The Referee

1. Law 5 The Referee

2. Duties of the Referee Ensure the game is Safe Fair Fun

3. Duties of the Referee • Enforce the Laws of the Game • Ensures game ball meets requirements • Inspects players’ equipment • Acts as timekeeper & records game • Punishes the more serious of two offenses • Indicates restart of match after it has been stopped • Controls match using Assistant Referees • Acts on advice from neutral assistant referees on incidents he/she has not seen • Not allow persons on field without permission • Ensures bleeding player leaves field

4. Powers of the Referee • Stops, suspends or abandons the match for any infringements • Stops, suspends or abandons the match for outside interference • Stops the match for serious injury • Applies “Advantage” • Issues cautions and send-offs • Reports or expels team officials for misconduct or irresponsible behavior • May reverse a decision prior to restart

5. Powers of the Referee The decisions of the referee regarding facts connected with play arefinal. The referee may only change a decision on realizing that it is incorrect or, at his/her discretion, on the advice of an assistant referee, provided that he/she has not restarted play or terminated the match.

6. Advantage • Allows play to continue when the team against which an offense has been committed will benefit from such an advantage. • Once decided, referee may revoke his/her decision if the presumed advantage does not materialize • The foul “Goes Away” unless referee decides, within 2-3 seconds, that the original advantage does not materialize • Misconduct always stays • You may caution or send-off at the next stoppage of play only

7. Advantage Example: Defensive player wants attack on goal stopped. Fouls attacker. Attacker notstopped by foul. If referee stops game for that foul, then referee is doing the defender’s job for him/her (stopping attack), thus “advantage” goes to offending (defensive) team.

8. Accuracy • Accurate decisions will sell your calls! • Know the Laws (facts) • Where are free kicks taken? • Is it Direct or Indirect? • Is the ball in play or out? • What are the correct signals? • Exercise judgment (opinion) • Was that a foul? • Is that misconduct? • Is that offside player involved with play? • Indecision can be fatal!

9. Techniques of Officiating • Know the Laws • Be firm, not overbearing • Indicate your decision • Clearly & loudly • Verbally or with whistle • Explain to younger players • Be near the play - Do not be in the play • Use common sense (Law 18)

10. Flags (2) Pencil/Pen (2) Coin Game Book Cards Equipment Whistles (2) differentMinimum + Watches (2)

11. Signals Goal kick Corner kick Throw-in

12. Indirect free kick Direct free kick

13. Play on! Advantage Penalty kick

14. Referee / Assistant Referee • Referee decides all calls • An effective Referee uses assistant referees • Assistant Referees assist the Referee • Did referee have clear view? • Did the assistant referee have a better view? • Referee may use AR’s information • Including cancellation of goal • Misconduct not seen by the Referee • Referee has duty to act upon information • Of incident the referee did not see • When the AR has a better view

15. Diagonal System of Control One Referee (Center) - One Whistle Referee covers the field from corner to corner (diagonal) Two Assistant Referees (AR) AR’s each cover ½ of a touch line Opposite from each other KMSL does not require AR’s for U-7 -10 Club linesman may be used at those levels