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Referees

PLEASE SHOW RESPECT TO THE REFEREE #NOREFNOGAME

Hashtag United respect our referees, their decisions and their commitment to our game. We want all referees that visit us to feel welcome, comfortable and appreciated for what they are doing.

We as a club will NOT tolerate referee abuse from our members, this includes managers, coaches, players and parents/spectators, all members have agreed to our code of conduct.

We will NOT accept abuse towards Match day officials from visiting teams and their members.

We urge all Match day officials to report any incidents so that we can deal with it.

To report both poor conduct or to praise something good please visit the link below

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#Letthemref initiative

Remember NO ref NO game, the choice is yours

On Sunday 31st October, Hashtag United youth secretary and Under 13’s coach Nick Lowery trialled the #LETTHEMREF campaign during his home game.

The idea around this is to encourage the correct atmosphere at games, to encourage parents, coaches and players to respect the referees decisions.

Hashtag United Youth are encouraging all our our teams to support this campaign starting this weekend 7.11.2021

Whats involved and how can we help or take part………

Nick Commented : This involves both teams and the referee lining up to face the spectator sideline and conducting a 30 second silence with fingers to lips 🤫 This is to promote appropriate communication from coaches and parents to the referee

Don't stop someone else from making history

  • On Most occasions the Referee will be a School child or student
  • They are still learning and improving
  • There will be decisions they get wrong
  • Some decisions might go against you – It’s not a conspiracy
  • Don’t judge them like and experienced premier league Referee
  • They love the game as much as you and your child do
  • Most have played the game or are still playing too
  • If these guys don’t do it, one of you might have to

Rebecca Welch Makes History

Welch is the first female to have been appointed to a match as an English Football League referee; the 37-year-old oversaw Port Vale’s 2-0 away victory at Harrogate on Easter Monday; Dermot Gallagher tells SSN there is no “ceiling” for what Welch can achieve following her EFL debut

Read Her Story

THE REFEREES ASSOCIATION

SUPPORT

We have a fully qualified welfare and legal team to help support you through any issues you might have, both on and off the pitch.

DEVELOPMENT

Through a mixture of local and national events, we offer a wide range of training and development opportunities for match officials of all ages, abilities and levels.

BENEFITS

We have partnered up with a whole host of different well-respected brands to offer our members fantastic benefits on a range of products and services.

Visit England Football

They work hard, train hard, show up and play hard – all to keep the game beautiful. They give their time and yet face negative attention and abuse in almost every match. Enough is enough. We can all play our part to show the ref some respect, to help make the game the best it can be. So, are you in? 

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