The MTOA Board of Directors met last night and took further steps to strengthen the training program of the association. One of the most pressing issues facing our association is integrating new officials into the workforce and these new steps should greatly enhance that process. Here are some of the steps being taken:
* Each new official will be required to attend the Roving 101 class. Upon certification, the new official will be contacted about the class and also be sent a class schedule so they can attend the training class of their choice.
* Additional trainers will be added to the training program. You can view the list of trainers at the bottom of this post.
* Referees will be more involved in contacting new officials to work tournaments and events.
The board also reviewed and reaffirmed the current pay policies of the MTOA. They confirmed the current pay scale of $18/hour for referees with an 8 hour minimum, and $15/hour for umpires with a 6 hour minimum. They also reaffirmed the "meals policy" in which a tournament may either provide meals for their officials or allow the official to leave their site to go and obtain food for a reasonable period of time.
The board adopted a new policy of assigning each new official to a more experienced official to help them navigate the beginnings of their officials career. Upon certification, the new official will be sent an email notifying them of their mentor.
Here are the trainers for the MTOA:
Stephanie Burnam
Nancy Ebersole
Randall Edwards
Larry Gendron
Nancy King
Myron Krueger
Randy McDonald
Seande Pulley
Lee Thornburg
Roz Tuerk
Susan Wertenberger
2 comments:
My guess is that no one reads this blog, since there has been no response to the fact, that of the 100+ officials in the MTOA the only officials qualified to provide training are the board members. Did the board even consider how that might be perceived?
We would be more than open to considering anyone who is qualified to train others. Feel free to submit your name to our email address.
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