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tomegun:

I do in fact speak up for some of the "junior" officials. I think it is very important to do so. Because I can leave work at basically any time I need to (good boss), I work a lot of freshman games and I am teamed with a "newbie". We don't have regular partners at any level. Sometimes it is a lot of fun working with them, and sometimes it seems like a lost cause depending on whether they really want honest feedback or not. Our evaluations are self-initiated at the non-varsity level. We have a standard form to use and the official writes a short paragraph about what they think they did well and what they think they need to improve. The form is emailed to the varsity official for their comments. All varsity officials are strongly encourage to watch as much of the JV game as possible, so they can provide feedback. About the only time you will get feedback in a freshman game is if you have a varsity official as a partner. I was lucky enough to have a good mentor, so I try to give back.