Working with Mentors
What follows is a description of what you can expect to do when you are working with a mentor.
Freshmen Match
A mentor scheduled to work the JV/Varsity match following your freshmen/reserve match may arrive early to help an apprentice. The mentor may arrive before or during your match. You can expect the following:
A mentor scheduled to work the JV/Varsity match following your freshmen/reserve match may arrive early to help an apprentice. The mentor may arrive before or during your match. You can expect the following:
- If the mentor arrives before the match you may be asked what you would like to work on. It's perfectly fine for you to be an R2 to get more work in that position. You can even work some sets as R1 and others as R2.
- If the game is in progress the Mentor may step in as R2 and offer you support.
Junior Varsity Match
Matches assigned as Apprentice means the apprentice will officiate the JV match. During the JV match:
Matches assigned as Apprentice means the apprentice will officiate the JV match. During the JV match:
- The apprentice officiates as R2 working with mentor. The apprentice can officiate at R1 if set 3 is non-deciding set.
Observe a JV or Varsity Match
They will be assigned as an Observer for the Varsity match.
They will be assigned as an Observer for the Varsity match.
- Observe pre-game and coin toss.
Bring a card and practice tracking players, substitutions and rotation. Identify back-row players during play. - Identify the offense each team is playing.
- Make note of any questions that may arise during a match.
- Use a tracking sheet and track the libero for a set.
- Use a score sheet and score a set or part of a set.