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Recruitment and Retention of Officials

Recruitment and Retention of Officials. September 2006. Recruitment Strategies. Start them young for the best return on investment as long as you are prepared to: Protect Educate Nurture. Recruitment Strategies.

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Recruitment and Retention of Officials

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  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 Socks Cost $20.50 1500 Points – Shirt, Shorts and Socks Cost $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

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