EDUCATE, ENCOURAGE & EMPOWER
Instructions for Mentors
One of the most important things we can do for our new members is to advance them to a level that challenges them, but not over their heads. The way we do this is observations from Board Members and our most experienced and trusted referees.
In addition to helping the next generation of members, we will be adding $2 to your ArbiterPay account for helping out. A list of referees that are new to NOCRA or have requested an observation will be provided. Observations have to be completed no later than 1 day after the tournament or weekend so we can create a payment for you. we know it is not much, but it is important to NOCRA so we decided there should be some compensation.
Introduce yourself, let the referee(s) know you are a Mentor, here to help them. Ask them what they need. If they would like some feedback, great, if not that is ok also. Remember you cannot force your help on someone, they have to know you care before they are willing to accept help or advice.
Encourage pregames before matches, this sets the right example.
Help the referees with Admin, game cards, rosters, ID cards, scoring, ...
Ask if they have any questions.
Always encourage referees.
Ask them questions...
Ask if they would like some guidance
How is it going?
What are you doing right?
Anything you would do differently?
Which player(s) are potential challenges?
What happened in the 27 min on the handling?
What would you like to work on the next (half or game)?
Coach and sideline behavior? If there is a concern, how are you going to handle it?
Ask about any match critical decisions.
Tell them (encourage)...
Give them some positive feedback
Suggest 1, 2 or 3 things to work on, no more than 3.
Encourage them again
If the correction is a Law, I try to show them in the Law Book.
If it is my opinion on how to do something I tell them this is my opinion, or my advice, or from my experience.
Look for improvement and Recommend Next Step
If they have improved let them know
Recommend next step for example read Law ___ of the Laws of the Game or the Practical Guidelines for Match Officials, which replaces "Guide to Procedures and can be found in the new Laws of the Game.
In addition to helping the next generation of members, we will be adding $2 to your ArbiterPay account for helping out. A list of referees that are new to NOCRA or have requested an observation will be provided. Observations have to be completed no later than 1 day after the tournament or weekend so we can create a payment for you. we know it is not much, but it is important to NOCRA so we decided there should be some compensation.
Introduce yourself, let the referee(s) know you are a Mentor, here to help them. Ask them what they need. If they would like some feedback, great, if not that is ok also. Remember you cannot force your help on someone, they have to know you care before they are willing to accept help or advice.
Encourage pregames before matches, this sets the right example.
Help the referees with Admin, game cards, rosters, ID cards, scoring, ...
Ask if they have any questions.
Always encourage referees.
Ask them questions...
Ask if they would like some guidance
How is it going?
What are you doing right?
Anything you would do differently?
Which player(s) are potential challenges?
What happened in the 27 min on the handling?
What would you like to work on the next (half or game)?
Coach and sideline behavior? If there is a concern, how are you going to handle it?
Ask about any match critical decisions.
Tell them (encourage)...
Give them some positive feedback
Suggest 1, 2 or 3 things to work on, no more than 3.
Encourage them again
If the correction is a Law, I try to show them in the Law Book.
If it is my opinion on how to do something I tell them this is my opinion, or my advice, or from my experience.
Look for improvement and Recommend Next Step
If they have improved let them know
Recommend next step for example read Law ___ of the Laws of the Game or the Practical Guidelines for Match Officials, which replaces "Guide to Procedures and can be found in the new Laws of the Game.
Observations
When you submit an observation here is what we are looking for:
- Are they willing to receive advice?
- Three things they did well
- Three things you would like to see improvement
Ratings
Anyone that is to start with REC just rate them REC
Anyone that is club ready, if they can "center" rate them a u10, u12,...
NOCRA Ratings are here: http://www.nocra.com/rating--observation-program.html
Anyone that is club ready, if they can "center" rate them a u10, u12,...
NOCRA Ratings are here: http://www.nocra.com/rating--observation-program.html
Scrimmages
If a referee is willing to center, but not experienced you can shadow them on the field.
Let the coaches and managers know that we are mentoring and that these are youth referees and dissent is obviously not acceptable.
Let the coaches and managers know that we are mentoring and that these are youth referees and dissent is obviously not acceptable.