Training and Dues
New Officials
Register with USA Lacrosse
Take all required online rules and positioning training through USA Lacrosse
Please take the current year's Point Of Emphasis webinar
Take and pass the appropriate age level USA Lacrosse rules exam with an 80%. We recommend all college-age and adults take both the NFHS and the Youth Rules exams. High school and younger officials only need to take the 2024 Youth Rules exam.
Read and accept the Code of Conduct and Ethics for MTLOA located on the Code of conduct and Ethics tab
Must take an in-person training session by a certified MTLOA Trainer.
Be observed and rated by a trainer. The in-person and game observation may be combined into one training session and is based on the needs of the new officials and the host location's resources.
Make sure you have filled out the sign-up to be a lacrosse official form located to the right and on the apply to join page.
Once you are a certified official please make sure you go into your arbitersports.com account and block out your schedule of dates, times, or distances you are not able to officiate. This will help assigners when looking for officials to assign to games.
Returning Officials
Renew your USA Lacrosse Membership
Register with the MTLOA using the below from. This will help the MTLOA determine true numbers
Complete the 2024 annual professional development course.
Read and accept the Code of conduct and Ethics for MTLOA located on the code of conduct and ethics tab
Take and Pass the appropriate Rules exam
Attend Virtual call with MTLOA boys or girls game lead trainer. If you are unable to attend then you must watch recorded webinar
DUES
The MTLOA is a pass through entity regarding funds and to help support both administrative tools such as arbitersports.com, zoom, support new officials, and other items for officials such as challenge coins to trade we ask each member official to pay a small due to be in good standing. You must pay an annual due to be a member in good standing in MTLOA, and the annual payment is due once per season. For the convenience of both our members and our treasurer, the dues will be taken out of the first game's fee.
In-state members = $20