-We expect fans to be supportive of and encouraging to the players. Fans should refrain from yelling instructions to players during the game. This confuses players and prevents them from learning the game themselves*; it's like doing their homework for them. Fans who do this or who are abusive to the other team or to the referee will be told to leave.
(*-For a good explanation of why this harms player development, read here and here)
-Fans should bear in mind that most of our games will have at most one referee who will be single-handedly responsible for 22 players, 2 coaches and over 6000 square yards of field.
-Fans should remain positive. This is middle school soccer, not the World Cup. Everyone (players, coaches and referees) will do the best they can.
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