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Referee Resources

Becoming a Referee

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Contacts

Cieanna Tovar

REFEREE ASSIGNOR

Email:  midloreferee.tovar@gmail.com 

Tovar's Referee Hut Website

Tovar's Referee Hut Website link  For all your in depth Referee needs, information, and resources.

Referee Training

HOW TO GET STARTED:

  1. Requirement – you must be 13 or older
  2. Sign up for a GRASSROOTS COURSE (takes approximately 4-5 hours to complete. The first part of this course is done online (in the comfort of your home). Please complete this course within a 5 day (or less) period of time once you sign up. There will be a deadline when the course will closed. Once it is closed, you will not have access to it.
  3. Once you complete your grassroots online portion of the course, you will automatically be enrolled in the GRASSROOTS FIELD SESSION. This second part of the course is done IN PERSON. This session will be 3.5 hours.

Note: you must complete your grassroots online course a minimum of 48 hours before your grassroots session is scheduled to start.  If you haven’t completed your grassroots online training 48 hours prior to the start of the field session, you will be removed from the field session. We will need everyone to have completed the training so they can focus on field training information.

Understand, that the Grassroots Referee course is a two-step process: GRASSROOTS COURSE (done online) GRASSROOTS FIELD SESSION – done in person at a specific venue. You must complete BOTH in order to be registered as a 2021 USSF Referee


You can find a list of available referee clinics on the North Texas Soccer webpage.  You can attend any available class and still referee in Midlothian.


Entry Grassroots Referee Field Session Clinic 

Hosted by Midlothian Soccer Association

Saturday, February 13, 2021 8:30 am - 12 pm.

Sign Up Now

Uniform and Equipment

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 You will need a yellow uniform shirt, black shorts (without any colored stripes), black referee socks, and black shoes.


Locally you can purchase these items from The Soccer Corner in Arlington. The address is 961 W. Interstate 20 OR Soccer City located at 3415 S. Cooper St., Arlington


Online you can purchase these items from:

http://officialsports.com/

http://soccer.epicsports.com/cat/18/p1/referee.html


Additional equipment is required. Partner with your Referee Assignor or the Referee Hut Website for additional equipment requirements.

Referee References

Availability

Referee Code of Ethics and Conduct

Referee Code of Ethics and Conduct

 

Referees set their ability to work each week and games are assigned to them based on their availability to work, availability of games, experience, and seniority.


To set your availability, log into GameOfficials.net and select "My Availability" from the left navigational bar.


If you need help with GameOfficials, find the document "Nativigating GameOfficials" in the downloads below.

Referee Code of Ethics and Conduct

Referee Code of Ethics and Conduct

Referee Code of Ethics and Conduct

The Referee Code of Ethics and Conduct is established by the United States Soccer Federation and North Texas Soccer.  We expect all referees working with MSA to committ to following these guidelines. 

The Code

Game Day Procedures

Being Assigned a Game

Being Assigned a Game

Being Assigned a Game

When you are assigned to a game, you will receive an email.  You will need to log into the system and approve or deny the game.


Do not deny the game based on anything other than availability. You will NOT be assigned to another game during that time slot.


If you are consistently denying games during the times you told us you were available, you will move to the bottom of the list of referees being assigned.


Once you approve a game, if your schedule changes or you get sick, you will need to CALL us. This needs to be a RARE event. Make sure you put the game your approved on your calendar. We are counting on you to be there!

Arrive at the Fields

Being Assigned a Game

Being Assigned a Game

We expect you to be at the fields between 30 - 45 minutes prior to your first game each day. Once you arrive, check in with Referee Assignor or Mentor so (s)he knows you are there for your games.


The game time on your assignment is the time the game should START. Check-in must be done prior to that.  You should be at your field a minimum of 15 minutes prior to the game start time.

Training & Resources

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Laws of the Game

  

You do NOT know everything you need to know about the rules of the game. Referees that have been doing it for years still question calls or game time decisions!


It is important that you read through the Laws of the Game often to keep learning. 


The International Football Association Board (IFAB) establishes and publishes the official "Laws of the Game".  These laws cover the game from youth all the way to adults.  You can find the most current Laws of the Game here.

Association Rules

 While this Association establishes the overall rules of the game, it is important to remember that they structure them so local associations are able to modify the Laws as necessary for their needs.  Most of our modifications can be viewed in our Quick Game Summary.  Click on the picture for a larger version or scroll to the bottom to download your own copy.

Small Sided Games

We implementied the final set of changes to move to the US Youth Soccer small-sided games rules in the Fall of 2017. Because these rules are still fairly new, they might not be reflected in all education/training documents. 

Find out more

The Iowa Soccer Association Referee Academy YouTube Videos

  • Application of Advantage
  • Assessing Challenges
  • Fouls and Misconduct
  • Getting to the Next Level
  • Offside
  • Positioning and Mechanics

IFFAB's Practical Guidelines for Match Officials

North Texas Soccer Referee Policy Manual 

FIFA Presentation regarding Law 5: The Referee

FIFA Presentation regarding Law 6: The Assistant Referee

GoalKeepers

 Here are a few rules from Law 12.

 

An indirect free kick is awarded if a goalkeeper, inside their penalty area, commits any of the following offences:

  • controls the ball with the hands for more than six seconds before releasing it
  • touches the ball with the hands after releasing it and before it has touched another player
  • touches the ball with the hands after it has been deliberately kicked to the goalkeeper by a team-mate
  • receiving it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate

A goalkeeper is considered to be in control of the ball when:

  • the ball is between the hands or between the hand and any surface (e.g. ground, own body) or by touching it with any part of the hands or arms except if the ball rebounds accidentally from the goalkeeper or the goalkeeper has made a save
  • holding the ball in the outstretched open hand
  • bouncing it on the ground or throwing it in the air

A goalkeeper cannot be challenged by an opponent when in control of the ball with the hands.

Downloads

Navigating Game Officials (pptx)Download
MSA Quick Guide 02_2020 (png)Download

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