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WOODSPRING JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE

MANAGERS/PARENTS&GUARDIANS.

ABUSE DIRECTED TOWARDS REFEREES WITHIN THE WOODSPRING JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE HAS REACHED AN UNACCEPTABLE LEVEL AND WE MUST ALL ACT NOW TO PROTECT THE REFEREES.

THE WOODSPRING JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND REFEREES IN PARTICULAR NEED YOUR HELP & CO-OPERATION.

IF A PARENT OR COACH OR MANAGER AT THE MATCH JUST FOLLOWS TWO SIMPLE RULES THEY WILL NOT BEHAVE LIKE MINDLESS INDIVIDUALS.

1. PLEASE IF YOU WANT TO SHOUT ABUSE AT THE REFEREE, KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AND COUNT TO TEN.

2. IF YOU WANT TO SHOUT ABUSE AFTER THIS, WALK AWAY FROM THE PITCH QUIETLY UNTIL YOU HAVE CALMED DOWN.

WE HAVE A HIGH PROPORTION OF YOUNG REFEREES WHO ARE DEVELOPING THEIR REFEREEING SKILLS AND THEY NEED YOUR SUPPORT, AS DO ALL REFEREES.

WE SHOULD ALSO REMEMBER THAT 14-17 YEAR-OLD REFEREES ARE CHILDREN AS WELL. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF SOMEONE SHOUTED ABUSE AT YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER?

WE HEAR SO MANY PEOPLE SAY THAT CHILDREN DO NOT RESPECT OTHERS, BUT WHAT SORT OF EXAMPLE IS BEING SET IF THEY SEE ADULTS ABUSE AN OFFICIAL IN FRONT OF CHILDREN.

REMEMBER, YOUR CLUB AND/OR ANY INDIVIDUAL REPORTED TO SOMERSET FA MAY BE FINED AND/OR SUSPENDED.

PLEASE SUPPORT THE REFEREE OTHERWISE WE WILL NOT HAVE REFEREES IN THE FUTURE.

ISSUED BY THE WOODSPRING JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. 11th October 2011