Law 5 – The Referee
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Law 5
Referee Mechanics & Signals
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Law 5
All Referee
Mechanics &
Signals are
here
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Law 5
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AR 2
General Positioning
 The Referee runs diagonal
 Referee area of responsibility
 Each AR covers ¼ of the field
– sees what’s ahead and
behind the Referee
– judge most offside calls
AR 1
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Signals
• Visual
Hand or flag
• Audible
Verbal or whistle
Note: Whistle tone should be varied
according to the situation
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Signals
Goal kick
Corner
kick
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Signals
Penalty kick
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Signals
Direct free kick
Indirect
free kick
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Signals
Play on!
Throw-in
Advantage
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Displaying cards
Caution
Send-off
(yellow card)
(red card)
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Displaying cards
Second
Cautionable
offense
First show yellow card
Then show red card.
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Misconduct Procedures
Procedure for issuing cards
For a Caution:
1. Isolate Offender (if necessary)
2. Book (Name, number, time, offense)
3. Display card
For a Send-off:
1. Isolate Offender (if necessary)
2. Display card
3. Keep your eyes on field and players
4. Book (Same info, but not until after player leaves)
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Throw-in Referee Technique
Referee or Assistant Referee should indicate
place from which the throw-in should be taken
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Review
What is the referee signal for…
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A Throw-in?
Advantage?
IFK?
DFK?
Goal?
Offside?
Penalty Kick?
Caution or send-off players and subs?
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Review
When may the referee:
• Report or dismiss team officials?
• When they act irresponsibly
• Do you show cards to them?
• No, only to players and substitutes
• Stop,suspend or abandon a match?
• Outside interference
• Weather
• Infringements of the Law
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Review
A referee must:
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Know the Laws of the Game
Be firm
(Not overbearing)
Signal calls
(Do not explain them)
Be near to play (If nothing else)
If in doubt - don’t interfere
Use common sense (Law 18)
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Referee
Mechanics
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