Training young officials

[ChuckS]

This was a first - looking forward to it!

You will be assigned to “Observe youth officials”. The arbiter assignment will say observe - Have your shirt on, and whistle ready, but your primary responsibility is to watch two youth officials ref and provide them ongoing feedback throughout the game. They have all attended a 3 ½ hour clinic and have 0 to 2 years’ experience calling games. If you want to run and shadow them, or they shadow you, or you just watch from the middle of the court at the scorer’s table, it’s all up to you. Make sure they have a pre-game meeting with the coaches. If any coach or spectator gets out of control, you take over assisting the youth refs. If we have a hard foul, and no call, you blow the whistle and make the call. These assignments can be 1, 2, 3 or even 4 hours long. PROVIDE THE YOUTH OFFICIAL FEEDBACK, AND SEND AN EMAIL WITH RATING.