Mentor/Mentee Program

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by sdoebler

Agree, however brand new to the sport or area they are least likely to have someone to go to and most vulnerable to quit.

Then it should be up to those individuals to find someone to look towards or the veterans to take them under your wing. We have a few of those "mentor programs" through the association and it often is not something I see that really works. One reason is when you assign the people, it is possible that they are not in a situation or of the personality to work together. At least if you build a relationship on your own, it is more likely to work because someone has a desire to make it work. Usually, these are developed by going to a game directly and watching and talking with the officials or seeing each other at a social and just having a conversation.

Peace