CAUTIONS

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CAUTIONS SENDOFFS

• PERSPECTIVE ON TIMING
• AND
• OTHER OBSERVATIONS

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OBJECTIVE

• The student will state when cautions and sendoffs
  will be more effective

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REVIEW

• 7 CAUTIONS
• Unsporting Behavior
• Dissent
• Persistent Infringement
• Delays Restart
• Fails to Respect Distance
• Entering w/o permission
• Leaving w/o permission

• 7 SENDOFFS
• Serious Foul Play
• Violent Conduct
• Spitting
• Prevent Goal - Handling
• Prevent Goal Foul
• Offensive, Insulting, or Abusive Language
• Second Caution

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FOUL RECOGNITION AND MISCONDUCT

• First, you must recognize fouls.
• Careless Ordinary foul.
• And
• Reckless Cautionable Offense.
• Dangerous Sendoff Offense.

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Theres Smoke But No Fire!

• Why have cautions and sendoffs?
• Ask the participants, what will they say?
• Coach To punish serious misconduct!
• Player Only if its against the other team!
• Referee I use cautions and sendoffs for match
  control and for the safety of the players.

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WHATS REALLY THE TRUTH?

• TIMING TIMING TIMING...
• Cards used at the right time to correct
  misconduct will make an impact help control the
  game.
• Cards used for the wrong purpose or at the wrong
  time or too many or too few
• will be ineffective in controlling the match.

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TIMING (continued)

• EARLY EARLY EARLY
• Sets the bar for what is acceptable and what
  isnt.
• Reinforces to the players that they will be
  protected.
• Shows the tolerance level of the referee to his
  A.R.s.
• Puts physical players on notice.

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TIMING (Continued)

• Cautions used at the end of the match
• Does not change behavior.
• Tempers are already flaring.
• Bad behavior has been observed and has not been
  dealt with.
• It may help the match from deteriorating further.

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MISCONCEPTIONSABOUT MISCONDUCT

• Dissent might keep their mouths shut, but wont
  stop them from pushing or shoving.
• Persistent Infringement look at the numbers.
• Whos it against?
• Could 3 fouls be too many within a short time
  span?

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TACTICAL MISCONDUCTDont Let This Undermine Your
Credibility

• Delays Restart
• Kicking ball away
• Not part of a natural motion of play
• Frustration shot
• Keeper holding for more than 7 seconds?
• Entering/Leaving field w/o permission
• Getting a drink
• Correction of equipment
• Momentary Injury

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TIMING, TIMING, TIMING

• Was someone hurt or seriously injured?
• Where are you in the game?
• Surroundings
• Time left
• Score
• What level of match is it?
• Rules of the competition.

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TIMING, TIMING, TIMING

• Use preventive refereeing
• Position
• Closer to the bench may be near the lions
  den
• Inside the penalty area
• Defending third
• Attacking third

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TACTICAL FOULS

• What is a tactical foul?
• Tripping, pushing, grabbing shirt usually
  against an attacker
• Standing in front of the ball on a DFK or IFK,
  FTRD
• Is this okay? What about fairness?
• FIFA MOTTO For the Good of the Game
• US SOCCER MOTTO My Game is Fair Play

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FAIRNESS

• Teams are willing to commit fouls and give up a
  DFK or IFK, rather than a goal.
• The team that gets the DFK or IFK feels cheated.
• The point?
• A caution may restore some balance, preventing a
  player from doing it again.
• Eases the frustration of the victim and may
  lessen the possibility of retaliation

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NUMBER OF FOULS AND CARDS

• Numbers of cautions may diminish the value of the
  caution
• Ask yourself
• Did the players correct their actions as a result
  of the misconduct, or did the players continue
  the misconduct?

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NUMBER OF FOULS AND CARDS

• Did the player accept the caution, or was it
  contested?
• Did the caution help with game control?
• Should you have shown a red card or threatened to
  show it?
• Talk to the players knock it off! Quit it!
  Enough!

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Lets Put All of Our Cards on the Table

• Positioning lends credibility
• Segregate if possible
• Use of whistle
• Advantage Clause?
• Less said, best said!
• Remember TLC, wait for my whistle correct
  restart
• ARs keep their eyes on the field!

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REVIEW

• Use of preventive refereeing
• Caution early
• Positioning
• Dont use cautions to control the match use all
  your tools.
• Remember C a R D when fouls occur.
• Mental tally for P.I. check with ARs at half
  time.