Coloured Vest Program

Help protect beginner officials from harassment

About the Coloured Vest Program (CVP)

Protecting officials from harassment and abuse is a high priority for sports clubs and associations.

The CVP can help you reduce incidents. By simply having your beginner officials wear a coloured vest identifying them as in-training, you’ll help build greater understanding among players, parents, spectators and coaches.

CVP involves:

• beginner officials wearing a brightly coloured yellow vest with the slogan ‘in-training’
• beginner officials being mentored by a club member, to assist with their training and management of any harassment incidents
• club committees promoting CVP to members and visitors, so they understand what the yellow vest means.

Implementing CVP at your club/association

CVP is FREE and easy to implement:

• Identify the beginner officials and mentors you’d like to take part
• Register here
• You will receive a CVP pack in the mail
• Tell club members and visitors about CVP
• Have the beginner officials wear vests while officiating.

What your CVP pack will include

• 5 CVP yellow vests (various sizes)
• 5 CVP lanyards
• 40 CVP cards to hand out to coaches, spectators and others at games
• Information folder – with posters and handouts for your CVP coordinator, mentors and beginner officials

Get started today

To start the Coloured Vest Program at your club/association, register for free below.