The Referee

Law 5

Ensure the game is

Safe

Fair

Fun

Duties of the Referee

• Enforce the Laws of the Game

• Ensures game ball meets requirements

• Inspects players’ equipment

• Acts as timekeeper & records game

• Punishes the more serious of two offenses

• Indicates restart of match after it has been stopped

• Controls match using Assistant Referees

• Acts on advice from neutral assistant referees on incidents he/she has not seen

• Not allow persons on field without permission

• Ensures bleeding player leaves field

Duties of the Referee

• Stops, suspends or abandons the match for any infringements

• Stops, suspends or abandons the match for outside interference

• Stops the match for serious injury• Applies “Advantage”• Issues cautions and send-offs• Reports or expels team officials for misconduct or

irresponsible behavior• May reverse a decision prior to restart

Powers of the Referee

The decisions of the referee regarding facts connected with play are finalfinal.

The referee may only change a decision on realizing that it is incorrect or, at

his/her discretion, on the advice of an assistant referee, provided that he/she has not restarted play or terminated the

match.

Powers of the Referee

Allows play to continue when the team against which an offense has been committed will benefit from such an advantage.

Once decided, referee may revoke his/her decision if the presumed advantage does not materialize

The foul “Goes Away” unless referee decides, within 2-3 seconds, that the original advantage does not materialize

Misconduct always stays You may caution or send-off at the next stoppage

of play only

Advantage

Example:

Defensive player wants attack on goal stopped. Fouls attacker. Attacker not stopped by foul.

If referee stops game for that foul, then referee is doing the defender’s job for him/her (stopping attack), thus “advantage” goes to offending (defensive) team.

Advantage

• Accurate decisions will sell your calls!• Know the Laws (facts)

• Where are free kicks taken?• Is it Direct or Indirect?• Is the ball in play or out?• What are the correct signals?

• Exercise judgment (opinion)• Was that a foul?• Is that misconduct?• Is that offside player involved with play?

• Indecision can be fatal!

Accuracy

• Know the Laws• Be firm, not overbearing• Indicate your decision

• Clearly & loudly• Verbally or with whistle

• Explain to younger players• Be near the play - Do not be in the play• Use common sense (Law 18)

Techniques of Officiating

Equipment

Flags (2)Flags (2)

Watches (2)Whistles (2) different Minimum +Minimum +

Pencil/Pen (2)

CoinCoin

CardsCardsGame Book

Signals

Goal kick

Corner kick

Throw-in

Indirect free kickDirect free kick

Penalty kick

Advantage

Play on!

Referee decides all calls An effective Referee uses assistant referees

Assistant Referees assist the Referee Did referee have clear view? Did the assistant referee have a better view?

Referee may use AR’s information Including cancellation of goal Misconduct not seen by the Referee

Referee has duty to act upon information Of incident the referee did not see When the AR has a better view

Referee / Assistant Referee

One Referee (Center) - One Whistle

Referee covers the field from corner to corner (diagonal)

Two Assistant Referees (AR)

AR’s each cover ½ of a touch line

Opposite from each other

KMSL does not require AR’s for U-7 -10

Club linesman may be used at those levels

Diagonal System of Control