Training new officials

[blindzebra]

Originally posted by rainmaker

That seems a little over-simplified, bz. It sounds to me as though the camp you described was not run well, and that had nothing to do with who was attending, but with the assignors. I can't see cost being as much an issue as who's in charge and what they are trying to accomplish.

Camps are usually money making ventures for the assignors, so I did not really have an issue with cost, if people are getting hired from these camps, they are competitive.

That was what I was trying to point out, brand new officials aren't going to have a great learning experience at a competitive camp.

The camp I was speaking of in Arizona, only cost $50 and we got payed for the games we officiated, so money was not an issue. There was a breakdown in the organization, the new officials were meant to be working the local HS division of the camp...pretty much frosh/JV games.

Every other camp I've attended the emphasis has been on refining your game to reach the next level, mechanics are about the little things, but most of the teaching is about call selection and game management.