1. Recruitment and Retention of Officials September 2006

2. Recruitment Strategies Start them young for the best return on investment as long as you are prepared to:  Protect  Educate  Nurture

3. Recruitment Strategies  Offer officiating as an alternative to less talented players who love the sport.  With the emphasis on younger officials it is imperative that we start them earlier in order that they can achieve the international goal

4. Recruitment Strategies  Offer officiating to players who can no longer play.  Injury and age can provide many officials. Realistic expectations by the individual and the sport can greatly enhance the contribution.

5. Recruitment Strategies Face to Face  Existing Officials  Schools  Tournaments

6. Recruitment Strategies Media  Newspaper  Radio  Television  Online  Pamphlets Make them interesting

7. Recruitment Strategies Entry Level Courses Do  Give value  Give responsibility  Give accountability

8. Recruitment Strategies Don’t Give them everything  Course fee  Annual registration  Free uniforms Remember  If they have nothing invested then they can walk away without consequence.

9. Retention Policies  Ultimately sound retention policies can be your best recruitment tools

10. Retention Policies Especially with younger officials  Protect With all officials  Educate  Nurture

11. Retention Policies Field Mentors  Effective in multiple field complexes  Limited time commitment  Not an assessor  Recognizes good and bad practices  Identifies inappropriate behavior  Provides support

12. Retention Policies Loyalty Programs  Need to belong  Meaningful, appropriate to individual  Developmental to sport’s objective

13. Retention Policies FVSA FVSRA Loyalty Program 50 points for registering with BCSA 50 Points for registering with BCSRA/FVSRA 10 Points for each game as referee or assistant referee (1-20 games) 20 Points for each game as referee or assistant referee (21-40 games) 30 Points for each game as referee or assistant referee (41-60 games) 40 Points for each FVSRA Meeting attended 50 Points for each Fitness test attended

14. Retention Policies 500 Points – Pair of socks Cost $8.00 1000 Points – Pair of Shorts and SocksCost $20.50 1500 Points – Shirt, Shorts and SocksCost $40.00

15. Retention Policies Cost could be shared relative to point accumulation Example LeagueAssoc Registering with BCSA 25 25 Registering with BCSRA/FVSRA 50 Officiating in 38 games 560 Attending 5 Monthly Meetings 200 Attending 3 Fitness tests 75 75 Total 1010 Points 660 350 Cost$13.50$ 7.00