What would a Referee Mentor do?
A Referee Mentor would be assigned to a game with a newer referee. Sometimes that is not the case. You may have a mentor assigned to a referee that has been doing games for a while or several years. This referee may need help or knowledge to help move up the ladder. Having a referee mentor at your games does not show that you are not “good enough” or “need help”, this is for added support to our referees. The referee mentor shows up to your game before it starts and just observes you in what you are doing before the game. The referee mentor may give you suggestions or helpful tips on things you can do before a game, during or after. They will observe the entire game. At the half time they may talk to you and go over some plays at the half or calls you may have made. Again, teaching tips only. At the end of the game a referee mentor may discuss with you on some more topics to help you out as well. If you ever see a mentor out watching games, it is to only give you the support you need a
