Refereeing Youth Rugby Some Challenges Have Been Met; Some Remain Some Challenges Have Been Met; Some Remain

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 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?? Increase Player Dues Offer Match Fees; Require Match Reports Require Teams to Identify Referees Require Team Referees to Referee

Our 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