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OBJECTIVES
1. Quick Review from U8 material
2. Penalty Kicks
3. Misconduct
(Yellow and Red Cards)
1. Law 11: Offside
2. CR/AR Communication & Mechanics
3. Written test
(XX points / YY to Pass)
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AYSO Philosophies
Open Registration
Balanced Teams
Everyone Plays
Positive Coaching
•Positive
•Instructional
•Encouraging
Good Sportsmanship
Player Development
Spirit of Soccer
The Laws of the Game can be summarized in
three simple words:
Safe Fair Fun
In each of the defined Laws, there is a explicit or
implicit preface of:
“In the Opinion of the referee”
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Philosophy of Refereeing
The Laws of the Game are intended to provide
that games should be played with as little
interference as possible, and in this view it is
the duty of the referee to penalize only
deliberate breaches of the Law.
Constant whistling for trifling and doubtful
breaches produces bad feelings and loss of
temper on the part of the players and spoils the
pleasure of spectators.
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Review
The Start and Restart of
1. Kick Off Play
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Throw In
Goal Kick
Corner Kick
Free Kick (Direct)
Free Kick (Indirect)
Dropped Ball
Penalty Kick (U10 & up)
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PENALTY KICK (Law 14)
(U-10 and above, only)
•A penalty kick is awarded when a direct free
kick foul has been committed by a team within
its own penalty area.
•All players (other than the kicker and the
goalkeeper) must be:
- Outside the penalty area and penalty arc
- Behind the ball
….until the ball is played.
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PENALTY KICK (Law 14)
(U-10 and above, only)
•The goalkeeper must remain on the goal line (but
can move side-to-side) until the ball is in play.
•The ball is in play
once it is kicked
and moves forward.
•The kicker may not touch the ball a second time
until touched by any other player.
MISCONDUCT (Law 12)
Behavior that is in serious conflict with the
spirit of the game and good sportsmanship
(Something that’s very rare in the U-10 games)
Two types of Misconduct:
Those resulting in a Caution
Those resulting in a Send-Off
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MISCONDUCT (Law 12)
There are seven cautionable offences:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Unsporting behavior
Dissent by word or action
Persistently infringes the Laws of the Game
Delays the restart of play
Fails to respect the required distance on a corner
kick, free kick or throw-in
6. Enters/re-enters the field of play without
permission
7. Leaves the field of play without permission
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MISCONDUCT (Law 12)
There are seven send-off offences:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Serious foul play
Violent conduct
Spits at any person
Denies a goal or obvious goal-scoring opportunity by
deliberately handling the ball
5. Denies an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by an
offense punishable by a free kick or penalty kick
6. Offensive/insulting/abusive language or gestures
7. Receives a second caution in the same match
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Module 7B
Misconduct is rare in U-10 games.
Referees should deal with it informally
without showing cards.
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Coaches and spectators can be warned and even
dismissed from the game.
But they must never
be shown the red or
yellow card.
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OFFSIDE
The Offside Law is the only law that restricts
tactical positioning during dynamic play.
The offside law is intended to ensure that players
earn the right to shoot on goal.
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OFFSIDE
Elements of the offside infraction:
1. Position
1. Time of Judgment
1. Active Involvement
All three elements must be present
or there cannot be an infraction
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OFFSIDE
Offside Position
A Player is in an offside position if he is:
1. In the opponents’ half of the field;
2. Closer to the opponents’ goal line than at least two
opponents; and
3. Closer to the opponents’ goal line than the ball
All three elements must be present or the player is
not in an offside position, and there cannot be
an infraction
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Offside Position
It is not an offence to be in an offside position
It just means that player is
momentarily off his team.
He cannot interfere with play or any of the
opposing players.
He cannot have any involvement in the match.
He’s off his team.
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OFFSIDE
Time of Judgment
Offside Position is judged at the moment
the ball touches or is played by his teammate
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OFFSIDE
Active Involvement
A player may be involved in active play by:
1.Interfering with play;
2.Interfering with an opponent; or
3.Gaining an advantage by being in that
position.
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OFFSIDE
Once all three of these conditions are met:
POSITION
TIME OF JUDGMENT
ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT
only then has an offside infraction occurred.
An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing
team from the place where the infringement
occurred.
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OFFSIDE
Exceptions
There is no offence if a player
receives the ball directly from:
Goal Kick
Corner Kick
Throw-In
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Direction of attack
AR
OFFSIDE
A1
A2
D
A
D
A
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Direction of attack
AR
NOT
OFFSIDE
D
A2
A
A1
D
A
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Direction of attack
AR
NOT
OFFSIDE
D
A
A2
A1
D
A
A
A3
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Direction of attack
AR
A2
NOT
OFFSIDE
A1
A
D
Goal Kick
A
D
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Direction of attack
AR
OFFSIDE
A
D
D
A
Deflection off goalpost
or goalkeeper
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Direction of attack
AR
NOT
OFFSIDE
D
A
D
A
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Direction of attack
AR
OFFSIDE
A
A
D
D
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Direction of attack
AR
OFFSIDE
A
D
D
A
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Direction of attack
AR
OFFSIDE
D
A
A
D
D
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Direction of attack
AR
NOT
OFFSIDE
D
A
D
A
D
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Direction of attack
AR Corner Kick
A
A
D
OFFSIDE
D
D
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Key Takeaways
It is not an offence to be in an offside position
Wait for Active Involvement before penalizing
for offside
The player is not required to
touch the ball for the offside
to be penalized
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Referee and Asst. Referee Mechanics
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What are the Duties of the Referee ?
1. Keep a record of the match
a. Timekeeper
b. Scorekeeper
c. Control substitutions
d. File a written report
2. Stop play for injury
3. Restart play when it has been stopped
4. Suspend/terminate a match for cause
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REFEREE COMMUNICATION / SIGNALS
Whistle
Voice
Hand
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Diagonal System of Control
AR2
Four Eyes Principle
AR1
REFEREE POSITIONING
AR2
Direction of play
Goal line
R
Fouls and
injuries
AR1
Offside
Diagram1
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Touch line
REFEREE POSITIONING
Offside
AR2
Touch line
Goal line
Direction of play
R
Fouls and
injuries
AR1
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REFEREE POSITIONING
AR2
Offside
Touch line
Goal line
Direction of play
R
Fouls and
injuries
AR1
Diagram3
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ASST. REFEREE DUTIES & SIGNALS
Neutral Assistant Referee:
•Indicate ball out of play
•Indicate which side gets
throw-in, goal kick or corner kick
•Indicate when offside infringement has occurred
•Indicate when substitution is desired
•Assist the referee to control the game
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ASST. REFEREE DUTIES & SIGNALS
Club Linesmen
Only indicate ball
in-and-out of play
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ASST. REFEREE DUTIES & SIGNALS
FLAG SIGNALS:
• Throw-in
• Goal Kick
• Corner Kick
• Offside
• Goal
• Foul
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Referee Support
• Mentoring
• Assessments
• Never publicly criticize another referee.
– If asked why a CR made a certain call, the
best answer would be that they must have
seen something from their position on the
field.
– Even if the call was incorrect, do not allow
yourself to be asked to be a sideline critic.
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Key Takeaways
The Referee’s role is to ensure the game is
Fun, Fair and Safe
Assistant Referees assist the Referee
The referee team positions
themselves to “box” play
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