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abuse given that you are a female referee? ., , ., ., , , referee? yeah, you get the abuse from the parents _ referee? yeah, you get the abuse from the parents and _ referee? yeah, you get the abuse from the parents and players, - referee? yeah, you get the abuse from the parents and players, the managers and spectators whatever. you get the abuse from everyone. a lot of the time it depends on the team and the club, what it will come from mostly. from the referee, a female perspective, i get more abuse than others in some games, depending come on female games you get a lot less abuse and in male games, older people give you more respect, the younger people do not as much and they see you more as a target. the older figures respect that you are a female referee. you older figures respect that you are a female referee.— older figures respect that you are a female referee. you say some of that abuse comes — female referee. you say some of that abuse comes from _ female referee. you say some of that abuse comes from parents _ female referee. you say some of that abuse comes from parents who - female referee. you say some of that abuse comes from parents who i - abuse comes from parents who i assume are watching their children play and you are refereeing so what sort of example does that set, if the parents are sending abuse your
she's a referee at devon county fa here in the uk, and has been refereeing for the past two years. thank you for being with us. i wonder what difference a body count would make for the work that you do day to day? i would make for the work that you do da to da ? ~' ., would make for the work that you do da to da ? ~ ., ., , day to day? i think it would really hel and day to day? i think it would really help and slow _ day to day? i think it would really help and slow abuse _ day to day? i think it would really help and slow abuse so _ day to day? i think it would really help and slow abuse so much. . day to day? i think it would really help and slow abuse so much. at| day to day? i think it would really - help and slow abuse so much. at the minute when i referee i get a load of abuse, i wake up on a saturday morning and i dread going to the game because i know the abuse i get, it happens every game. it's more common for me to get abuse in a game, away from the game but i think the cameras will help and show people how bad it actually is. whether that be the coaches, the players or spectators that also give the abuse. i players or spectators that also give the abuse. ., players or spectators that also give the abuse. . ., ., ., the abuse. i wanted to ask you about that, our the abuse. i wanted to ask you about that, your experiences _ the abuse. i wanted to ask you about that, your experiences of _ the abuse. i wanted to ask you about that, your experiences of a _ the abuse. i wanted to ask you about that, your experiences of a typical. that, your experiences of a typical game. where is the abuse coming from, players, spectators lined you find you get a different sort of
players, spectators and do you find you get a different sort of abuse given that you are a female referee? yeah, you get the abuse from the parents and players, the managers and spectators, whatever. you get the abuse from everyone. a lot of the time it depends on the team and the club, what it will come from mostly. from a female refs perspective, i feel i sometimes get less abuse than others in some games, depending on...in female games you get a lot less abuse and in male games, older people give you more respect, the younger people do not as much and they see you more as a target. the older people respect that you are a female ref more. you say some of that abuse comes from parents who i assume are watching their children play and you are refereeing so what sort of example does that set, if the parents are sending
just under 300 said they'd been physically abused by spectators, players or managers. the mere presence of them, the fact that somebody sees the device there, makes them sort of think twice about their behaviour really. these really are just there to explore whether, you know, it improves the level of participant behaviour within the grassroots game and also give the referee that added level of safety and security for them refereeing. one of the four leagues in the country where the trial is being rolled out is middlesbrough, where19—year—old referee 0llie cairney has already used the equipment in matches. i'm a player, you're the referee, i come up to talk to you and you worry that i might start abusing you. if i feel threatened in any way, i'll press that button and then they can actually see the player, their face on the screen. do you think also if the player sees themselves on that screen, that will stop them from shouting or pushing you or anything like that? 100%, yeah. i think they see themselves
but i still remember decisions and people that have given me abuse from when i first started refereeing and it is really hard but around you you have to make that support with other refs and create that system around you which is nice and helpful but coming from a game where you get so much abuse, it is so knocking. have you been able to wear one of the body cams or would you because one would assume this makes those players and supporters accountable for their actions? i have not yet but i would definitely welcome it. i think it would really help the players see how they are actually treating you and seeing on the camera how they are acting toward you, whether that be aggressive, or calmly, seeing how they react. do you feel you have enough support when you are on the pitch? is anyone looking out for you and your well—being? a lot of the time, no.
