Refereeing Youth Rugby

Refereeing Youth Rugby

Some Challenges Have Been Met;

Some Remain

Some Challenges Have Been Met;

Some Remain

Our Goals: Safety and Enjoyment

Our Goals: Safety and Enjoyment

Background

• Who are we?

• Where are we?

• What are our plans?

• A work in progress.

• How can you help?

Administrative Challenges

• Training Enough NCYRA Referees

• Encouraging Trained Refs to Participate

• Coaching Referees--Various Venues

• Assigning Referees--Manual or Software?

On-Field Challenges

On-Field Challenges

• Safety for Players, Match Officials, and Spectators

• Junior Youth and Youth Regs, plus HS U-19 Laws

• Sideline Conduct

• Managing Foul Play and Field Set-Up

Carrots or Sticks??

Carrots or Sticks??

• Increase Player Dues

• Offer Match Fees; Require Match Reports

• Require Teams to Identify Referees

• Require Team Referees to Referee

Our FutureOur Future• Training younger

(HS and MS) referees

• Some clubs have 10 or more teams

• Pleasanton and Danville clubs train young refs at practice

• USA Rugby Camps