Our goal is to make the site work for those who support the sport we all love so much. There is very little operational overhead involved in running open mat sessions. Because of this, the school owners or head instructors are free to decide how much personal time they spend building the sessions. Since open mat sessions are not by nature instruction-based, the supervision of a session can be done by anyone the owner chooses. A trusted student will usually be honored to have the responsibility of overseeing an open mat sessions on behalf of the school they attend.
Many instructors see it as part of the training they offer to their students.
Having a student host a session on your behalf helps build leadership skills and self-confidence. Eddy Rolon says that he attributes much of his competition success in a relatively short time to training at open mat sessions. They have exposed him to many different styles, body types, techniques, strategies, drills, etc. It is no secret that cross-training is vital these days. If you don't yet have an open mat session as part of your schedule you should consider it immediately.