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National Federation of StateHigh School Associations

2012-2013 TSSAA Girls Soccer / Soccer Rules Meeting

TSSAA Contact

Mark Reeves [email protected]

615-277-1908 (Direct)

2012-13 NFHS Soccer2012-13 NFHS SoccerRules CommitteeRules Committee

NFHS Interpretation PolicyNFHS Interpretation Policy

•Each state high school association adopting these NFHS soccer rules is the sole and exclusive source of binding rules interpretations for contests involving its member schools. Any person having questions about the interpretation of NFHS soccer rules should contact the soccer rules interpreter designated by his or her state high school association.



2012 – 2013 Rule Changes

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MisconductRule 12-8-1f(13), 12-8-2d(1)

Penalty for an intentional hand ball by a player – other than the goalkeeper – in the penalty box to prevent a goal from being scored. If the goal is prevented, the penalty remains a disqualification of the player; however, if the goal is scored, the penalty will now be a caution to the player who deliberately handled the ball.

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MisconductRule 12-8-2c

When a player receives a second caution in the same game, he/she will be disqualified with a red card and the team will play the remainder of the game without replacing the disqualified player (play shorthanded).

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MisconductRule 12-8-2c, 5-3-1g

For a subsequent yellow card to the same player in the same game, first show the yellow card and then show the red card.

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Reporting of Cards Only straight Red Cards should be reported to

TSSAA. Do not file a report to TSSAA for players who

are disqualified for receiving a second caution.

We do want a count of how often this happens within each local association, therefore, it should be included in your game report. We will ask our Supervisors for a total at the end of the season.


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Penalty KickRule 14-1-7 (new)

When, in the taking of a penalty kick, there is an unusual situation that causes a temporary suspension of play before the ball is played or touched by another player, or before the ball hits the goalpost or crossbar, the kick is retaken. Previously, this would have resulted in a drop ball.

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NFHS SoccerPoints of Emphasis


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Rule 4-1, 4-2

Player equipment rule begins with the players wearing only legal equipment. Coaches, as the adults of their teams, must work with their players and officials to ensure that player equipment is safe and legal. Officials must also emphasize player safety and legal equipment throughout the match.

Legal knee brace

Legalshinguard

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Rule 4-1, 4-2

Shinguard with NOCSAE stamp

All-white jersey and socks

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Goalkeeper jerseys must

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Rule 3-3-1c1

When a coach or appropriate health-care professional is called onto the field to attend to an injured player, neither coach shall give instruction to their players.

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Rule 1-4-1

A. Anchored

B. Goal with 3-4 sandbags

Schools, coaches and officials are reminded that all soccer goals shall be adequately anchored, secured or counterweighted to the ground for safety. The game cannot start if the goals are not adequately secured to the ground.

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TSSAA Points of Emphasis1. Inappropriate Language

a. Incidental

b. Offensive / Abusive

2. Encroachment / Delays

3. Game Administrator Responsibilities



NFHS Soccer Major Editorial Changes

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3-1-3 Each team shall submit a team roster, containing the first and last names and numbers of all players, substitutes, all bench personnel and all coaches, to the officials at least five minutes prior to the start of the contest. The game shall not begin until this is complete. Players, bench personnel and coaches may be added to the roster after the start of play. Goalkeepers may have two numbers listed on the roster, a goalkeeper’s number and a field player’s number.

3-3-1c1 A coach or appropriate health-care professional may not enter the field without approval from a referee. During the time a coach or appropriate health-care professional is permitted on the field by the referee to attend to an injured player, coaching instruction shall not be given to any player on either team.


3-4-1b A substitute may enter the field of play after a score, when a player is injured and removed from the field or at the beginning of a period without being beckoned by the referee.

4-2-8 A protective face mask may be worn by a player with a facialinjury. The mask may be made of hard material, but must be worn molded to the face with no protrusions. A medical release for the injured player signed by an appropriate health-care professional shall be available at the game site.


5-1-2 The jurisdiction of the officials shall begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the game and end with their leaving the field of play and its immediate surroundings. They shall enforce the rules, and their decisions on points of fact are final. The officials can only correct a decision so long as the game has not been restarted. The officials retain clerical authority over the contest through the completion of any reports, including those imposing disqualifications, that are responsive to actions occurring while the referees had jurisdiction. State associations may intercede in the event of unusual incidents that occur before, during or after the officials’ jurisdiction has ended or in the event that a contest is terminated prior to the conclusion of regulation play. Protests of NFHS rules are not recognized. The officials shall not use video replays to assist in any decision. The officials shall not use any tobacco products during this period.


