Are you interested in becoming a NEW certified ice hockey official?

Please go to our “GameTime” page link above for advice and some instructions.

MENTORING PROGRAM FOR NEWLY CERTIFIED BHRA OFFICIALS

The 2009-2010 hockey season has now concluded and we are gearing up for the start of the 2010-2011 season.

ALL MENTORS: See Ryan Jackson for instructions and assignments in 2010-2011

Please follow the instructions found in Hockey Canada's Mentorship Guide Book. Also, please use our BHRA Mentoring Evaluation Form each time you go out to look at a junior official. When a mentoring program is operating properly it allows Supervisors to focus on Intermediate and Senior officials, while Senior officials help out by mentoring new and junior officials.

Our overriding goal is to help teach proper officiating techniques to junior officials, as well as to encourage new officials. This should take only 2 hours per month. Please call, or email your mentoree(s) and introduce yourself to them as soon as you receive your assignments. Plan on getting out to see your mentoree(s) (HL/Level 1's) once a month. Usually they will not be skating a lot after the end of February so that means we should strive to see them 4 times (Nov, Dec, Jan & Feb). Contact the Assignor, Sue McManus to obtain your mentoree's skating times. Sue has a lot on her plate so please make sure we are the ones contacting her.

The mentoring program format is threefold:

A) A senior official observes a junior official referee officiate monthly and fills out a mentoring form which is reviewed with the junior official after the game. A copy of the form is left with the junior official and a copy is sent to Ryan Jackson each time a junior official is evaluated.

B) Two (2) On-Ice group training sessions are held each season which are mandatory for all new/junior officials. At one of these sessions we try to arrange an inter-squad exhibition game by a rep team (A, AA or AAA) which allows new officials to officiate in a higher calibre game than they are qualified to, with the supervisors in attendance.

C) Senior Officials (mentors) skate with their mentoree's (HL/Level 1's) at least once per season (or more). These skating arrangements are to be made by each mentor directly with the Assignor, Sue McManus.

When you evaluate a junior official:

Review the procedures manual prior to looking at them. Find numerous positives to tell them prior to advising them of a couple of things to work on. Always end on an encouraging note with a reminder of their positives. Remember, what you write should follow this format because what you write is what they remember. Our goal is to help them improve.

Should you observe a new official who is improving fast and who demonstrates good skills, email the supervisors directly. They may get out to look at this new/junior official sooner than they normally would.

NEW & JUNIOR OFFICIALS:

New and Junior Officials may contact Ryan Jackson to find out who your assigned mentor is. When your mentor contacts you - respond. If you are asked to advise your mentor when you have officiating assignments, make sure you do so. If you have been contacted by your mentor numerous times and you repeatedly fail to respond (yet you successfully receive game assignments at the same email address) you are sending a message.

The 2009-2010 OMHA  Membership Manual for Officials states on page 22:

ADVANCEMENT OF OFFICIALS
Advancement is largely a self-directed function, in that Officials must shoulder the responsibility for their own future and personal growth. Supervisors are established to facilitate that movement, help set goals and targets, and to evaluate performance. The following points hold true for any level of advancement:

1. Officials must indicate their interest to advance, to their Supervisor.
2. Officials capable & deserving of advancement will be recommended by the OMHA Supervisor to the Area Instructor.
3. Recommendations will be based on on-ice & off-ice performance, abilities, and attitude towards the officiating program.
4. The cost of advancing levels will be borne by the Official.

MENTORING PROGRAM ON-ICE TRAINING SESSIONS

Attendance at these training sessions is MANDATORY for all new officials unless excused prior to the session. Attendance is taken at all training sessions. Please contact Ryan Jackson for updated 2010-2011 information.

We held on-ice training sessions for new/young officials with ice time courtesy of the BMHA

  (Barrie Minor Hockey Association) on:

Session #1

Completed on Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 - at HOLLY Rink #2

Session #

The 2009-2010 hockey season has now concluded - Complete 

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