Which statement is true about the end-of-match duties of the first referee?

• A. Thank the work team
• B. Review game statistics
• C. Discuss calls with coaches
• D. Reset the scoreboard

Answer: (A)

At the end of a match, the first referee wraps things up by acknowledging and thanking the entire officiating and support crew—line judges, scorekeeper, statistician, scoreboard operator, and any other helpers. This closing gesture is a show of sportsmanship and teamwork, which is how officiating crews function smoothly. The other tasks aren’t the first referee’s end-of-match duties: reviewing game statistics is handled by the statistics personnel, discussing calls with coaches happens during or after play if necessary but not as a formal end-of-match duty, and resetting the scoreboard is the job of the scoreboard operator or statistics crew.