YOUTH
MENTORING PROGRAM 
A.
Twelve senior referees (State, National) will be matched with
a youth referee under his or her guidance.
Region I will have five youth referees, Region II will have three
youth referees, and Regions III, V, VI, and VII will have one referee.
B.
At least one senior referee will be assigned to conduct field
observations (two full games minimum) at all possible tournaments sanctioned
by AYSA.
C.
The Director of the Youth Mentor Program will schedule a referee
clinic in each district (possibly in conjunction with local tournaments)
where the mentored referees will relate their experiences and other local
referees will receive advanced training.
D.
The Youth Mentoring Program will provide a $200.00 stipend
for the Arizona Male and Female Youth Referee of the Year to help defray
expenses at the Region IV Youth Tournament.
A.
Each youth referee
in the mentor groups will receive, at a minimum, two assessments as a
referee and three as an assistant referee, using the Youth Tournament
Assessment Form. Additionally,
the senior referee is expected to introduce the youth officials to the
major USSF publications associated with refereeing (e.g. Advice
to Referees on the Laws of the Game, Guide to Procedures for Referees, Assistant Referees, and Fourth Officials,
Referee Administrative Handbook,
and position papers) to expose the youth referees to the essential referee
web sites (e.g. www.ussoccer.com, www.azref.com), to work with the Director of
the Youth Mentor Program to develop opportunities to work as a Fourth
Official in tournaments, to explain the criteria of selection as Youth
Refere of the Year, and to explain the process by which young
referees can begin the process to upgrade.
B.
The Director of
the Youth Mentor Program will work with the tournament assignor to identify
the best opportunity to observe young referees.
Priority will be given to multi-field complexes and to observing
those referees not in the mentor program.
Each referee will receive a copy of the Youth Tournament Assessment
Form.