there is a lack of teaching and "real" mentoring by older officials. Many veterans see new officials as competetion. That is a shame. If veterans were to be more concerned about improving themselves and not worrying about what the next guy is doing or not doing, we might have better officials across the board. It is really sad, and we can cause most of the problems in this area too.
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Originally posted by pizanno
In my area, we have a fairly intense 5-week training/orientaion, similar to driver's training. Then we pair them up with mentors who can help clarify structure, politics, and other off-the-court stuff.
IMHO - In these times of stretched capacity, I think associations must schmooz and hand-hold the newbies to ensure they stay with it. We should treat them as if they are doing us a favor, not the other way around, because it is true.
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