Peter Hyde graduated from Dryden High School in the Class of 1965. He attended Cornell University from 1965 to 1967 before transferring to SUNY Cortland, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1970. Following graduation, he began his teaching career at Maine-Endwell High School, where he taught middle school science from 1970 until his retirement in 2002.

Hyde’s lacrosse officiating career began in 1996 with the Binghamton Board of Women’s Lacrosse Officials. He later joined the Syracuse Board of Women’s Lacrosse Officials, where he continues to serve today. In 1999, he advanced to the collegiate level, beginning a long and distinguished career officiating women’s lacrosse across the country.

In 2003, Hyde began a 14-year period of volunteer service with USA Lacrosse as the Super Region II Chair for New York State. He served in this capacity until 2016, when the Collegiate Women’s Lacrosse Officials Association (CWLOA) was formed to become the governing body for women’s lacrosse officials. During CWLOA’s inaugural year, he served as the Northeast Region Coordinator.

His volunteer work with USA Lacrosse and the CWLOA has focused on the recruitment, training, and retention of collegiate women’s lacrosse officials. As a member of the original USA Lacrosse Training Committee, he helped develop training materials for officials’ clinics. One of the committee’s first major achievements was the creation of an officials’ Training Manual, which remains in use today and is updated annually to reflect rule changes. In recognition of his outstanding service, USA Lacrosse presented Hyde with the Nancy Chance Service Award in 2016.

Hyde is also a Certified Observer and Trainer for both USA Lacrosse and the CWLOA. His work has taken him across the United States, providing clinics for new and experienced officials alike. To date, he has traveled to 18 states, conducting both high school and collegiate clinics and officiating collegiate games.

In Central New York, Hyde has played a key leadership role in the Central New York Board of Women’s Lacrosse Officials (CNYBWLO). He became Chair of the organization in 2005. Before the CWLOA was established, the CNYBWLO oversaw recruitment, training, and retention of collegiate officials in Rochester, Syracuse, Binghamton, and Watertown, and also served as the parent organization for the high school boards in these regions. While the collegiate responsibilities of the CNYBWLO have since been transferred to the CWLOA, the organization remains active under Hyde’s leadership.

Today, Peter Hyde continues to officiate at both the high school and collegiate levels while also conducting observations and training clinics for USA Lacrosse and the CWLOA.