AYSO Region 109

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AYSO Region 109

• Referee Refresher Clinic
• August/September 2002

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Agenda

• Introductions
• Law and Procedure Review
• Referee Preparation
• Before the Match
• During the Match
• Signalling, Offside, and Ref Communication
• Q A

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Preparation

• Training (Regional, Area, Section,)
• Fitness
• Know your assignment
• lt U10 team supplies
• gt U12 coordinator assigns
• Uniform and kit
• appearance is important
• flags, coin, pencil, badge, watch(es), cards, ...

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Before the Match

• Arrive on time (gt20 minutes prior)
• Warm up
• Field Inspection
• markings, sprinklers, holes in field, etc.
• goalposts are secure and in right place
• nets have no gaps
• corner flags
• penalty spot?

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The field (Law 1)
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Before the Match (cont.)

• Player Inspection
• safety cleats, shin guards, no jewelry, no
  casts
• no speeches
• get game cards
• dont check medical forms NEW
• Obtain a ball
• check inflation (under-inflation can hurt!)
• U8 size 3, U9-12 size 4, gtU12 size 5

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Before the Match (cont.)

• Referee pre-game
• discuss how referees will act as team
• topics diagonal, restarts, fouls, signaling
• recruit club linesmen if necessary
• Coin-toss
• winner chooses direction to attack
• Enter field together and start game

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During the Match

• Role of Referee / Assistant Referee
• Restarts
• Duration of Play
• Injuries
• Penal and non-penal fouls
• Misconduct
• (Offside covered later)

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Role of the Referee

• Facilitates match SAFE, FAIR, FUN
  (enforces the Laws of the Game)
• Allows play to continue when stopping play
  would benefit the offending team, but then
  allows penalizing the offense if no advantage
  materializes.
• Ignores trivial offenses
• Keeps time

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Role of the Assistant Referee

• Assist the Referee in controlling the match
• Ball in goal?
• Offside
• Ball in/out of play
• Fouls LAW CHANGE
• Penalty Kicks LAW CHANGE
• Back up referee on keeping time

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Ball out of play (Law 9)
Out!
In!
In!
In!
Field of play
Ball may be on the ground OR in the air.
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Restarts
What When in Play Goal OG Offside

• Kick-off
• Goal kick
• Corner kick
• Penalty kick
• Throw-in
• DFK
• IFK
• Drop Ball

moves forward Y N N leaves
penalty area Y N N moves Y Y
N moves forward Y N N enters field N N
N moves Y N Y moves N N Y hits
ground N N NA
leaves Penalty Area if kick is taken from within
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Free Kicks

• Play need not stop.
• Team taking kick can request that opponents be 10
  yards away
• Ceremonial free kick
• In practice, AYSO teams usually expect this.
• Kicker cannot touch ball twice
• IFK to other team
• IFK in defenders Goal Area moved to6-yard line.

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Time Keeping

• Two equal halves
• Time runs continuously
• Add time for injuries or other stoppages
• 1-2 minutes for substitutions (no coaching)
• Subs on normal stoppage only (goal kick,
  corner kick, throw-in , kick-off) U8 20
  mins U10 25 mins U12 30 mins U14
  35 mins U16 40 mins U19 45 mins

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Injuries

• Stop game immediately for serious injuries or, if
  needed, for safety of injured player(s).
• Otherwise, allow play to proceed until ball is
  cleared.
• Let coach to deal with injured player(s).
• If new player is brought on, injured player
  cannot return until substitution break.
• Restart with dropped ball.

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Penal Fouls

• Against an opponent in a careless, or reckless
  manner, or with disproportionate force
• Tripping
• Kicking
• Jumping at
• Charging
• Striking (or trying to strike)
• Pushing

• Tackling an opponent before touching the ball.
• Holding an opponent
• Spitting at an opponent
• Handling ball deliberately

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Non-penal Fouls

• Dangerous play
• Impeding the progress of an opponent
• For goal-keeper
• holds ball for more than 6 seconds NEW
• handles ball passed by teammate (w/ feet)
• handles throw-in
• handles ball after releasing into play
• wastes time

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Misconduct

• No cards to U10 and below
• Restart w/ IFK (if no other stoppage)
• Report all cards to commissioner RRA

CAUTION DissentUnsporting
behaviourPersistent infringementEntering w/o
permissionDelaying restartDistanceLeaves w/o
permission
SEND-OFF Violent conductAbusive
behaviourSecond cautionSerious foul playDenies
OGSO - foulDenies OGSO - handlingSpitting
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Review

• Preparation train, fitneess, know and
  honor assignments, come
  properly equipped
• Before match arrive early, warm-up,
  field and player inspections,
  referee pre-game
• During match referee communication,
  know the Laws, have fun!

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After The Match

• Discuss match with ARs
• Referee Q A and ref-chat email list
• Mentoring program
• See web site www.mpsoccer.org

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AYSO Team
KIDS

• work together
• help each other
• protect each other
• do their best