Officials Education

If you're like most sport administrators, you probably field a lot of phone calls regarding your sport officials. Whether it's parents and coaches complaining about officials, or officials complaining about coaches and parents, it's unanimous that training officials goes a long way toward getting them game-ready. And by having prepared and confident officials, you increase the chances of your officials coming back season after season.

ASEP's Officiating Youth Sport Instructor Kit provides comprehensive and efficient training for your sport officials. Using the step-by-step instructions on the CD facilitator guide, you or a person on your staff can show the Officiating Youth Sport video and lead a course on principles of officiating youth sports. The CD includes ready-made handouts that you can print and distribute. It's a great resource for preparing your officials to handle fans, coaches and players; gain confidence and skills to make tough calls; and understand the basic rules, principles, and signals.

Add a sport-specific component to your training program, and distribute copies of ASEP's Officiating [Sport] books to your officials. Based on NFHS officiating mechanics, Officiating [Sport] books are available for baseball, basketball, football, soccer, softball, track & field and cross country, and wrestling. It's a resource officials will refer to time and again, throughout the season and for seasons to come. Volume discounts are available.

Give your officials the resources they need to become successful in their roles. Contact Lori Brown, ASEP Sales Consultant, at 800-747-5698, ext. 2299; or email lorib@hkusa.com.