- 1. OUTDOOR SOCCERREFEREE PROGRAM
2. LAW 4THE PLAYERS EQUIPMENT 3. INTRODUCTION
- WHEN IT COMES TOCOMPULSORY AND NON-COMPULSORY EQUIPMENTTHAT MAY
OR MAY NOT BE WORN BY PLAYERS, THE FINAL DECISION WILL BE MADE BY
THE REFEREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE F.I.F.A. LAWS OF THE GAME.
4. INTRODUCTION
- IT ISCOMPULSORYFOR THE REFEREE TO INSPECT ALL
THEPLAYERSEQUIPMENT PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MATCH.
5. INTRODUCTION
- PLAYER SAFETY MUST COME FIRST.
- THE MAJOR CONCERN IS NOT THEHARDNESSOF ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT,
RATHER THAT ANY PART OF IT CANCUT OR WOUNDANOTHER PLAYER.
6. INTRODUCTION
- REFEREES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLYGOOD JUDGEMENTTO ENSURE SAFETY
AND ENJOYMENT FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS.
- THE FOLLOWING SLIDES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP YOU FACILITATE THOSE
DECISIONS...
7. 8. LAW 4THE PLAYERS EQUIPMENT 9. RULE 4 - THE PLAYERS
EQUIPMENT
- IT ISMANDATORYTHAT ALL A.S.A GAME OFFICIALSLEAD BY EXAMPLEAND
REMOVE ALL PERSONAL JEWELLERY PRIOR TO ENTERING THE FIELD OF
PLAY.
- WATCHES ARE OBVIOUSLY ALLOWED FOR GAME OFFICIALS.
10. LAW 4 - THE PLAYERS EQUIPMENT
- A PLAYER MUSTNOT USE EQUIPMENT OR WEAR ANYTHING THAT IS
DANGEROUSTO THEMSELVES OR ANOTHER PLAYER (INCLUDING ANY
JEWELLERY).
11. JEWELLERY
- ALL ITEMS OF JEWELLERY ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.
- THE TERM DANGEROUS CAN BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INTERPRETATION.
- THEREFORE IN ORDER TO BE UNIFORM AND CONSISTENT
12. JEWELLERY
- ANY KIND OF JEWELLERY HAS TO BE FORBIDDEN.
- PLAYERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE TAPE TO COVER JEWELLERYEXCEPT AS
NOTED - C.S.A. LAW 4 POLICY.
- TAPING JEWELLERY IS NOT ADEQUATE PROTECTION.
13. JEWELLERY
- IN ORDER TO AVOID LAST MINUTE PROBLEMS, TEAMS SHOULD INFORM
THEIR PLAYERS IN ADVANCE TO REMOVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS...
14. JEWELLERY
- VISIBLE BODY/ FACE PIERCINGS
15. 16. MEDICAL ALERT 17. MEDICAL ALERT 18. MEDICAL ALERT 19.
MEDICAL ALERT
- IN CASES OF MEDIC ALERT JEWELLERY, IT ISNOT RECOMMENDEDTHAT THE
PLAYER REMOVE THE JEWELLERY.
20. MEDICAL ALERT
- IN CASES OF MEDIC ALERT...REMOVING THE JEWELLERY COULD PROVE
FATALTO THE PLAYER INVOLVED, IF INJURY OCCURS TO THAT PLAYER AND
IMPROPER MEDICATION IS DIAGNOSED.
21. MEDICAL ALERT
- PLAYERS MUSTADEQUATELY PADMEDIC ALERT JEWELLERY FOR PLAYER
SAFETY REASONS.
- HOWEVER, THE TAPING SHOULD BE SUCH THATTHE DESCRIPTION OF THE
MEDICAL PROBLEM BE LEFT CLEARLY VISIBLE.
22. WEDDING RINGS
- SOME WEDDING RINGSMUST BEREMOVED.
- THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS A SMOOTHWEDDING BANDWHICH THE REFEREE IS
CONVINCED CANNOT BE REMOVED.
- IT MUST BE ADEQUATELY PADDED.
23. WEDDING BANDS 24. WEDDING BANDS 25. WEDDING RINGS 26.
WEDDING RINGS 27. KARA BRACELET 28. WRIST BANDS 29. BRACES
- BRACES ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE REMOVABLE AND THEREFORE MAY BE
PERMITTED.
