Officiating Documents
Procedures for Regulation and Sanctioned Games
WFTDA Officiating Procedures (R, S, T)
Establishes required practices for Officiating during WFTDA-sanctioned and regulation play. (Updated December 2017)
WFTDA Officiating Clarification: How to Handle Issues Around Skater Colors and Numbers (S, T)
This WFTDA Officiating clarification describes the expected and appropriate conduct when handling miscommunications, intentional or otherwise, around Skater colors and numbers when officiating roller derby.
WFTDA Officiating Cues, Codes, and Signals (R, S, T)
Standardized verbal communication, whistle cues, hand signals between officials and skaters during gameplay and penalty codes. Replaces “WFTDA Official Hand Signals” and “WFTDA Officiating Verbal Cues” documents. Also includes penalty codes and whistle definitions. (Updated December 2018)
Penalty Quick Reference Guide (8.5"x11")
Penalty Quick Reference Guide (11"x17" Poster)
Reference guide to Penalties and the associated Rules section, Hand Signal, and Verbal Cue.
Uniform Standards
WFTDA Officiating Uniform Policy (T)
Required for all WFTDA Continental Cups, International Playoffs, and Championships Officials, and advised for all play under The Rules of Flat Track Roller Derby. Member leagues are invited to tailor the requirements to suit the needs of their games and tournaments.
WFTDA NSO Shirt Printing Instructions
Use this document to print your own NSO shirts.
If you would like to purchase an NSO shirt, please visit the WFTDA Store.
Officiating History
WFTDA provides a standardized Officiating History document for use for WFTDA Certification and postseason events. Other organizations may choose to use this document for officiating applications.
The new Officiating History Document is currently being evaluated for GDPR compliance. The previous version can be found here.
Due to the GDPR review, the form for the creation of a new Officiating History Document has been turned off.
The form will request the information needed to:
- create the new Officiating History Document
- import user profile data
- import all of the games listed in the user’s existing history document
- send the user an email with a link to the new document
For first time creation, simply leave the existing history document field blank and a new, blank document will be created for you.
The WFTDA Officiating History document is linked to a master WFTDA template so that users will automatically receive future template updates.
The expanded help document will change over time and form living documentation and a FAQ repository for the new WFTDA Officiating History document. There is a dedicated migration document to help users convert from an existing history document.
If you have any questions, please email offtech@wftda.com.