02/09/2025
⚽ Love Football. Protect the Game. 🌟
The FA is taking big steps to make grassroots football safer, fairer, and more enjoyable for EVERYONE this season. 🙌
Here’s what’s new for 2025–26:
✅ Captains-Only Protocol – Only the captain can speak to the referee about decisions, reducing crowding and intimidation.
✅ Cooling-Off Periods (Trial) – Referees can pause matches in heated moments, giving players and coaches time to calm down.
✅ Referee Bodycams Expanded – More leagues will now see refs wearing bodycams to boost respect and accountability.
✅ Behaviour Improvement Programme & Penalty Points – Clubs with poor discipline will face penalty points for dissent, violent conduct, or low Respect scores.
✅ Love Football. Protect the Game Campaign – A national movement to promote respect, safety, and enjoyment in grassroots football.
Let’s celebrate fair play, support our referees, and make this season one to remember—for all the right reasons! ⚽👏