Trial to allow grassroots referees to wear body cameras set to start in 2023

A trial allowing referees to wear body cameras in the adult grassroots game in England is now expected to start in the first half of next year.
The purpose of the trial is to act as a deterrent against physical and verbal abuse towards officials, which has become a cause for concern in the grassroots game.
Last week, a referee in Lancashire was assaulted, with local media reporting the official had been left with a broken nose, four broken ribs, a dislocated shoulder, a broken collarbone, concussion and whiplash.

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