Rookie/Mentor Programs

[Mregor]

Originally posted by chrs_schuster
I am a first year official in northeastern ohio. I signed up to be mentored, they sent me a letter with the guys name and a few other names to contact just in case. This Mentor never contacted me so

Did you contact him? In my association, it is the rookie's responsibility to contact the mentor. I was fortunate that I got a good one years ago(actually 2 since they are partners). We are still friends and work together from time to time. I thought the mentor program was the most beneficial of all other forms of training. Not only them evaluating me and giving me feedback, but going with them and talking with them at half and after the game as to why they had or or didn't have a certain call. I also learned the politics behind getting games and other critical info I still use.