This fall season, the Cal South Referee Program’s Zero Tolerance Policy is in full effect across all levels of play in Southern California. Our goal is simple: to ensure that the youth and adult soccer game-day experience is safe, fair, and respectful for everyone—players, coaches, referees, clubs, leagues, parents, administrators, and fans. OUR COMMITMENT Referees have been fully empowered to eliminate: ⦿ Referee abuse (with particular focus on protecting youth referees) ⦿ Abuse between opposing teams ⦿ Racism or racist slurs in any context ENFORCEMENT STEPS Step 1: Pre-game ⦿ Referees, coaches, and players must conduct a pre-game meeting ⦿ Respect and sportsmanship are expected from all participants at all times Step 2: In-Game Incidents If abuse or racism is clearly heard by the referee crew: ⦿ The offending individual(s) must be sent off, shown a red card, and removed from the vicinity before play resumes ⦿ Failure to comply will result in immediate match termination ⦿ All...