Training Committee Update 4/11/25

 

President - Dave Hawkins created a Training Committee in November 2024.

 

The concept is to develop plans and guidelines for training new officials as well as training existing officials.  Review and create training materials for use at future chapter meetings and develop training topics and a schedule for Fall 2025 meetings.

 

Goals

• Formalize a new training program.

• Incorporating ideas from previous meetings and rolling them into actions, if possible.

• Use USA-like training format and process for new officials and Chapter

• Communicate to Dave Cummings about providing readiness of new officials prior to assigning

• Create a Pre-game meeting checklist (cheat sheet) 

• Begin organizing Fall training for all officials

  • Scorekeeping

    • How to score and error checking

  • Scrimmages

  • Clinics

  • Meeting format

• Identify coaches to solicit feedback on what Chapter needs

• Discuss incorporation of new double contact rule

Activities

• Email to Chapter about opportunities officiating USA/AAU volleyball 

• Created Pre-match meeting card to be distributed to all members to drive consistency of meetings

• Evaluations of officials.  Beginning in the Fall season -  John Gump volunteered to do this.

• Created and implemented a new questionnaire for new officials to obtain volleyball experience and background info 

• Developing a mentor program 

• Discussions with assignor regarding assignments when new officials are ready

• Fine tuning Exeter scrimmage format to improve training opportunities

  • Incorporate scorekeeping as part of this event

• Scorekeeper training - Identifying trainers for training

• Also talked about doing training sessions at HS practices.  Less formal environment and can work with officials.  

  • Contacting coaches to determine interest is supporting this effort  

• Developing a questionnaire to ask Berks coaches for input on what is needed for improvement from the Chapter.