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Referees - About

The Flamborough Soccer Club is looking for a Referee Coordinator

In the meantime please Contact the FSC: admin@flamboroughsoccer.com

A Message from the Flamborough Soccer Club Regarding Referees

This season sees many of our young referees returning for yet another year of challenges and fun, but please keep in mind that when your player or child is stepping onto the field as a player, someone else’s child is stepping out onto the field as the referee. All our children, both players and referees deserve the respect and encouragement of everyone involved.

Regardless of the age of the referee he or she has complete jurisdiction over the Laws of the Game to include:

  • The referee will not accept any abuse whatsoever (verbal, threats, gestures etc.)
  • The above to include coaches, assistant coaches, parents and all spectators
  • Flamborough Soccer in accordance with the City of Hamilton guidelines strictly adheres to a Zero Tolerance Policy
  • The referee has the complete authority to delay or cancel a game (weather, shortage of players etc.)
  • The referee has complete authority to suspend and/or abandon a game in progress due to an abusive situation

Most of our referees are youngsters and some are just learning how to be a good and competent official. Please keep in mind that just like the players, they too are learning the game. Players make mistakes and so will the referees and just like the players, our referees can only learn from these. What they don’t need is constant complaining, catcalling and verbal abuse from all concerned. This in itself will cause the game to break down and in the past, we have had some referees quit over this sort of thing. We have taken steps to avoid this type of sideline behavior. We all know what happens when a referee doesn’t show up for a game. Everybody is disappointed, upset and it takes away from the fun involved with playing soccer.

To circumvent and avoid potential problems, all must strictly obey the following rules:

  • Both teams’ benches will be on the same side of the field
  • All parents/fans/siblings will be on the opposite side, NO exceptions
  • Coaches and assistants will remain on the bench side of the field only, under no circumstances will coaching be allowed from the opposite (spectators) side
  • Coaches and assistants will not go past the midfield point of their sideline
  • Nobody, to include coaches / parents / spectators will be allowed behind the goals

In addition, coaches will be held accountable for any spectators’ poor behavior. If a referee feels that a spectator is getting out of hand he will stop the game and demand the coaches resolve the situation. Referees will not talk or answer to spectators. If there is no satisfactory conclusion to any of these types of problems the referee reserves the right to abandon the game and an incident report will be submitted to the Flamborough Soccer Club for further action.

Coaches and assistants may only enter the field of play during the game with the referee’s permission. This mainly applies to an injured player. Coaches and assistants must respect decisions made by the referee during play. If you need to confirm or check something with the referee please do so after the game with respect.

It is the coaches and NOT the referee’s responsibilities to insure the correct amount of players are on the field. However, the referee can assist by demanding that:

  • Substitutions are only done at the midfield sideline
  • Players coming onto the field may only enter when exiting players have left

In conclusion we need to collectively insure that all of the above points are adhered to so that the game is enjoyed by all. Together we can all watch our children, whether players or referees learn and excel in this great game and do so without threats or compromise.

 


Click Here for the Referee Code of Ethics
Click Here for the FSC Referee Info. Package