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Minor soccer referees in Quebec to wear body cameras to prevent abuse

Association du Soccer Mineur de Windsor tired of abuse given teenage officials
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(Clarise Larson/ Juneau Empire File)

In an effort to prevent abuse by parents and some coaches, a minor soccer association in Quebec’s Eastern Townships plans to equip referees with body cameras next season.

Referees in the association, most of whom are between 14 and 16 years old, are increasingly facing virulent comments from parents, said Martin Tremblay, president of the Association du Soccer Mineur de Windsor, in Windsor, Que.

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