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 All persons responsible for a team and all the spectators shall support the referee. Failure to do so will undermine the referee's authority and has the potential of creating a hostile environment for players, the referee and all the other participants and spectators.
No one is to address the referee during the game except as allowed below.
During the Game:
-- May respond to a referee initiating a communication
-- May ask for substitutions
-- May point out emergencies or safety issues
At halftime or at the end of the game:
-- May ask a referee to explain a rule(s) in a polite and constructive way
-- May give a polite and friendly feedback to the referee
-- Absolutely no sarcasm, harassment or intimidation is allowed in any conversation with the referee
Penalties
1st Minor Infraction -- The referee should ignore
1st Serious Infraction -- Caution or ejection depending on the seriousness
of the infraction (FIFA)
2nd Minor Infraction -- A verbal warning
3rd Infraction -- Caution
4th Infraction -- Ejection
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