REFEREES HAVE 4 COLORS AVAILABLE WITH A 5TH BEING ADDING THIS YEAR.
GOLD, RED, BLACK, BLUE, AND NOW GREEN.
THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT BOTH TEAMS, BOTH KEEPERS, AND THE OFFICIALS SHOULD ALL HAVE ON COLORS THAT CONTRAST FROM THE OTHERS. THEREFORE, BY RULE, YOU SHOULD HAVE 5 CONTRASTING COLORS AT EACH MATCH. GOLD IS THE MOST USED DUE TO THE FACT THAT MANY TEAMS DO NOT WEAR GOLD AND ITS THE FIRST UNIFORM PURCHASED. EACH COST $50 A PIECE AND A SET OF 10 JERSEYS, BOTH LONG AND SHORT IS ROUGHLY $500. THEN ADD THE OTHER STUFF AND YOU SHOULD HAVE ABOUT $1200 WORTH OF GEAR BY THE TIME YOU ARE DONE.
BADGES ARE THE WAY TO TELL HOW MUCH TRAINING A REFEREE HAS. A BLUE BADGE SIGNIFIES A ROOKIE, OR LEAST EXPERIENCED REFEREE, AND A BLACK BADGE WITHOUT GRADE IS LABELED AN 08 GRADE. EVERYONE CAN GET AN 08 BADGE. FROM THERE IS CLIMBS 07. 06, 05, 04, 03, 02, 01. SEVENS ON DOWN RECEIVE MUCH MORE TRAINING AND ASSESSMENTS. TO EARN 07 OR HIGHER YOU MUST EARN IT. ANYONE CAN WEAR AN 08 WITH LITTLE OVERSITE.
