Intramural Referee Guidelines MEDWAY YOUTH SOCCER

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 Canceled Games

• Call the Coach if you’re not sure whether they’ll play – & to ref the make-up game, if any.

How to Get Paid

• Turn your Score Sheet and coach’s Rotation Sheet into the Oakland Concession Stand.

• You will need to sign for your pay envelope.

Equipment Needed

• Black REFEREE Shirt

• Whistle, Watch, Coin, Pencil and Score Sheet

Responsibilities

• Protect the Players, including the GK – help them learn the game.

• END ON TIME – this may mean shortening the quarters.

• Communicate with the players and coaches – make calls loudly and clearly and explain if needed

Before the Game

• Get to the field 15 minutes before game time. At game time, the coaches will start without you; or any qualified referee can take your game and the pay.

• Call for Captains, coin toss decides which side defends

• Get game ball from one of the coaches

• Whistle players onto field, check goalie ready

• Whistle game to start – CHECK WATCH for time

During the Game

• Keep up with the play and be confident, courteous and involved.

• Blow your whistle LOUDLY and make your calls LOUDLY and CLEARLY so that players and coaches know the call.

• Zero Tolerance Rules Apply to Everyone’s behavior! Call the Ref Coordinator ASAP!

• Direct players to get the ball, or retrieve it yourself – Keep the Game Moving.
  Time

• Each quarter is 12 minutes, running time, no stoppage of the clock.

• The break between quarters is 2 minutes.

• Halftime is 5 minutes.

• END ON TIME, REGARDLESS!!

Rules

• All free kicks are Indirect, NO Penalty Kicks

• Throw-ins can be retaken once. Explain what was wrong.

• Goalies may go to the top of the goal area to throw the ball out.

• Subs may be made as in 6v6 rules or injury.

After the Game

• Return game ball to coach and usher players to sideline so next game can begin immediately.

• Have coaches sign score sheet – take to Oakland to get paid.