5-3-1g – Notes:1 If a player, coach or bench personnel is being disqualified for a subsequent act of misconduct, the referee will show a yellow card indicating the subsequent caution followed immediately by showing a red card.

9-1-3 The referee shall sound the whistle when needed to indicate that the ball is out of play or for a foul. As soon as the ball is in position to be played, it may be played without a second whistle. A second whistle is required to restart play for the taking of a penalty kick, after a substitution is made, after a caution, disqualification, injury and after setting a wall prior to a free kick.

12-1-2 Situation Player A2 trips B2 but B2 maintains control of the ball. RULING: Foul. The referee may stop play and award a direct free kick or invoke the advantage clause.


12-4-3 The goalkeeper in possession of the ball shall not be interfered with or impeded in any manner by an opponent. This includes the act of bouncing the ball or dropping the ball for a kick or attempting to throw the ball or tossing the ball in the air to recatch. When goalkeepers put the ball on the ground, they relinquish their rights as goalkeepers.


14-1-3 The opposing goalkeeper shall stand on the goal line, between the goal posts, until the ball is kicked. Lateral movement is allowed, but the goalkeeper is not permitted to come off the line by stepping or lunging forward until the ball is in play. PENALTY (ARTICLES 2 AND 3): Infringement by the defending team is not penalized if the goal is scored. If a goal is not scored on the penalty kick, it is retaken. If there is an infringement by the attacking team and the ball enters the goal, the goal does not count and the kick shall be retaken. If there is encroachment by the attacking team and the ball does not go into the goal, there is no rekick. If the ball rebounds into play or is deflected out of bounds by the goalkeeper, the game shall be stopped and restarted with an indirect free kick for the defending team at the location of the encroachment. If the ball is saved and held by the goalkeeper,play shall continue. In cases where players from both teams are guilty of infringements, the kick shall be retaken regardless of the outcome of the kick.


17-1 EXCEPTION: A corner kick shall be awarded to the opposing team when a free kick taken from outside the penalty area goes untouched into a team’s own goal.

Dual-OfficiatingSystem (Pregame Conference)

NOTE: A reserve official may be assigned to a tournament in order to assure game officiating continuity in the event one of the assigned officials is unable to officiate as assigned. When a reserve official is assigned, the tournament authority will clearly state the officiating position to be assumed by the reserve official in the event a head referee or referee is unable to officiate. The reserve official is under the jurisdiction of the head referee and performs those duties assigned by the head referee. The reserve official’s normal station is at the table inside the officials’ area during play.


Dual-OfficiatingSystem (Penalty Kicks)

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Diagonal OfficiatingSystem (Free Kick at the Halfway Line)

Align AR1 with the second to last defender

Double-Dual System (The Goal Kick)

Delete second soccer ball and second CR from diagram


Rules Comparison The 2012-13 rules book will contain an updated comparison of the major differences among NFHS and NCAA rules and FIFA laws.

Concussion in Sports – Concussion in Sports – What You Need To KnowWhat You Need To Know

NFHS Officials Association Central hub NFHS Officials Association Central hub www.nfhs.aribitrersports.comwww.nfhs.aribitrersports.com

Contains Sport information Rules information Rules library Searchable rules book Video content on

officiating sport, competition situations and interpretations

Comparison of NFHS and NCAA Rules and FIFA Laws

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NFHS Official Soccer Signals

Page: 103

NFHS Assistant Referee Signals

Page: 104



NFHS Soccer Uniform Requirements (Effective Fall 2013)

EFFECTIVE 2013 FALL SEASON

Illegal Home Team JerseysStarting Fall 2013

Color Side Panels and Color Piping

Legal Home Team JerseysStarting Fall 2013



TSSAA Reminders for 2012-2013

TSSAA Concussion PolicyPROTOCOL FOR OFFICIALS DURING CONTESTS 1. Determine prior to the start of the contest whether or not a school has access

to a designated health care provider during the contest. 2. Continue to monitor players for possible signs of injury as usual. 3. Remove any player that shows signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with

a concussion per NFHS rules. 4. Inform the head coach that the player is being removed for showing signs,

symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a concussion. 5. The school shall have the player examined by their designated health care

provider. If the designated health care provider determines that the student has not sustained a concussion, the head coach may so advise the officials during an appropriate stoppage of play and the athlete may re-enter competition pursuant to contest rules.

6. The head coach is in charge of getting clearance from the school’s designated healthcare provider.

TSSAA Concussion Policy

7. If the school does not have access to a designated health care provider, or if the school’s designated health care provider suspects that the athlete may have sustained a concussion, the only means for an athlete to return to practice or play is for the student to be evaluated and cleared by a licensed medical doctor (M.D.), Osteopathic Physician (D.O.) or a Clinical Neuropsychologist with Concussion Training.

