Denver Area 8 had a good showing this year with our fund raising cancer campaign. Even if we didn’t meet our goals set by Colorado Board #4, we improved tremendously over the previous years donation though this year with a total for 2010 of
$3065
A big thank you goes out to all the officials that donated time and effort and money to this great cause.
When the final total state results are in we will post the update
If you know of any summer leagues or assingments that are trying to be filled, please let us know about them! We will post a list of them for our officials, but more importantly we are looking to use these for the mentor program as well. Please contact the Area Directors at area8directors@gmail.com or under the OTHER LEAGUES page on the right, feel free to post a comment with the information. It will be added to the page on a regular basis.
Include, Contact person, email, phone, location, dates (appx), pay, level and anything else that is pertinent!
A variety of different camps are available for all levels and interests this summer. Be sure and check out the Other Camps page on the right. We of course recommend the Area 8 BB Camp 2010 for officials looking to improve on their high school mechanics and rotations. The Area 8 Camp will be giving out 8 scholarships state wide so apply for those using the Scholarship Application Link under Camps. In addition Dave Hall will be awarding a set number of discounts to Colorado Board #4 members for any one of Dave Hall’s Officiating Camps!
Dave Hall is the assignor for the Centennial League varsity teams whose interest is to assist in the development of high school officials.
2010 Area 8 Developmental Camp will be held May 28th -30th at Metro State
Dave Hall’s Camps are June 18th-20th@ Air Force Academy, June 21st-23rd @ CSU & July 6th-8th @ Wyoming
Applications, links and further details are available under the Camps menu item on the right.
As part of the newly reformed Mentor Committee, they are currently looking for veteran officials who are interested in being a mentor for a new (1st -3rd year) official. If you would like to mentor a new official please send Rudy Robinson an e-mail at rrobinson@budgettruck.com . Rudy will send you a mentor questionnaire to fill out and return and then your name will be put on the mentor list. Once the committee knows who the possible mentors and mentees are, you will be assigned your mentee.
The committee will be compiling information for leagues, tournaments, and camps so that you can help your mentee by working games with them and watching them work even through the summer. Please let Rudy or Sal or the other committee members know ASAP if you want to be a mentor. More information is now posted on the Mentor link to the right!
To find a printable version of the membership listing for Area 8 OR for the whole state, click on the page on the right under People – Membership Directories. You should be able to print the Area 8 people on 10 pages (434 members!).
The Mentor Program is up and running again with a committee that includes Sal Marini (co-chair), Rudy Robinson (co-chair), Nathan Trujillo and Jerome Yancey. The Mentor Committee will work in tandem with the Evaluation Committee, Area and Regional Directors and CHSAA to develop a program that will work in the best interest of both the mentors and mentees. If you have any questions or concerns about the program please contact one of the committee members.
Sal Marini smarini48@msn.com
Rudy Robinson rrobinson@budgettruck.com
Nathan Trujillo ntrujillo6283@yahoo.com
Jerome Yancey jyancey23@gmail.com
If you are a 1st-3rd year official we HIGHLY recommend that you get paired up with one of our veteran members to help you through the first couple of years. It is beneficial to your career and to the organization to help better prepare and encourage our newest members! Email one of these guys today!
