States United Soccer Federation

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States United Soccer Federation

• Gamesmanship

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Gamesmanship

• Websters Dictionary definition
• Skill in handling a situation to ones own
  advantage by the use of ploys

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Gamesmanship

• Acts of gamesmanship in soccer can range from
  being entirely within the letter of the Law to
  being quite illegal.

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Gamesmanship is not Fair Play

• Fair Play
• vs.
• Gamesmanship
• vs.
• Win at Any Cost

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Responsibility of the Referee

• The referee must respond to every act of
  gamesmanship.
• Not recognizing or ignoring gamesmanship will
  lead to some loss of game control.

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Types of Gamesmanship

• Time Wasting
• Encroachment
• Feigning / Acting
• Intimidation / Flattery

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Gamesmanship

• For each situation must determine
• Was it against the Laws of the Game?
• Was it against the Spirit of the Game?
• What is the referees response?

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Time Wasting

• By
• Goalkeepers
• Players
• Coach / Manager

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Encroachment

• 10 Yards (kick off, corner kick)
• Penalty Area (goal kick, free kick)
• Wall situations
• Penalty kick

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Feigning / Acting

• Fouls
• Injuries

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Intimidation / Flattery

• Physical Intimidation of Players
• Verbal Intimidation of Players
• Verbal Intimidation of Referee, ARs, Fourth
  Official
• Flattery of Referee

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Gamesmanship - Players

• The higher the skill level,
• the slicker the tricks
• Was it a Play or
• Was it a Ploy?

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Gamesmanship - Referee

• The skillful referee has
• Strength of Character
• Man Management Skills
• Heightened Awareness
• Common Sense