Introduction to Refereeing U8 Youth Soccer

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Introduction to Refereeing U8 Youth Soccer
American Youth Soccer Organization 2001
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Becoming an AYSO referee

• Dont need to know soccer
• Watch the video
• Read the Laws
• Go to class
• Try it on the field

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AYSO Team
Referees
Coaches
The Kids
Spectator
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AYSO Games are...
Safe Fair Fun
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Making things fun

• Balanced teams
• Everyone plays
• Good sports

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Learning soccer...
A fluid and open game
Kids learn by doing
You need to know Not "The Laws", but... The
common situations
What should happen next?
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The setting

• The field
• The ball
• The players and their equipment
• The referee(s)

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At the field

• Meet your partner
• Inspect the field
• Warm up

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The U8 (4v4) field
Touch line
Goal line
20 yds
Center circle
g o a l
Goal area
3 yds
6 yds
6 yds
Corner circle
(1 yd)
30 yards
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U8 4v4 Games

• Normal team split into 2 mini-teams
• Each mini-team plays 2 mini games
• One referee per mini game
• Check in entire team at one time
• Separate game cards for each mini team
• U8 w/ goalkeeper U7 no goalkeeper

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U8 4v4 Games (cont)

• Each minigame is 20 min long with a 2 min break
  at 10 min
• 5 min interval between games
• Team listed first on schedule has their mini
  teams stay on the fields for both mini games
• There is a standard substitution and rotation
  plan

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Field check

• The lines
• The goals
• The corner flags
• Dangerous objects
• Bad weather?

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Starting the game

• Assemble the players
• Check their equipment
• Get teams game card
• Choose a game ball
• ...

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Players and their equipment

• 4 players, one is Goalkeeper (U8)
• Team shirt, shorts, socks
• Shinguards
• Shoes
• Nothing dangerous

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Dangerous things

• Watches, jewelry,...
• Sunglasses
• Casts
• No shinguards
• Bad cleats
• ...

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Starting the game ...

• ...
• Get teams game card
• Choose a game ball
• Toss the coin
• Count the players and go!

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The ball

• Choose one teams ball
• FIFA Size 3
• Firmly inflated

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Coin toss

• Called by home team captain
• Explain toss carefully
• Winner only chooses direction
• Announce result clearly
• Get set for kickoff

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Kick off

• Ball stationary at mid-field
• Everyone in their own half
• Opponents outside the circle
• Forward and to another player

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Kickoff Positions
Y
X
g o a l
g o a l
X
Y
X
X
Y
X
Y
Blue kick
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Play flows until

• The ball goes out of the field
• The referee stops play only forOutside
  interferenceInjuryFoulEnd of time

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Restarting play

• Time is not out (unless injury)
• Kicks, throw ins, drop balls
• No great advantageno direct goalscant keep the
  ball
• Just get the game going again

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Ball in and out of play
Out!
In!
In!
In!
Field of play
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Throw in

• Limited advantagefeet on or outside the
  linefeet on the groundboth hands on the
  ballfrom behind and over the head
• Indirect and to another player

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Ball over goal line

• A goal?
• Last touch by defenders?Corner kick
• Last touch by attackers?Goal kick

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Goal

• If the ball is in playgoes into the goalnot
  direct from a restart
• Goal!
• Doesn't matter who put it there

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Corner kick

• Any attacker kicks the ballfrom within corner
  circlecorner post is not moved
• Opponents all 6 yards away
• Indirect and to another player

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Corner kick Positions
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Goal kick

• Ball is placed in goal area
• Any defender may kick it
• Opponents stayoutside the goal area and6 yards
  away
• Ball leaves the goal area directly
• Indirect and to another player

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Goal kick Positions
X
Y
X
Y
Y
Y
X
Y
6 yards
Y
Y
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Drop ball

• For incidental stoppages
• Neutral to both teams
• Referee drops ball from 2-3 feet
• Between one player from each team
• Re-drop if touched before ground
• Outside the goal area

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Drop ball Location
Move out to here
Original spot for drop ball
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Referee stops play for

• Outside interference
• Injury
• Unfair play
• End of time

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Injury

• Stop play ifin your opinionanyone is hurt or
  about to be
• Let coach tend player
• Allow a substitute if necessary
• Restart with drop ball, if no foul

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Fouls

• Fouls are unfair, not bad
• From enthusiasm and poor control
• All result in indirect free kick

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Contact Fouls

• Kicking
• Tripping
• Jumping
• Charging
• Striking
• Pushing
• careless, reckless, or using excessive force,
  and.

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Contact Fouls (cont)

• Holding
• Bad Tackle contacting the player before
• contacting the ball
• Handling the ball, except goalkeeper in own goal
  area

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Hand ball

• Handling the Ball Deliberately
• Hand includes arm
• Must be DELIBERATE
• Reflexive self-defense is OK
• Did the ball play the hand, ordid the hand play
  the ball?

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Technical Fouls

• Double touch
• Goalkeeper steps
• Usually, explain and allow retry.

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Dangerous play

• When players are being too risky
• Too risky means for U8!
• Dont wait until someone is hurt!
• If it looks dangerous, it is!
• The gasp test

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Dangerous play

• High kicking
• Charging or jumping at
• Playing the ball on the ground
• Bad slide tackles (slide tackles, when performed
  correctly are fair plays)
• Imminent danger

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Free kick

• Restart for all fouls
• Anyone from other team takes kick
• Opponents all 6 yards away
• All free kicks are Indirect (no goal unless
  it touches another player)

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Free kick Positions
X
X
Y
Y
6 yards
Y
X
Y
X
Yellow kick
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Free kick location

• From spot of foul, if not in goal area
• If in goal area of kicking team, treat as a goal
  kick
• If in goal area of non-kicking team, position
  like drop ball

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Referee Game Responsibilities

• Game Cards (keep track of players)
• Coin Toss (how to start the game)
• Keep Time, and keep the game flowing
• Calling the Game (Fun, Fair, Safe)

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The Referee Responsibilities

• Game cardsCoin tossKeeping time (keep the game
  flowing)
• Calling the game (Fun, Fair, Safe)
• (Positioning Keep close to play)

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Substitutions

• Important so "Everyone Plays"
• At a stoppage at about mid-halfWhistle and stop
  game timeCall for SubstitutionsTry to speed
  it upNote on game card who is OUTCount
  playersRestart game (and watch!)

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End of time

• Each half is 20 minutes
• Plus any time lost (injuries, subs)
• Half ends as soon as time runs out
• Two or three whistle blasts

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At Half-time

• 5 minutes only! Time it
• Keep game ball
• Talk with partner
• Time to think and rest

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End of game

• Return ball
• Write final score on game card
• Become a parent again

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AYSO soccer

• Safe
• Fair
• Fun