Every participant has a role on game day, and knowing those roles helps us protect our young referees from poor behaviour.
Under our By-Laws, the following applies to all junior competitions:
✅ Head Coaches are the only people permitted to speak to referees, and only during halftime or timeouts, from their team bench area. If there is no Head Coach, the Team Manager may do so.
✅ Everyone else must not speak to the referees at any time. The Head Coach, or Team Manager may approach the Referee Supervisor at any time to raise a concern.
✅ Spectators must not question or comment on any referee’s decision.
⚠️ The Referee Supervisor may direct anyone not following these rules to leave the stadium.
Our referees are learning too. Let’s give them the respect and space they need to grow. Thank you for your support! 🙌