial Championships. Further to this, Board Members Frank Lawrence, Terry King and Dale Sett (along with Kevin MacPherson) have established the Qualifier Program for extensive referee development. The Qualifier Program is a 3 - 5 year educational program for minor referees who are on the path to joining the OLRA.

The Association is governed by an Executive which is established to make any regulations dealing with the activities of the Association and its members. It is also the duty of the Executive to appoint committees to deal with special incidents regarding officiating in Ontario. Currently, the Executive of the OLRA is Mark Gardonio, Brent McCauley, Tom Moxam, Jeremy Morrison, Frank Lawrence and Matt Robinson.

Members

Official

Position

Brent McCauley

Executive

Mark Gardonio

Executive

Frank Lawrence

Executive

Jeremy Morrison

Executive

Tom Moxam

Executive

Matt Robinson

Executive

Jeramie Bailey

Provisional

Keith Bernier

Member

Kevin Biggs

Member

Kerry Bolton

Member

Kevin Caplice

Member

Jamie Carman

Provisional

Steve Clancy

Member

Brent Coulombe

Provisional

Rick Crowder

Member

Parker Dixon

Provisional

Kirk Ducharme

Provisional

Ryan Dutkus

Provisional

Andrew Ecclestone

Provisional

Blair Ferguson

Member

Joel Firmin

Provisional

Ryan Fowler

Provisional

Bill Fox

Member

Rob Francis

Member

Adam Gardner

Provisional

Ian Garrison

Provisional

Paul German

Member

Scott Goudie

Member

Shawn Grenier

Member

Matt Grzebinski

Member

Darcy Hemauer

Member

Pete Hill

Member

Charles Hillier

Member

Joe Hiltz

Member

Josh Hiltz

Provisional

Paul Johnston

Member

Terry King

Member

Deiter Kirner

Member

David Line

Member

Steve Line

Member

Joe MacDonald

Member

Scott Malloy

Member

Kerry Martin

Member

Gary Martin

Member

J.C. Masse

Member

Scott McCulloch

Member

Greg McMenemy

Member

Kevin Mowry

Member

Roger Nurse

Member

Gareth Ottley

Member

Wayne Paddick

Member

Trevor Parker

Provisional

Paul Ravery

Member

Sam Rook

Member

Dale Sett

Member

Ryan Smith

Member

Grant Spies

Member

Mike Sullivan

Provisional

John Sutcliffe

Member

Mel Van Every

Member

Chris Vennell

Provisional

Andy Watson

Member

Ben Watson

Member

Jon Watson

Member

Jason Wiswell

Member

Chris Williams

Provisional