[jumpmaster]

Green it sounds like you guys have taken the bull by the horns and are doing what it takes in order to move forward.

I am a first year referee, 4th year football official, that took on 5 rookies and a 10 week Jr. High schedule in order to "train" a new crew of officials. Our shenanigans, er - lessons, are documented on the paid portion of this site.

I would love to get additional information on your training, mentorship and 1st year official program. Do you have anything in writing? You can email me direct by clicking on the email icon on this post.

As for recruiting new officials - Our association keeps a list of new officials, like a pool. When the old dogs need someone, they call down the list for a fill in. I wish that our old dogs would split their crews on Jr High nights and pick up 2 or 3 new officials. This would be a great training ground and the old dog, experienced crews would be together for varsity contests.