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EDUCATE, ENCOURAGE & EMPOWER
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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. 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, what did they do right?
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 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 FIFA Considerations.
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Observations

When you submit an observation here is what we are looking for:
  1. Are they willing to receive advice?
  2. Three things they did well
  3. Three things you would like to see improvement
​Here is the link to the Observation Form: http://www.nocra.com/referee-observation-form.html

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,...
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​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.

NOCRA - North Orange County Referee Association