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Originally Posted by seohio
Seems kinda hard to find a mentor right now but I do ask alot of different refs alot of questions.....I study alot both books and videos.....thanks for your reply
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You usually find mentors by just being around different officials and figuring out who you trust. A mentor is not always someone that tells you that is their goal or expectation.
My suggestions are simple.
1. Works as much as you can.
2. Watch as much as you can.
3. Ask questions of people that see you work or ask to be evaluated by those that see you work.
---If you do this, do not "ya but" them with what you think they want to hear. Just listen.
4. Go to camps, trainings and meetings as much as possible.
We all were in your place at one time, so you are not feeling anything we have not experienced. Keep working hard and things will get easier. It is like riding a bike, we all had training wheels and then got off of them after we felt like we would not fall and get hurt. Well officiating is not much different in that respect.
Peace