- MOUTH GUARDS ARE RECOMMENDED BUT NOT ENFORCED.
30. BASICCOMPULSORY EQUIPMENT 31. BASIC EQUIPMENT
- ANUMBERED JERSEY OR SHIRTWITH SLEEVES. (Decision 1)
32. BASIC EQUIPMENT
- DURING A MATCH, A TEAMCANNOTUSE DUPLICATEJERSEYNUMBERS.
- ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE THEIR JERSEYSTUCKED IN .
- THE PLAYERSMAYNOT ROLL THEIR SLEEVES UPOR TIE THEM AT THE
SHOULDER LEVEL.
33. BASIC EQUIPMENT
- A PLAYER WHOREMOVES THEIR JERSEYTO CELEBRATE A GOAL WILL
RECEIVE ACAUTIONFOR UNSPORTING BEHAVIOR.
34. BASIC EQUIPMENT
- REFEREES ARE EXPECTED TO ACT IN A PREVENTATIVE MODE TOEXERCISE
COMMON-SENSEIN DEALING WITH THE CELEBRATION OF A GOAL.
35. BASIC EQUIPMENT
- A PLAYER REMOVING HIS JERSEY TO REVEAL SLOGANS OR ADVERTISING
WILL BE SANCTIONED BY THE COMPETITION ORGANIZERS.
36. BASIC EQUIPMENT
- SHORTS: IFTHERMAL UNDERSHORTSARE WORN, THEY MUST BE OF THESAME
PRIMARY COLOURAS THE OUTER SHORTS.
37. BASIC EQUIPMENT
- STOCKINGS: MUST BELONG ENOUGH TO
COVERREGULATIONSHINGUARDSENTIRELY.
38. BASIC EQUIPMENT
- SHINGUARDS: MUST BE MADE OFSUITABLE MATERIALTHAT OFFER
AREASONABLE DEGREE OFPROTECTION.
39. FOOTWEAR
- ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE THEIR FOOTWEARINSPECTED BY THE REFEREE
.
- LACES MUST BE SECURELY TIED.
40. FOOTWEAR 41. FOOTWEAR
- WHEN INSPECTING FOOTWEAR,REFEREES ARE TO BE ALERTTO THE
POSSIBILITY OF CLEATS THAT ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR THE OUTDOOR GAME
AND THAT MAY ENDANGER A PLAYERS SAFETY.
42. NON-COMPULSORY EQUIPMENT 43. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
- MODERN PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT IS MADE OF SOFT, LIGHTWEIGHT,
PADDED MATERIAL IS NOT CONSIDERED DANGEROUS AND IS THEREFORE
PERMITTED.
44. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
- PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES.
45. HEADWEAR 46. HEADWEAR
- RELIGIOUS HEADWEARSHOULD BE CONSIDERED ANACCEPTABLE
NON-COMPULSORY ITEM, PROVIDED THAT THEITEM IS SAFE TO
ALLPLAYERS.
47. BANDANAS 48. BANDANAS
- BANDANAS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE USED, HOWEVER
- IF FORMEDICAL REASONSAND WITH MEDICAL CERTIFICATION OR UPON
SATISFACTORY INSPECTION, THE REFEREE DETERMINES THAT IT IS NEEDED,
THEN IT MAY BE USED.
49. SWEATBANDS 50. SWEATBANDS 51. SPORTS SPECTACLES 52. SPORTS
SPECTACLES
- REFEREES ARE EXPECTED TO SHOWTOLERANCEWHEN AUTHORIZING THEIR
USEAND ALLOW SPECTACLES AS LONG AS THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF LAW 4
HAVE BEEN MET
- PARTICULARLY TO YOUNGER PLAYERS.
53. FACE MASKS 54. PLAYER GLOVES 55. WRIST BRACES 56. ARM PADS
57. RIGID CASTS
- RIGID CASTS MAY NOT BE WORN IN ANY GAME UNDER THE JURISDICTION
OF THE ALBERTA SOCCER ASSOCIATION.
- THIS DECISION MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO THE START OF PLAY.
58. KNEE PADS 59. KNEE BRACES 60. KNEE BRACES 61. PROSTHETICS
62. PROSTHETICS
- A PLAYER WEARING A PROSTHETIC DEVICE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO PLAY
PROVIDING THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF LAW 4 HAVE BEEN MET.
