What do lollipops, pink armbands and corflute signs have in common? They are all part of a plan to support referees and empower thousands of junior soccer players who have arrived in Canberra for the Kanga Cup.
A few cheers and goal celebrations meant fields might not have fallen completely silent around Canberra on Tuesday - but tournament officials made a point of declaring the kind of behaviour considered off limits during the Kanga Cup's "Silent Sideline Tuesday" initiative.