Officiating and rules

Rules, how calls are made and how to file a formal concern. About competitions and leagues — never a named referee.

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Forum rules

Don't name a referee or give details that identify one (name, photo, number). Many officials are teenagers themselves. To dispute a call, use the competition's or league's formal process.

Share first-hand experience; say which year and age group.
No children's names, photos, schools or jersey numbers, and nothing that identifies a child.
Never name a referee. Coaches can be reviewed on their coach page; in the forum, talk about practices, not people.
No phone numbers, emails, addresses or screenshots of private messages.
Safety, abuse or harassment: contact the proper body. We don't judge such allegations in the forum.

Posts from new accounts are checked before they appear; established members post straight away and are checked afterwards. Reports that a post identifies a child, names a referee or makes a serious allegation hide it until a moderator decides. Full policy · Where to report safety concerns