Have you ever wanted to yell at a referee during your young athlete’s big game? Maybe you thought the ref made a bad call or has been favoring the other team for the whole game.
Here are the 3 Ways AYSO Region 1631 Parents Can Use Their Voice During A Game:
The First Step: Support Referees
- It is the Coach’s responsibility to respectfully speak to the Referee. Remember, your job as a parent is to role-model good behavior.
- Under NO circumstance is a parent/spectator permitted to interact with a Referee. Referees are volunteers who should be treated with the utmost respect.
- At the discretion of the Referee any parent/spectator can be given a Yellow Card or Red Card without consultation of the Head Coach before, during, or after a game. (According to the Area Handbook: 3 Yellow Cards = 1 Red Card. Any Player/Coach/Spectator who receives 3 Yellow Cards or 1 Red Card shall be ineligible to play/attend the next scheduled game, regardless of whether the next scheduled game is during the regular season or in a tournament.)
The Second Step: Speak to your Head Coach AFTER the game.
- Parents/Spectators must trust that your Coaches know and understand the rules of the game and are speaking up on behalf of your player. If you would like clarification on a call, approach your Head Coach after the game.
- Parents/Spectators are welcome to video/photograph any play or call during the game to go over with your Head Coach after the game.
The Third Step: Send an email to the Coach and Commissioner.
- If you are not satisfied after speaking to your Head Coach then you are welcome to send in a request for the Board of Region 1631 to start an investigation.
- The investigation will be based on the asked yet optional feedback of all parents, spectators, referees, and coaches in attendance.
- The conclusion of the investigation can take up to 14 business days.