Refereeing Noncontact Rugby

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Refereeing Non-contact Rugby
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Overview

• About Rugby
• About the non-contact Game
• About basic refereeing
• About specific Rules
• Positioning
• Concluding points

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About Rugby

• Qualities of the Game
• For all shapes, sizes and abilities
• Anyone can run with the ball
• Excellent for physical fitness
• Excellent for character building
• Roll the video

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The Non-contact game

• Start simple
• Three stages
• Micro Rugby
• Free passes, tags, no kicks
• Intermediate Non-contact rugby
• Scrums, rucks, some kicks
• Full Non-contact rugby
• Line-outs, mauls, all kicks

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About Basic Refereeing

• Safety comes first
• Quick whistle for unsafe actions
• No holding, pushing or shoving
• No, blocking, obstruction, or collisions
• No diving on someone with the ball
• No pulling the ball from the ball-carrier
• If it looks dangerous, it probably is
• You dont have to penalize

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About Basic Refereeing

• Be there and be fair
• Be consistent
• Call what you see

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About Basic Refereeing

• Communicate
• Invaluable tool
• Explain
• Prevent
• Coach/educate
• Have a good attitude

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About Basic Refereeing

• Maintain the prescribed space
• Critical for good play to occur
• Offside lines
• Space at the tag

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About Basic Refereeing

• Encourage continuity
• Advantage
• Prevention
• Remember why you are there. Have Fun

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Non-contact Rules

• Free pass
• Tag
• In-goal
• Ruck

• Scrum
• Maul
• Lineout
• Kicks

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Free Passes

• Younger age games
• Used for starts and restarts
• Opponents back 7 meters
• Passer must pass the ball to team mate
• At least 7 meters from goal line
• Gives more space

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In-goal

• Grounding the ball
• Attacking team Try
• Defending team Touch Down
• Touch down Which team took it in?
• Attacking team Free pass, Drop out
• Defending team Free pass, 5-meter scrum
• Tag Free pass, 5-meter scrum

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Tags

• Two hands between waist and knee
• Referee Declares Tag
• Tagger must take a neutral position
• Tagged player must play the ball immediately
• Other players at the tag must come from their own
  side of the ball

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Rucks

• Two ways of declaring ruck
• Setter and opponent bind over ball
• Other players must get onside
• One other from each team binds on
• Stays in place
• Ball release
• Chance of turnover

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Scrums

• Uncontested
• Three players from each team
• Other players must get onside
• Engagement sequence
• Throwing in team must win the ball
• Restrictions on opposing scrum half

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Mauls

• Ball carrier turns and declares maul
• Setter and declarer bind
• Other players must get onside
• One other from each team binds on
• Ball release
• May move forward
• Chance of turnover

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Line-outs

• Ball in touch
• Two players, thrower, scrum half
• Others must stay 10 meters back
• Throw in straight
• Both teams may contest for the ball
• Referee declares when ball is won
• End of line-out

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Kicks

• Micro
• No kicking
• Intermediate
• Restarts. Conversions.Penalties
• From Hand
• Full
• All kicks

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Positioning

• In open play
• Level with play, a few meters in-field
• At rucks and mauls
• Back foot line
• At the scrums
• Watch engagement then drop back
• At the lineouts
• At front, then follow the ball.

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Concluding points

• Non-Contact Requirements
• Attend a Non-Contact Course
• Instructor requirements any certified referee
• View the video
• Process
• Return exam to the National Office along with the
  registration fee (10)
  
• National Office scores the exam and returns a
  certificate and a copy of the video
  
• To learn more Level 1 Certification

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Insurance Concerns

• Insurance may not even be necessary
• Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 (PL 105-19, 42
  USC 14503)
  
• Homeowners policies usually cover participation
  in volunteer activities
  
• CIPP provides
• Annual fee for 3M bodily injury for 3rd parties
  not referee or players
  
• Information, newsletters, mailings as well as a
  liability insurance program
  
• Other similar policy available from National
  Association of Sports Officials
  http//www.naso.org/