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2022-23 Mentorship Program - Deadline October 31, 2022 

 

Are you a returning official looking to improve a certain aspect of your game? Would you like to be selected to represent EBOA at a Provincial during the 2022-2023 season? Perhaps you are someone that would like to mentor others to help improve their game.

 

If this sounds like YOU, then the EBOA Education Team would like to invite you to sign up for this year’s Mentorship Program today.

 

Over the years the EBOA has prided itself on allowing several mediums for its membership to learn, grow, and develop as leaders on and off the floor. The platform of this program is a partnership between mentor and mentee to share each

others’ experiences in a more formalized manner. It has been designed to help individuals progress and develop on many levels as an official with EBOA. 

 

Right off the bat, the mentee will need to provide the areas that they require assistance, while the mentors will be asked to share their strengths. This information will be used to pair the mentorship relationship to best match the mentee's needs with what can be offered by the mentor. Two google forms have been set up for those members that wish to participate in the Mentorship Program – as a mentee and/or mentor. Feel free to put your name in for both.

 

Something NEW - the EBOA will be incorporating the use of three high school tournaments in the early part of the season to allow those members of the program some hands-on assistance with their game while carrying on with their mentorship relationships throughout the season. Those tournaments are:

  • Ross Sheppard Totem Hoop Classic - December 1 - 3, 2022

  • St. Francis Xavier Tournament - December 1 - 3, 2022

  • Jasper Place REB Invitational - December 15 - 17, 2022

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Things to consider when deciding to participate:

  • Based on the limited number of mentors each season and the large development support provided to first-year officials, participation in this program is open to returning officials. 

  • Participation in the Mentorship Program continues to be used as part of the consideration for those attending ASAA provincials in March.

  • It is strongly recommended that the Mentees make themselves available for one or two games for at least one of the chosen high school tournaments.

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If you wish to participate, please fill out the corresponding form by no later than October 31, 2022. If you have pre-arranged mentors, the form has a space for this information to be provided.

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You will be contacted via email by November 7, 2022, with your pairing. Any questions regarding the program can be directed to:

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Lisa Waschuk

EBOA Mentorship Chair

mentorship.eboa@gmail.com

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2021-22 Mentorship Program 

 

Are you a returning official looking to improve a certain aspect of your game? Would you like to be selected to represent EBOA at a Provincial during the 2021 - 2022 season? Perhaps you are someone that would like to mentor others to help improve their game?

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If this sounds like YOU, then the EBOA Education Team would like to invite you to sign up for the 2021 - 2022 Mentorship Program today.

 

Over the years the EBOA has prided itself for allowing several mediums for its membership to learn, grow, and develop as leaders on and off the floor. The platform of this program is a partnership of mentor and mentee to share each others’ experiences in a more formalized manner.

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The program is designed to help individuals progress and develop on many levels as an official with EBOA. This is accomplished by providing mentees with tangibles for development and clear indicators of items that may be beneficial for them to work on in this season and the seasons to come. 

 

Right from the get-go, the mentee will need to provide the areas that they require assistance in, while the mentors will be allowed to share their strengths. This information will be used when coordinating the mentorship relationship to best match the mentee's needs with what can be offered by the mentor. As a result, two google forms have been set up for those members that wish to participate in the Mentorship Program – as a mentee and/or mentor. You are welcome to put your name in for both. 

 

Click here to sign up to be a MENTEE

Click here if you want to be a MENTOR

 

Important to note:

  • Based on the limited number of mentors each season and the large development support provided to first-year officials, participation in this program is open to returning officials. 

  • Participation in the Mentorship Program continues to be used as part of the consideration for those attending ASAA provincials in March. 

 

If you wish to participate, please fill out the corresponding form by no later than December 1, 2021. If you have pre-arranged mentors, the form has a space for this information to be provided.

 

You will be contacted via email by December 7, 2021, with your pairing. Any questions regarding the program can be directed to:

Lisa Waschuk

EBOA Mentorship Chair

mentorship.eboa@gmail.com

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All the best,

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Kerron Lewis

President

Edmonton Basketball Officials Association

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The 2020-21 Mentorship Program was cancelled due to the global covid pandemic.

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What is Mentorship?

According to Webster Dictionary, the term mentor is defined as “a trusted counselor or guide”, while to mentor is “to teach or give advice or guidance to someone, such as a less experienced person or child”.

 

Since 2008 the EBOA has built a platform for all members of the association to learn and grow from each others’ experience through their Mentorship Program. The main goal behind our Mentoring Program is to help each official enhance their officiating abilities.

 

Building upon the foundations of this well-established program, we are continuing our emphasis on the value of mentorship rather than focusing our efforts on the task of evaluating. This approach will hopefully work side by side with the evaluating team conducting formal evaluations while providing the support and guidance to our officials attempting to achieve their officiating goals.

 

What else?

Right from the get go, the mentee will need to provide the areas that they require assistance in, while the mentors will be given the opportunity to share their strengths. This information will be used when coordinating the mentorship relationship to best match the mentee’s needs with what can be offered by the mentor. As a result, two google forms have been set up for those members that wish to participate in the Mentorship Program – as a mentee and/or mentor. You are welcome to put your name in for both.

 

Based on the limited number of mentors each season and the number of evaluations provided for first year officials, participation in this program will be given priority to returning officials.

 

In addition, further education will be developed and provided to the mentors to assist in their role of providing feedback and guidance.

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The program is still designed to help individuals progress and develop on many levels as an official with EBOA. This is accomplished by providing you with tangibles for development, and a clear indicator of items which may be beneficial for you to work on.

 

Participation in the Mentorship Program continues to be used as part of the consideration for those attending ASAA provincials in March.

 

If you wish to participate, please fill out the corresponding google form when this form comes available.  If you have pre-arranged mentors, the form has a space for this information to be provided.

 

2020-21 Mentors click here: (Postponed indefinitely)

2020-21 Mentees click here:  (Postponed indefinitely)

 

For any questions regarding this program please contact me at mentorship.EBOA@gmail.com.

 

I look forward to working with many of you this season.

 

Lisa Waschuk

EBOA Mentorship Chairperson

"Keeping the game safe, fair, and fun"

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