REFEREE REMINDERS 

 

HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOURSELF?

• PROFESSIONAL IN APPEARANCE

• EXHIBIT ENTHUSIASM

• BLOW WHISTLE AND MAKE CALLS WITH AUTHORITY

• MOVE ABOUT FIELD KEEPING WITH PLAY

• DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF RULES

• MAINTAIN CONTROL OF GAME

 

START AND END GAMES ON TIME. START CLOCK EVEN IF TEAMS ARE NOT READY. REDUCE TIME OF GAME IF NECESSARY TO END GAME FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO NEXT STARTING TIME.

 

SHIN GUARDS MUST BE WORN UNDER THE SOCKS. NO PLAYERS ARE PERMITTED ON THE FIELD WITHOUT THEM.

 

PENALTY KICKS ARE AWARDED FOR DIRECT KICK FOULS WITHIN THE BOX. THESE FOULS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• KICKING, TRIPPING, JUMPING AT,CHARGING, STRIKING, PUSHING, TACKLING, HOLDING, SPITTING AT AN OPPONENT, OR TOUCHING THE BALL WITH THE HAND OR ARM.

  INDIRECT KICKS WITHIN THE BOX (EX. DANGEROUS

  PLAY), RESULT IN AN INDIRECT KICK WITH THE DEFENSIVE TEAM ALLOWED TO MAKE A WALL ON THE GOAL LINE.

   

  TREAT ALL COACHES, PARENTS, AND PLAYERS WITH RESPECT. MAKE YOUR CALLS WITH AUTHORITY. YELLING DIRECTLY AT A COACH, PARENT, OR PLAYER IS NOT ACCEPTABLE REFEREE BEHAVIOR.

   

  ALL REFEREE DECISIONS ARE FINAL!!!!! RULE OF THUMB: DO NOT CHANGE YOUR DECISION UNLESS YOU ARE SURE A MISTAKE WAS MADE. DO NOT BE INFLUENCED BY COACHES / BOARD MEMBERS!!!

   

  
  PLEASE STUDY RULES EACH WEEK. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR DIFFERENCES IN 1^ST & 2^ND GRADE RULES.

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