8. If signs, symptoms and behaviors consistent with a concussion are observed by an official , and a designated health care provider is not available to evaluate the student athlete, the “TSSAA Concussion Return to Play” form MUST be completed and signed by a licensed medical doctor (M.D.), Osteopathic Physician (D. O.) or a Clinical Neuropsychologist with concussion training, and shown to the official(s) by the head coach prior to a student-athlete returning to participate in a contest the same day.

9. If a player that has been removed by an official for showing signs, symptoms, and behaviors consistent with a concussion is allowed to return to play during the contest, an “Unusual Occurrence Form” shall be filed with the state office by the official within 24 hours of the incident.

10. Officials have no role in the diagnosis of a concussion. NFHS Rules do require that the officials remove players from the contest when signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a concussion are observed and the above written protocol must be followed.

Designated Health Care Providers – Certified Athletic Trainer, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Physicians Assistant, Doctor of Medicine, Osteopathic Physician

TSSAA Concussion Policy (Protocol for Coaches)

1. Continue to monitor players for possible signs of injury as usual. 2. Remove any player that shows signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with

a concussion from the activity or competition. 3. The school shall have the player examined by the school’s designated health

care provider. If the designated health care provider determines that the student has not sustained a concussion, the player may return to the activity or competition.

4. The head coach shall be responsible for obtaining clearance from the school’s designated health care provider.

5. If the school does not have access to a designated health care provider, or if the school’s designated health care provider suspects that the athlete may have sustained a concussion, the only means for an athlete to return to practice or play is for the student to be evaluated and cleared by a licensed medical doctor (M.D.), Osteopathic Physician (D.O.) or a Clinical Neuropsychologist with Concussion Training. The person clearing the student must complete and sign the “TSSAA Concussion Return to Play” form. Schools must keep this form on file.

Designated Health Care Providers – Certified Athletic Trainer, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Physicians Assistant, Doctor of Medicine, Osteopathic Physician

Optional Tie Breaker for Regular Season District Games

Teams will play two 10 minute Golden Goal (Sudden Victory) overtime periods. At the end of the first 10 minute overtime period, teams shall change ends. There shall be a two-minute interval between periods. If, at the conclusion of the two 10 minute Golden Goal (Sudden Victory) overtime periods, a tie still exists, the tie shall be broken with the penalty kick procedure outlined in the NFHS Rulebook.

Suspension of Games (Regular Season)

During regular season play, in the event a game is suspended because of conditions which make it impossible to continue play, the head referee shall declare it an official game if one complete half or more of the game has been played. If less than one-half of the game has been played, the contest may be rescheduled from the start, or with mutual agreement of both coaches, the game may be restarted from the point of suspension.

Suspension of Games (Post-season)

During post-season play, in the event a game is suspended because of conditions which make it impossible to continue play, the head referee shall declare it an official game if one complete half or more of the game has been played. If less than one-half of the game has been played, or the game is in the second half with the score tied, the contest must be restarted from the point of interruption. There is not an opportunity to re-start the contest from the beginning even with mutual agreement of both coaches.

TSSAA Heat Policy Modifications for Soccer Competition when

the Heat Index is 95°-104°

The referee shall stop the game for a heat time-out lasting no less than five minutes during the first and second half. The time-out will be called at the first logical time to stop play after the 20 minute mark of each half.

Heat Index 105 or Higher No Practice or Competitions!

Shall be treated as a weather delay.

Heat Index must be measured at the site. Psychrometers normally must be in the shade to give an accurate reading.

Lightning Guidelines TSSAA follows the NFHS Guidelines found

on p. 109 of your NFHS Rules Book . If lightning is seen or thunder is heard, IT IS

CLOSE ENOUGH TO STRIKE YOU!! b. Follow the thirty minute rule. Once play is

suspended, at least 30 minutes must pass after the last clap of thunder is heard or the last flash of lightning is witnessed prior to resuming play.

c. Any subsequent thunder or lightning after the beginning of the 30 minute count requires the clock to be reset and another 30 minute count to begin.

Reporting of Red Cards When reporting a red card ejection, it is very

important to specify when either of the two occur:

1. Deliberate handling of the ball preventing it from going into the goal.

2. A foul against an opponent who is moving toward his/her offensive goal with an obvious opportunity to score.

Reporting Unusual Situations1. No Game Administrator.

2. Fields not properly marked.

3. Safety issue with the field.

4. No security present when security was needed.

5. No ball holders present.

All of the above should be reported to TSSAA on the Unusual Situation Form

Officials’ Insurance Program Deductible has gone up to $1500

Designed to be supplemental policy

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