who might want to abuse them. jane dougall, bbc news, middlesbrough. millie wheeler is a referee at devon county fa here in the uk, and has been refereeing for the past two years and is in favour of using bodycams. i think it would really help. i think it would slow abuse so much. at the minute when i referee i get a lot of abuse on the pitch, i wake up on a saturday morning and i dread going to the game because i know the abuse i get, it happens every game. it's more common for me to get abuse in a game than away from the game but i think the cameras will help and show people how bad it actually is. whether that be the coaches, the players or the spectators that also give the abuse. i wanted to ask you about that, your experiences of a typical game. where is the abuse coming from —
collaboratively with the football association to ensure that actually they are also addressing poor behaviour from the coaches, the players. so hopefully, you know, if we do this united we'll get some really positive results. in february, a bbc questionnaire found that out of almost 1,000 referees who responded, just under 300 said they'd been physically abused by spectators, players or managers. the mere presence of them, the fact that somebody sees the device there, makes them sort of think twice about their behaviour really. these really are just there to explore whether, you know, it improves the level of participant behaviour within the grassroots game and also give the referee that added level of safety and security for them refereeing. one of the four leagues in the country where the trial is being rolled out is middlesbrough, where19—year—old referee ollie cairney has already used the equipment in matches. i'm a player, you're the referee, i come up to talk to you and you worry that i might start abusing you.
behaviour within the grassroots game and also give the referee that added level of safety and security for them refereeing. one of the four leagues in the country where the trial is being rolled out is middlesbrough, where19—year—old referee 0llie cairney has already used the equipment in matches. i'm a player, you're the referee, i come up to talk to you and you worry that i might start abusing you. if i feel threatened in any way, i'll press that button and then they can actually see the player, their face on the screen. do you think also if the player sees themselves on that screen, that will stop them from shouting or pushing you or anything like that? 100%, yeah. i think they see themselves and they'll probably realise they're in the wrong straightaway and they'll step back from it. and have you actually noticed a difference, then? a little bit, yeah. it's fair enough for them like, "come on, ref, it shouldn't be a foul against me," but that's about it, really, that's all they'll say, they won't, like, go any further with it, and i think that's partly
ref more. ., _ ,., ., people respect that you are a female ref more. ., ., ., .,, , ref more. you say some of that abuse comes from — ref more. you say some of that abuse comes from parents _ ref more. you say some of that abuse comes from parents who _ ref more. you say some of that abuse comes from parents who i _ ref more. you say some of that abuse comes from parents who i would - comes from parents who i would assume are watching their children play when you are refereeing those games. what sort of examples that set if the parents sending abuse your way, an example may be to set to the children who are playing on the pitch that you are supposed to be refereeing? it is the pitch that you are supposed to be refereeing?— be refereeing? it is awful. a lot of the time you _ be refereeing? it is awful. a lot of the time you can _ be refereeing? it is awful. a lot of the time you can tell— be refereeing? it is awful. a lot of the time you can tell the - be refereeing? it is awful. a lot of the time you can tell the parents i be refereeing? it is awful. a lot of| the time you can tell the parents of the time you can tell the parents of the players, you can tell who is family. i have had parents that are worse than the players. i've had a parent threaten a linesman for giving an offside that was completely correct, and i think it shows an awful example. it is the same as the coaches, if their behaviour is bad it will reflect on the players. i've had coaches who have behaved amazingly and have been incredible and so supportive towards me, and so have their players, so it completely depends on the people who are showing them how to behave. what are showing them how to behave. what
players or managers. much more on the bbc website and the bbc news app. let's stay with that story. millie wheeler, she's a referee at devon county fa here in the uk, and has been refereeing for the past two years and is in favour of using bodycams. i think it would really help. i think it would slow abuse so much. at the moment, when i rife football and i get a lot of abuse on the pitch. i will wake up on saturday morning and dread going to a game because i know the abuse that i will get. it is more common for me to get abuse in a game than away from the game. i think the cameras will help and will show people how bad it actually is, whether that be the coaches are the players or even the spectators there. i