- AGE AND LEVEL OF COMPETITION MAY ALSO BE USED AS A DECIDING
FACTOR.
63. RULE 4 - GOALKEEPERS 64. GOALKEEPER JERSEY
- EACH GOALKEEPER MUST WEAR COLOURS THATDISTINGUISH THEM
FROM:
- THE OTHER PLAYERS, WHICH INCLUDES EACH OTHER
65. GOALKEEPER JERSEY 66. GOALKEEPER PANTS
- GOALKEEPERS MAY WEAR TRACKPANTS OR GOALIE PANTS.
67. GOALKEEPER GLOVES 68. WATER BOTTLES
- THE REFEREE MUST ENSURE THAT AT NO TIME DURING THE GAME ARE
WATER BOTTLES OR ANY OTHER WATER CONTAINERS PERMITTED ON OR NEAR
THE GOAL LINE BETWEEN THE GOAL POSTS.
69. WATER BOTTLES
- THE REFEREE MUST ENSURE THAT AT NO TIME DURING THE GAME ARE
WATER BOTTLES OR ANY OTHER WATER CONTAINERS PERMITTED TO BETHROWN
ONTO THE FIELD OF PLAYFORTHE PURPOSE OF REFRESHMENT.
70. HIV - POLICY
- WHEN IT COMES TOFRESH BLOODON SPORTS EQUIPMENT
- THE EQUIPMENTMUST BE REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- SOAKING IN A BLEACH SOLUTION FOR 5 MINUTES WILL INACTIVATE HIV
INFECTED BLOOD CELLS...
71. HIV - POLICY
- IT MAY NOT, HOWEVER, INACTIVATE HEPATITAS B AND C OR OTHER
BLOOD BORNE VIRUSES.
72. HIV - POLICY
- A PLAYER WHO HAS AN OPEN ORBLEEDING WOUNDMUST LEAVE THE FIELD
OF PLAY.
- THE WOUND MUST BE COVERED OR DRESSEDUNTIL THE BLEEDING HAS BEEN
CONTROLLED.
- IF BLEEDING CANNOT BE CONTROLLED, THEPLAYER WILL NOT BE
PERMITTED TO CONTINUE PLAYING.
73. THE PLAYERS EQUIPMENT INFRINGEMENTS 74. LAW 4 -
INFRINGEMENTS
- FOR ANY INFRINGEMENT OF THIS LAW:
- PLAY NEED NOT BE STOPPED.
- THE PLAYER AT FAULT IS INSTRUCTED BY THE REFEREE TO LEAVE THE
FIELD OF PLAY TOCORRECT THEIR EQUIPMENT.
75. LAW 4 - INFRINGEMENTS
- THE PLAYER LEAVES THE FIELD OF PLAY WHEN THE BALL NEXT CEASES
TO BE IN PLAY, UNLESS THEY HAVE ALREADY CORRECTED THEIR
EQUIPMENT.
- ANY PLAYER REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE FIELD OF PLAY TO CORRECT THEIR
EQUIPMENTDOES NOT RE-ENTER WITHOUT THE REFEREES PERMISSION .
76. LAW 4 - INFRINGEMENTS
- THE REFEREE CHECKS THAT THE PLAYERS EQUIPMENT IS CORRECT BEFORE
ALLOWING THEM TO RE-ENTER THE FIELD OF PLAY.
- THE PLAYER MAY ONLY RE-ENTER THE FIELD OF PLAY WHEN THE BALL IS
OUT OF PLAY.
77. LAW 4 - INFRINGEMENTS
- A PLAYER WHO HAS BEEN REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE FIELD OF PLAY
BECAUSE OF AN INFRINGEMENT OF THIS LAW AND WHO ENTERS (OR
RE-ENTERS) THE FIELD OF PLAY WITHOUT THE REFEREES PERMISSION IS
CAUTIONED AND SHOWN THEYELLOW CARD.
78. LAW 4 - INFRINGEMENTS
- IF PLAY IS STOPPED BY THE REFEREE TO ADMINISTER A CAUTION:
- THE MATCH ISRESTARTED BY A FREE KICKTAKEN BY A PLAYER OF THE
OPPOSING SIDE, FROM THE PLACE WHERE THE BALL WAS LOCATED WHEN THE
REFEREE STOPPED THE MATCH. (SUBJECT TO S.C. IN LAW 8)
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