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Respect affects the entire game,
and needs your help, regardless of how you are involved in football.
PLAYERS
Whether you're in the starting
eleven or on the bench, your role as a player is crucial to the success of
Respect.
On a match day, you'll be expected
to work with your coaches and your captain to allow the referee to manage
the game without being subjected to abuse. With the game losing thousands of
referees from the game every year, it's hugely important, because without
the referees, the game isn't the same.
If the league you play in adopts
the Respect programme, you will be asked to read, agree to, and sign, a Code
of Conduct at your club. This will be your 'promise' to abide by a set of
rules governing your behaviour as a player. Working together with your
coach, your captain, and each referee that takes charge of your games during
the season, you can play a major role in improving the game for everyone,
through Respect.
COACHES
Coaches have a hugely important
role to play in Respect, as they are not only responsible for their own
behaviour, but they can also influence that of their players and spectators,
too.
On a match day, you'll be expected
to work with your players, parents and other spectators to allow the referee
to manage the game without being subjected to abuse.
REFEREES
The Respect programme aims to
allow Referees to officiate matches without being subjected to abuse by
players, coaches or spectators - and the referees themselves have a key part
to play in the process.
Working in partnership with the
clubs they officiate, referees can provide post-match feedback regarding the
behaviour of players, parents, coaches and other spectators, to help the
clubs enforce their Codes of Conduct.
PARENTS AND SPECTATORS
Parents have a big responsibility
as part of the Respect programme.
Respect is working to eradicate
touchline abuse in football, and parents can play their part by agreeing to,
and signing, their club's Code of Conduct and abiding by them throughout the
season.
Parents also have a responsibility
for their children's behaviour. The players will also be asked to sign a
Code of Conduct, and parents can encourage their children to adhere to the
players' code.
CLUB AND LEAGUE OFFICIALS
The Respect programme relies on
clubs and leagues to take active steps to ensure high standards of conduct
throughout their club or league.
Leagues can champion the Respect
programme, and communicate the importance of Respect to their member clubs
through meetings and bulletins.
Click here to download the Respect Guide for
Leagues.
Club officials can sign up to and
enforce Codes of Conduct for their players, coaches, parents and spectators,
which will set the standard for behaviour throughout their club |
