The Dexter Soccer Club - Referee Policy

Coaches should confirm with their assigned referee(s) 24 - 48 hours prior to a game!

Rescheduling Games

The referee and field schedulers expend an enormous amount of time and effort each season to make sure that all of the DSC games have qualified referees and fields on which to play after each league distributes schedules. Coaches and teams have until the day before a season begins to reconfirm these dates with their families, check school and extra curricular calendars for conflicts.

If a conflict is discovered before the season begins, the game may be moved to a mutually agreed upon date and field at no charge. Once the season begins, a $50 change/ cancel fee will be incurred by the team requesting the change.
NOTE: Individual league restrictions must be followed and all league fees would be in addition to the DSC fee

Games that must be rescheduled due to weather conflicts will not incur change fees. Referees shall be the sole judge(s) of the game., including but not limited to, weather conditions. In the event of rain or cold weather both teams must report to the field. The referee shall determine if the game may be played at the scheduled time.

NOTE: Coaches and managers should keep this in mind when attending scheduling meetings and be aware of any holidays, verify school events or other conflicts with players and their families.

Zero Tolerance Policy

The Dexter Soccer Club has declared itself a "Zero Tolerance Community" which means that the club has zero tolerance towards anyone that does not respect the referees. In accordance with FIFA bylaw 5 - the powers and duties of the referee include:

"taking action against team officials who fail to conduct themselves in a responsible manor may at his/her discretion, expel them from the field of play and its immediate surroundings."

We have also agreed to support referees in extending this to any parents, family, friends and/or fans who deems necessary to maintain the true spirit of the game."

Other

There was an incident last year at Hudson Mills where members of a visiting team were consuming alcohol during a game. Drinking alcohol on the sideline is in violation of Metropark rules as well as DSC and affiliated league policies.

The past two seasons, Dexter teams have provided bottled water or
sports drinks for the ref and assistant refs /lines during half-time at all home games. This was considered a small perk and a way to encourage officials to ref in Dexter. This season, we'd like to remind all teams to continue this tradition, in hope of maintaining the good reputation that our community enjoys among refs. We'd like to ask that handshakes and thanks to all refs by team captains and coaches following the games be continued also!

Special Practice/Field Notices:

Coaches - Please limit training on game fields. Game fields should only be used for training when working on tactics. Small games and drills can be done next to fields using cones or corner flags

Calendar

Click here for team and field schedules.

Spring 2008 Academy Skill Training on Monday Evenings at Mill Creek. All U8 and U9 coaches and players must attend.