SnVYSA Referee Clinic
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SnVYSA Referee Clinic
FIFA – Laws of the Game
Charlie Gifford
Ed Eldredge
– Referee Coordinator
– FIFA Referee, Grade 6
District II rep, EKCSRA Assignor
Law 1 – Field of Play
Refer to dimensions on Handout
U12 and U13 may play on larger fields
than 50yds. x 90yds.
McDonald Park, Centennial, Snoq. Ridge
Field Markings are normally present upon
your arrival.
Law 2 – The Ball
U6-U8 – use a #3 ball
U9 - U12 use a #4 ball
U13 - #5 Ball (Full Size)
Home Team provides game ball
Check for adequate pressure and quality
Ok to use a ball from visiting team if
home team cannot provide
Back-up balls should also be checked
Law 3 – Number of Players
Refer to Handout
U6-U7: 3 (no goalie), U8: 4, U9: 5, U10: 6,
U11: 9
Substitutes must wait for referee’s signal prior
to entering field
Injured players not subbed may re-enter
during dynamic play if not subbed (with
referee’s permission).
Sent Off (Red card) players may not be
replaced, team plays 1 player short
Enter/Leave field without permission (caution)
Goalkeeper sub procedures – must ask, check
for goalie subs at halftime
Law 4 – Players’ Equipment
Shin Guards are mandatory – must be
covered with socks to keep in place
Matching shirts – color
Part of Pregame inspection
No Jewelry, no Casts – no exceptions
except medical alert (taped down)
You “can” send a player off for
equipment or jewelry removal during
dynamic play. Player must ask to return.
Goalkeepers’ shirt color – different
Law 5 – The Referee
Safety is #1
Enforces the Laws
Advantage Call (Law 12) – up to 3 seconds!
May change decision only “before” restart – get
the call right!
Referee is the only Timekeeper
A Player bleeding or with blood on uniform
must leave match and get bleeding stopped
Coaching – when and where – not next to goal
Coach Behavior – dismissal / warnings
Law 6 – The Assistant Referees
Not Applicable in Association Play
May use Linesman/Volunteers at U11
to U13 to signal ball out of bounds
only
Role is assistance – referee call is final
Only flags direction on balls out of play
Do Not Flag Offsides
Do Not Flag Fouls
*Review their role in Pre-Game
Law 7 – Duration of Match
Refer to Handout/Quick Reference Guide
Half time is 5 minutes
Extending time –
Subs, Injury, wasting time
Must extend time for Penalty Kicks if
clock expires (U11 – U13)
Don’t start and stop your game watch –
its too easy to forget to restart it
Law 8 – Start and Restart of Play
Coin Toss (start or overtime)
Kick-Off (forward!) – 1st / 2nd half
Yardage from ball – use center circle radius
Referee signals – whistle
2nd touch by same player (Indirect FK)
Scoring U6–U10 (cannot score) vs. U11 and
up (can score) on kickoff
Drop Balls – procedures
Move out to closest spot on goal area line
Law 9 – The Ball in and Out of Play
All of the Ball over all of the line
Simultaneous touches – best guess,
note direction/spin of ball, signal with
confidence!
Goal posts, corner posts and referees
are in-play
Play the referee’s whistle!
Law 10 – Method of Scoring
Quiz
Can you score against yourself on a ?
And what’s the proper restart?:
Goalkick?
Throw In?
Kick Off?
Free Kick?
Law 11 - Offside
Definition: An offside position exists when
a player is in the opponents' half of the
field, nearer the opponents’ goal line than
the next-to-last opponent, and is ahead of
the ball.
Offside position, and participating in
play
You cannot be offside:
On your own defensive ½ of the field
Throw ins, Corner Kicks, Goal Kicks
Law 12 – Fouls and Misconduct
No Slide Tackling in association play –
restart is Indirect Free Kick (IFK)
For U12 and higher teams playing as
guests in another association, that
association’s rule applies (e.g.
Eastside YSA allows slide tackling)
Slide Show
Law 13 – Free Kicks
Indirect Free Kicks (IFK)
For U6-U9 levels, all free kicks are indirect
Ball must be touched by another player before it
can go into the goal
Arm signal: straight up in the air until ball is
kicked
Direct Free Kicks (DFK)
For U10 and higher levels – physical contact foul
Arm signal: pointing at 45 degree angle towards
the offensive team’s goal until ball is kicked
Distance away for defending players: center
circle radius
Law 14 – The Penalty Kick
Location of the foul and not the ball
to signal: blow whistle and point at the penalty mark
Player positioning on kick
All players except kicker and goalie outside
penalty area including the penalty arc (10 yards)
Signal – whistle (mandatory)
Keeper – on line facing field
Can move sideways before the kick, but not
towards kicker
Kicker – one continuous motion, no fakes
Encroachment penalties
Law 15 – Throw In
Location – within 1 yard of where the ball
left the field over the touch line
Signal: Point at 45 degree angle in direction
of the throw for offensive team
Legal Throw
Can it Spin?
When is it in play? Not in play?
Opponent distance – 2 yards
What’s the restart if you throw it in your
own goal? Opponents goal?
Law 16 – The Goal Kick
Refer to Field Layouts Handout
U11 and up has Goal Area and Penalty Area.
U6–U10 just goal area line across entire
width of field
Position ball anywhere in goal area
For U6-U10, encourage placement on the
line to ensure ball leaves goal area
Opponent Positioning – all outside area
Ball must leave the goal/penalty area before
being touched by another player –if not, allow
a re-kick
Law 17 – The Corner Kick
Ball Placement
In Play when ball moves
No player is in a offside position until
after the initial touch/possession by
1st player