The Coloured Shirt Program aims to increase retention, value and appreciation of all officials by making beginner or inexperienced officials easily recognisable in green shirts.

The program helps to educate all participants, including players and spectators, about the demands, pressures and supporting the needs of all beginner officials.

Sports provide mentoring and support to the new official and promote and raise awareness of the program and it’s aims.

New officials wear green shirts. Please support and respect them through your positive sideline behaviour.

If you see officials and umpires wearing the green shirt, then it’s important for you to know they are beginners. As with any learner, they may make mistakes.

Without officials, sport would not survive, so it is up to the clubs and associations of each sport to build a positive culture of support for officials.