Referee Training Course

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Referee Training Course

• Introduction

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Basis of Laws of the Game

• Safety
• Sportsmanship
• Spirit of the Game
• Respect for Tradition

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BREAKDOWN OF THE LAWS
Components of the Game Laws 1, 2, 3
4 Authority Laws 5 6 Rules of Play Laws 7, 8,
9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 17 Technicalities Laws
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Law 1
Field of Play
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Field Layout
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Field Layout U-7/8
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Field must be rectangular Touchline longer than
goal line
Goal line Goal kicks Corner kicks Score
Goal line
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Touch line Throw-ins Substitutions
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Halfway Line
Center Circle Size varies by level Defenders stay
out prior to kick off Center Mark Kick off
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Corner Arc 1 yd radius Corner kicks Corner
Flag Minimum 5 ft high
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Goal Set on the Goal Line
Must be anchored to prevent falling over Net
should be fastened to the goal
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Goal Area Goal kicks U-7 to 10 No planting
by offense or defense
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Penalty Area Goal Keeper can handle the
ball Direct Free Kick becomes a Penalty
Kick Penalty Mark Where ball is spotted for
Penalty Kick Penalty Arc Not part of Penalty Area
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Lines

• Are part of the area they bound
• The ball must be completely out
• Out of the penalty area to be in play after a
  goal kick
• Out over the touch line for a throw-in
• Out over the goal line for a goal kick or corner
  kick
• Out over the goal line and between the goalposts
  and under the crossbar to be a goal

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Pregame Field Inspection
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Review

• Field is what shape?
• Rectangular, touch lines being longer
• Can you name the lines?
• What do you inspect?
• Field lines, debris, holes, condition
• Goal net secure and no holes
• Goalposts
• what if not anchored securely?
• dont play

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• Is a ball on the Penalty Area Line in the Penalty
  Area?
• Yes, lines belong to the area to which they are
  boundaries
• What is the Goal Kick Line for on the U-7/8
  Field?
• Defending team has to be beyond the line until
  the ball is kicked.

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Law 2The Ball
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The Ball

• Must be safe
• Must be round
• Must be properly inflated

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Ball Rules

• Home team provides the ball
• Referee approves the ball
• Referee returns the ball at the end of the game

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Ball Sizes
U-7/8 Size 3 U-9-12 Size 4 U-14 up Size 5
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Law 3
Players
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Number of Players
Division Number At Least U-7/8 4
3 U-9/10 6 4 U-12
8 6 U-14 11
7 Includes Goalkeeper
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Player vs. Substitute
Player Team member in the game Substitute
Team member not in the game
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Substitutions

• Unlimited
• At any stoppage
• Throw-in either team
• Goal kick
• Kick off
• Direct kick
• Indirect kick
• Injury
• Between periods
• With permission of the referee!

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Substitution (contd)

• Substitutes should be ready at halfway line
• Count heads before restart
• Add time if being used as a delay tactic
• Substitution is a right, can not be denied, but
  can be managed.

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Substitution (contd)

• Player ejected prior to start of game may be
  replaced
• Player ejected during game can not be replaced
• Adding a player is not a substitution, but still
  requires permission

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Law 4
Players Equipment
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Required

• Shirt or jersey
• Colored and numbered
• Must be tucked in
• Shorts
• Socks
• Shirt, shorts and socks must be the same color as
  teammates
• Shinguards covered by socks
• Shoes

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• Shoes must be safe
• Baseball and football cleats are not allowed
• Sport or turf shoes are allowed
• Check for large dangerous toe cleat, some soccer
  shoes have a small toe cleat which is allowed

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Jersey Colors

• Each team must be different, including referee
  team
• If the same, home team changes jersey or wears
  pinnies
• Goalkeeper colors different than all other players

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Not Allowed

• Jewelry bracelets, necklaces, etc
• Earrings
• Watches
• Hard helmets or caps
• Blue jeans, long athletic pants are allowed when
  the temperature is below 50
• Anything referee deems as dangerous

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Allowed

• Athletic pants of same color as shorts or worn
  under shorts
• Padded casts or splints
• Soft caps or headbands

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