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Everyone respects the ref. You will notice that every person on that field will admire you for your knowledge, your fair play, your dedication, and most of all, simply for showing up. Every parent, friend, relative and player on that field knows the time and energy that you are giving up has been donated by you, with no thought for reward. Your community will grow to respect and admire you for your selfless attitude, your commitment, and your reliability. Want to be more? Become a ref and you will notice the difference.

Become faster, better, stronger, fitter!

You may not think you have it in you to become a Northland ref – but you may be surprised at the change that occurs in every single one of our new refs during the course of a single season. It’s almost as if simply by being engaged with a sport – no matter that they’re not actually playing – their body responds with bursts of adrenalin that resolve into action and results in energy! We have noticed that our refs gain a huge amount of personal fitness and active health benefits throughout the course of a season – and that’s not even taking into account the gym membership deals we have going on… Want a new, better you? Why not do it the natural way! With reffing, it happens almost without you noticing the change – and best of all, it’s great fun!