Referees
ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY ON REFEREE ABUSE.
- The purpose of this policy is to make clear that verbal abuse or negative criticism of referees is as unacceptable as verbal abuse or negative criticism of players. This policy adopts basic standard sanctions for improper conduct if Referee’s are subjected to dissent, intimidation and physical contact from players or managers.
- Players are now being reminded that offensive, insulting, or abusive language or gestures as well as confrontational physical contact will result in a red card. Disrespect, aggression, confrontation, including running toward an official to contest a decision, as well as non-aggressive physical contact and surrounding a referee will result in yellow cards. The code of conduct by managers and their staff in the technical area will also be vigorously enforced.
- This policy is not intended to imply that referees are always “right”, and the player or coach is always “wrong”. Just as players make mistakes during play, referees will make mistakes in officiating, particularly in competitive divisions. Some referees may be officiating at a higher-level game than they are comfortable with. They must receive positive support from coaches, players, and spectators to continue to grow in the VMSL as an official.
- It is never acceptable to abuse or criticize referees, verbally or otherwise, in any situation. VMSL will not tolerate any verbal or other abuse, or criticism of referee by any coach, player, or spectator. There are appropriate avenues for coaches, players, and spectators to share concerns about the quality of officiating. VMSL welcomes constructive comments about the referees. Any concerns about the quality of officiating must be addressed to the Referee Assignor or VMSL discipline member so that situation can be handled appropriately by submitting the Referee Evaluation Form which is available to all teams in confidence to the VMSL discipline directors.
- Any serious suspension from VMSL will carry onto EDSA and ASA leagues and we will be submitting the referee report to both respective associations and the same applies for all players suspended in the EDSA and ASA league and are playing in VMSL, assuming we get written official confirmation on the players suspension from their respective league.
VMSL is Affiliated with EDSA and ASA
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Referee Co-ordinators contact Information
Dave Schmidt - david.john.schmidt@gmail.com
Dan Colombo - knights.fc@hotmail.com
