New officials

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Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan

Can anyone link me to their associations policy on new recruits?

Or just share some of the guide lines and criteria?

Our policy is to accept all who apply. Many come to us never having played or coached the game at any level and with no knowledge of the game at all. We still train them & assign them. As I posted before, I am looking at new ways to bring a higher quality official into our membership.

I believe the first step is a guideline.

Thanks,

On the serious side (I was funnin' on the last post but it is true!!). Our association encourages new officials to attend as many summer camps as possible. Our asscoiation camp is in conjunction with an AAU tournament from the little rug rats to high school age kids. We offer classroom instruction, videos, testimonials, a "verbal" type exam where a question is asked and one person is picked to answer and that answer is discussed by everyone. Most important is working the games--the newbies work the little kids with supervised help. Watching how other officials work is also preferred. Researching the internet on their own is encouraged--this board for example.