
RESPECT FOR EVERYONE
Protect Our Game is Football Queensland’s overarching respect initiative aimed at eliminating poor behaviour on and off the field and ensuring all players, coaches, referees, volunteers and spectators promote a positive environment and supportive behaviours within our game.
Three key elements underpin the campaign: Accountability, Awareness and Education.
Accountability
The Three Strike Policy provides a strong framework for dealing with poor behaviour on and off the field, including verbal and physical abuse directed at referees and other members of the football community.
The accumulation of Strikes will occur for clubs that continually fail to manage referee abuse or deal with unacceptable behaviours of members.
Members of the football community can help eliminate poor behaviour by reporting instances of abuse, violence and other incidents through FQ’s QR code reporting mechanism or online via the Protect Our Game Reporting Form.
Awareness
All Queensland clubs are required to display Protect Our Game posters outlining the Three Strike Policy and QR code reporting mechanism in high traffic areas to promote positive behaviours.
A range of posters are also available for clubs to display outlining Code of Conduct expectations for players, coaches, club officials and spectators.
Education
Participants can fatamiliarise themselves with the IFAB (International Football Association Board) Laws of the Game to gain a better understanding of the on-field decisions made by referees.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 demonstrated the power of football in Australia - record-breaking crowds, unprecedented broadcast numbers, and a nation united like never before. But is the message getting through to our national and state decision-makers?
Football Queensland CEO Robert Cavallucci and @footballaus CEO James Johnson join Simon Hill in Part 4️⃣ of the 100 Day Olympics Submission series to discuss the role of governments and decision-makers in ensuring this momentum delivers lasting benefits for the state`s future generations of CommBank Matildas, Subway Socceroos, and the broader Queensland community.
Watch Part 4️⃣ below and read more about the submission on FQ`s webpage!
#FootballAtTheOlympics
Feb 12

The newly established full-time Queensland U16 State Team program is underway, with players putting in the preparation ahead of the upcoming season under the guidance of FQ Technical Director of Player Development Tom Laxton, Senior Technical Manager (SEQ) Matt Poole and Head Coach Chris Hicks💪
Feb 12

As the new season nears, there are plenty of learning opportunities for coaches across the state 🙌
Whether you`re guiding a MiniRoos team for the first time or taking on the advanced coaching pathway, our courses are tailored to help you take your skills to the next level ahead of the new season!
📱 Register for an upcoming course on the FQ website
#CoachFootball
Feb 11
