On same Area K Ref Scheduler ABOVE. Field disignations are R117 and Position Hold is entered. Urgent to Contact Bruce to get on these games!
I need help from our experienced Refs on these games.
If you are new to Region 117, you must first pre register as a New member in the R117 Referee Scheduler database. (this is separate from Eayso) Contact the Regional Referee Administrator to do that first before using the button links above.
Welcome to the 2011 / 2012 AYSO 117 season Refs! My name is Bruce Bennett, and I am your Regional Referee Administrator (RRA). You can reach me by email at rra117@gmail.com.If you have any concerns or issues, please feel free to contact any of our referee staff administrators.
**NEW** - Click here for an interactive guide to Offsides Law 11 - View
After Your Game
Fill out a game report for all Misconduct/Incident, Serious Injury or any and all issues and concerns, on the day of the game and email to the Regional Referee Administrator (RRA) and phone call.
Gold jersey with black pin stripes, black collar, black cuffs (long sleeve), or no cuff (short sleeve) Black shorts, Black shoes, approved uniform socks Black Knee Socks with three-striped white top. Black Hats…optional…cap style with brim, minimum or no advertising. Jersey tucked in…socks pulled up to knees…look sharp!
No unnecessary jewelry.
Our Referee Motto is:
"No one can do everything, but everyone can do something!"
Become a referee and earn points for extra bonus games and Play Off games for your team. For information on points click here: Rules for Team Ref Points
Young Referees!
Youth referees: You must be two years older than the divisiongames you are refereeing. (e.g.: if you are 12 you can ref U10, & U8) "The youth referees are not covered by the Safe Haven Protection Law, when refereeing their age or above and it is unacceptable for them to ref these specific games.
The Referee Raps are: To Be Announced - 5:30 till 6:30, Roundtable Pizza at Beach & Adams.
Rewards Program:
We will continue to have every game centered by a youth = $2 credit. Every game as an assistant = $1 credit. The reward system is- youths may accrue their credits from games to obtain a gift certificate at the store of their choice (within reason, negotiated with Director of Youths)
The top 3 youth referees who referee the most # of games in the regular season plus bonus U8games, receive an additional $30 credit. The top 3referees additionally receive a special award, presented at awards banquet in January.
Any youth referee who referees at least 12 total games during the fall season receives an additional $25 in credits.
$1 credit for each Referee Rap attended, and $1 credit for attending Youth Referee Review in August at Lamb Field.
Any youth referee who is age eligible to upgrade to the Intermediate or Advanced badge will receive an additional $25 in credits for each upgrade completed.
Awards are presented at awards banquet in January, or mailed to youth's home.
December 10th is the deadline to request redemption of credits for rewards.
Misconduct MUST be reported...
Attention all referees: Any misconduct issues during a game must be reported to the head referee Bruce Bennett, Regional Referee Administrator, within 24 hours. (714) 915-3911 rra117@gmail.com
Discipline Policy:
Do not use red or yellow cards for U8 or U10 players.Use extreme caution with using cards at the U12 level.
See our Zero Tolerance Policy (below) concerning youth referee abuse and for Misconduct Dispensations for players and coaches.
No penalty kicksNo off-side (don't allow obvious "cherry picking" either)
There will be only direct kicks at this level, and only from outside the penalty area for the attacking team.
Overtime Play-Offs
Region 117 playoff games may not end in a tie. A winning team must be determined.
Familiarize yourself fully with the Play Off Games Referee Guideline and Overtime Play-Offs Rules.
The laws can be open to interpretation. USSF has published the 2009 Advice to Referees. The Document is approximately 6.3 MB in size. You need Adobe Reader 6.0 or better to view the document. Different from previous version, one can print this document and cut and past from it.
The United States Soccer Federation has published its latest Guide to Procedures (pdf, 1.5 Mb).
USSF has published a document (69kB) discussing the seven actions which result in a caution.
USSF has published the 2009 7+7 memo ( 143 kB) which lists the only reasons for cautioning and sending off.
USSF has published a short guide of misconduct to watch for in free kick situations.
USSF has published a position paper on Managing Feinting during penalty kicks and Kicks from the Mark.
In 1903 the FA council (England) published:
It is not a breach of Law for a player simply to be in an off-side position, but only when in that position he causes the play to be affected.
- FA council December 14th, 1903
FIFA has issued a new interpretation in 2005 of the Offside law.(23 kB). This interpretation in accompanied by a Flash animation (29 kB) demonstrating the salient points.
The significant change in interpretation is that a player in an offside position, not interfering with an opponent, may not be sanctioned for an offside infraction until he touches the ball.
Double click on the previous link and your browser will show the animation. If Flash is not loaded onto your system, your browser will ask your permission to load it. You may download the animation to your local disk and then present it by opening it with your browser.
A newer and better FIFA flash offside presentation is found here. The scene number in the lower right corner of the window. The animation stops after scene 17, click next to continue. The presentation is finished after scene 37.
The physics are really weird in scene 29! In scene 33, Player B looks like he is in an offside position; assume he is not.
FIFA has issued a clarification (20 kB) to the above interpretation on 18 Aug 05.
USSF has issued a position paper (27 Kb) supporting the FIFA clarification. The paper seems self contradictory (the English is turbid), but the conclusion supports FIFA's position.
AYSO has published concurrence with the USSF position paper on 26 Aug. 05:
AYSO follows the directives of USSF, our National Governing body, and this is just a clarification of the way offside should have been taught in the past and should continue to be taught. The attachment (the above USSF position paper) is from Alfred Kleinaitis, USSF Manager of Referee Development and Education.
Thanks,
Joe Eldridge
USSF has published an offside PowerPoint presentation that is available for download.
"Life as we know it has not changed." -- Gil Weber
There has been a recent (April 2006) flurry of discussion on offside on the referee mail server. Jim Gorden, a referee from many parts of the world (my last contact with him was in Maryland), has written an interesting essay on the topic (17 kb). It is well worth reading and considering.
