Football For All League Respect Campaign Commitment
The FA’s Respect campaign aims to educate parents and coaches on their roles in creating a fun, safe and inclusive environment for players to ensure the campaign is embraced throughout the age groups and result in sustained participation from players and volunteers alike.
The Surrey Football For All League fully embraces the campaign, not just for our youth players but to support and develop the positive culture in our adult teams too. As a result, we have appointed a Respect Officer, who will lead on the Respect campaign for the league.
In the 2017/18 end of season team survey, 60% of Football For All League teams stated they would rather focus on Respect points and participation than on league points and winning. As a result, all teams will now be awarded Respect Points every month by the referees, which will feed into a league Respect table for each age group and division. The team which has been awarded the most points at the end of the season will be awarded winners of the Respect Trophy for their division. The adult Championship, Premiership 1 and Premiership 2 divisions will continue to have a league points table alongside the Respect one.
For any more information on the Respect Program, contact us on footballforallrefereeing@gmail.com and download the Respect Codes of Conduct below.
Respect League Tables
All teams are scored out of 100 every tournament by the referees, across 10 criteria, shown below. The team with the highest average score at the end of the season will win the Respect Award. Each category is scored out of 10, with 0 meaning teams do not meet any statements, 5 being okay but needs improvement and 10 being fantastic.
If you would like to see where your team has lost points in a previous tournament, please contact us on footballforallrefereeing@gmail.com who will be able to provide you with specific information on how to improve your Respect score.
Players
- Respect the Referee- never engage in public criticism of the Match Officials and abide by their final decisions
- Play fairly, abide the rules and be friendly, celebrate the spirit of the game and encourage team mates
- Win or lose with dignity. Shake hands at the end of every game
- Never engage in abusive language, bullying or intimidating behaviour
Managers/ coaches
- Encourage fair play and high standards of behaviour, celebrating the spirit of the game
- Never engage in, or tolerate offensive, insulting or abusive behaviour to anyone
- Always respect the Referee and encourage players to do the same
Parents/ Carers/ Spectators
- Celebrate effort and good play from both sides
- When players make mistakes, offer them encouragement to try again next time
- Always respect the Referee and coaches and encourage players to do the same
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