1. Mentoring Program
2009
Levon Akoghlanian

2. OBJECTIVE Provide assistance to mentors in developing referees.
Provide assistance to referees in their career development
Provide assistance to assigners in developing mentoring programs in their respective town or league

3. Characteristics of mentor
Willingness to assume and demonstrate leadership
Willingness to assume responsibility and accountability as a mentor
Willingness to help set goals, coach, and give feedback
Willingness to share personal experiences relevant to the needs of the mentee.
Knowledgeable regarding rules and procedures and ability to communicate.
Aware of resources and the ability to access

4. Expectations of a Mentor
Coach, counsel, teach, guide
Attend one or more games and provide feedback
Help Develop goals for referee’s to achieve
Help Develop and give guidance to achieve the goals
Provide feedback honestly and timely manner.
Develop confidence
Be a reference point for any questions on and off the field

5. Mentoring applications
Candidate identified
Participants Drafts Goals
Develop actions steps to achieve the goals
Target specific dates to achieve the goals
Develop list of resources that require to achieve the goals
Evaluate progress ongoing basis
Communicate the progress

6. Characteristics of Mentee
Willingness to assume responsibility for one’s own growth and development
Goal oriented
Actively seeks and is willing to tack on greater challenges
Receptive to feedback and coaching
Willingness to put the time and the effort to better themselves.

7. Expectations of the referee
Actively seek challenging assignments and greater responsibility
Set goals and objectives for themselves and communicate to appropriate individuals.
Attend tournaments and be “active participant”
Attend special clinics , maintain and update knowledge regarding rules of the game and interpretation of the rules.
Maintain ultimate fitness
Request at appropriate levels for assessments
Attend as many games of your senior referees
Be true to yourself and your expectations Be professional at all times “respect to be respected”

8. Resources Tournaments Clinics Academy Assessors Assignors Instructors
Mentor

9. Conclusion
Mentoring program will only work if all parties are willing to invest time and effort and recognize to be successful must work together.
Additionally we must reward individuals that are participating in the mentoring program by ensuring they will receive appropriate recognition and avenue mobility to higher levels.
Communication must exist at all levels in order to ensure the success of the program.

10. Recognize and recruit referees
This task should be the objective of every individual in the referee community
Assessors, Assignors, Instructors,etc..
&
you

11. Reminder
This is a work in progress any and all ideas are welcome please do not hesitate to contact to me.
Respectfully
Levon Akoghlanian

12. Respect
to be
Respected