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    Respect Campaign

    Uniting against the ugly side of soccer

    What is Respect

    Code of Conduct

    My role in Respect

    Deon Story - a Captain.pdf

    Learn more about Respect

    Get young players involved

    Sign up your League to Respect

    Respect Videos

    Download Educational Material

    Soccer and Respect guide magazine

    Matty Story - a son been bully.pdf

    Frank Story - a Referee.pdf

    Poster "Who will you be today".pdf

    Poster - Really Dad?.pdf

    Code of Conduct -Young Players.pdf

    CODES OF CONDUCT

    Julia Story - a Player.pdf

    Code of Conduct -Adult Players.pdf

    Code of Conduct -Coaches.pdf

    Code of Conduct -Referees.pdf

    Code of Conduct -Spectators.pdf

     

    What is Respect?

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    Respect is the collective responsibility of everyone in soccer to create a fair, safe and

    enjoyable environment in which the game can take place. It is the behavioral code for

    soccer.

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    Respect is The US Referee Connection program to address unacceptable behavior in

    soccer– on and off the pitch. Respect is a continuous program, not a one-off initiative.

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    On average, thousands of referees quit soccer every year because of the abuse they

    receive from players and from the sidelines.

    Lots of children also quit soccer because of the attitude and actions of over-enthusiastic

    and pushy parents.

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    In response, The USRC Respect program provides a series of tools for leagues, clubs,

    coaches, Referees, players and parents from grassroots to elite soccer to ensure a safe,

    positive environment in which to enjoy the game.

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    These tools include agreed codes of conduct, in-service training for Referees, Respect club package, designated spectator areas and ensuring captains work with referees to manage player behavior.

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    The USRC has also launched a free online Respect Parent Guide to highlight examples of

    poor behavior and, more importantly, how it can be improved.

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    What do we want to achieve with Respect?

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    ​1. There will be a ‘step change‘ in youth soccer on what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior from parents, spectators and coaches.

    2. We will work with coaches to create an enjoyable learning environment for children’'s soccer

    3. There will be a base of registered referees in USA sufficient for the demands of the game at every level.

    4. There will be zero tolerance for assaults on referees.

    5. There will be an improvement in on-field player discipline, particularly in the area of dissent to referees and in competitions that have an established record of poor discipline.

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    The most important message of the Respect Program is that real and lasting change will come about not through the intervention of the

    Soccer Authorities but from everyone in soccer taking collective responsibility to promote what is good in the game and deal with that which diminishes it.

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