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Title: Laws of the Game and SABR Referees

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Laws of the Game and SABR Referees

Presented to SABR Coaches
Saturday October 11 2008

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Seventeen (17) Laws of the Game

Field of Play
Ball
Number of Players (Substitutions)
Players Equipment
Referee
Assistant Referee
Duration of the Match
Start and Restart of Play

Ball in and Out of Play
Method Scoring
Offside
Fouls Misconduct
Free Kicks
Penalty Kick
Throw-In
Goal Kick
Corner Kick

May be modified for SABR youth games
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Commonly Misunderstood Laws of the Game

Field of Play
Ball
Number of Players (Substitutions)
Players Equipment
Referee
Assistant Referee
Duration of the Match
Start and Restart of Play

Ball in and Out of Play
Method Scoring
Offside
Fouls Misconduct
Free Kicks
Penalty Kick
Throw-In
Goal Kick
Corner Kick

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Law 3 - Number of Players
All teams must have a goalie regardless of the
number of players
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Forfeit

If one or both teams does not have the minimum
number of players then they have to forfeit
If the coaches want to play short-handed the
referee will stay and referee the game (they are
getting paid and we need to be there for purposes
of safety)
If a teams coach does not show up then they are
not permitted to play period!

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Law 3 Number of Players (Substitutions)

Allowed
On YOUR OWN teams throw in
On either teams goal kick
After a goal
After a water break or half
After the regular time of the game has expired if
an overtime period is provided
After an injury stoppage of play by referee
NOT Allowed
On a corner kick
During an opponents throw in
Other stoppage of play by referee not mentioned
above

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring

Ball must
Pass ENTIRELY over the goal line
In between the goalposts
Under the crossbars and
On the ground or in the air
Not a goal if
There is an infringement of the Laws of the Game
by the team scoring the goal
Ball is kicked into your own goal on a free kick
corner kick is awarded to opponent
Goal MAY be scored directly from a Kickoff or a
Goal Kick (but only against the opposing team)

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Law 11 - Offside

Only applicable for U11 and older
Offside Position is when a player is nearer to
opponents goal line than both the ball and the
second to last opponent
Offside Offense occurs if the player in the
offside position is in the opinion of the
referee involved in active play when the ball is
kicked

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Law 11 Offside

Player in offside position is considered involved
in active play by
Playing or touching the ball passed or touched by
a teammate
Preventing an opponent from playing or being able
to play the ball by obstructing the opponents
line of vision or movement
Gaining an advantage by being in an offside
position and then playing a ball that rebounds to
the player

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Law 11 Offside

There is NO offside offense if the player
receives the ball directly from
A goal kick
A throw in
A corner kick
For an offside offense an Indirect Kick is
awarded to the opposing team

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Law 12 Fouls Misconduct

Direct Free Kick is awarded when a player commits
any of the following six offenses against an
opponent in a manner considered by the referee to
be careless reckless or using excessive force
Kicks or attempts to kick
Trips or attempts to trip
Jumps
Charges
Strikes or attempts to strike
Pushes

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Law 12 Fouls Misconduct

Direct Free Kick is also awarded when a player
commits any of the following four offenses
Tackles making contact with opponent before
touching the ball
Holds
Spits
Handles the ball deliberately (except the
goalkeeper)
Penalty Kick is awarded if any of the above ten
offenses is committed by a player inside his own
penalty area

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Law 12 Fouls Misconduct

Handling the Ball Deliberately generally means
using your hand or arm to deflect a ball and as a
result you gain an advantage
A foul will generally not be called if in the
opinion of the referee the player
Inadvertently touches the ball with their hand or
arm and does not gain an advantage
Gets hit in the hand or arm as they are trying to
protect themselves

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Law 12 Fouls Misconduct

Indirect Free Kick is awarded when a goalkeeper
inside his/her own penalty area commits any of
the four offenses
Takes more than 6 seconds to release the ball
from his/her possession
Touches the ball again after he/she releases the
ball but before another player touches
Touches the ball with his/her hands after it has
been deliberately kick to him by a teammate
Touches the ball with his/her hands after he has
received it directly from a throw in by a teammate

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Law 12 Fouls Misconduct

Indirect Free Kick is also awarded when in the
opinion of the referee a player
Plays in a dangerous manner
Impedes the progress of the opponent
Prevents goalkeeper from the releasing the ball
from his hands
Player commits an Offside offense (NOT a foul or
misconduct)
Commits any other offense not previously
mentioned for which play stopped to caution
(Yellow Card) or dismiss a player (Red Card)

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Law 12 Fouls Misconduct

Yellow Card
Player is Cautioned
Must be removed from the game and substituted as
a cool down period until the next opportunity
for a substitution
Red Card
Player is Dismissed
Must leave the vicinity of the field
The player MAY NOT be substituted
Although not shown a Red Card coaches or
spectators may also be asked to leave the field
for misconduct

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Law 13 Free Kicks

Direct Free Kick
Can be directly shot on the goal and scored
without another player touching the ball
Signaled by referee with a whistle and arm raised
at an angle pointing in the direction of the free
kick to be taken
Indirect Free Kick
Must be touched by another player on either team
before it can be scored as a goal
Signaled by referee with a whistle and arm raised
straight up and is not lowered until after
another player touches the ball or it goes out of
play
Be sure to teach your players the difference in
these signals by the referee

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Other Considerations

Coaches need to stay within their Technical Area
during the game
10 yards on either side of the centerline
2 yards behind the touch line
Players must stay on the field during water
breaks and no coaching is permitted
Jewelry is NOT allowed period must be removed
and cannot be taped

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SABR Referees

Certified by USSF to enforce the Laws of the
Game
Ages range from 13 and older
Referees are assigned by experience level
Referees are never assigned to referee their own
age group or older
Never talk to or approach a referee during a game
this includes team spectators
If you need clarification on a call wait until
after the game to discuss with them

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Two Basic Rules for Soccer Referees