By: Rodney Kenney, NISOA National Instructor and Assessor, Florida To referee a successful game a referee must be able to manage people who are under both physical and mental stress. It takes a mindful and resolute individual to deal with players under these conditions for 90 minutes. First of all you must not be influenced […]
By David Biderman, in the Wall Street Journal of June 28, 2010. And now for some breaking news: A lot of players fake injuries during soccer matches! OK, maybe that’s not so newsy – flops have been a way of life in sports for many years. But after a handful of seemingly overblown falls toward […]
(Editor’s Note: Referees can indeed learn about valuable skills from the experiences of the 2010 World Cup. Certainly, the problem of controlling unacceptable language is a prime concern of soccer referees world-wide. The following article is reproduced from the June 10, 2010 issue of the Wall Street journal. For related information on this important subject, […]
By: John Van de Vaarst, NISOA National Clinician, New Jersey Incidence of violence. Recently, violence in the game is increasing. More and more games are having violence as part of play. This poses a problem not only for the game, but for the Referees who are expected to control participant behavior in the game. There […]
FIELD DIMENSIONS Field in use prior to 1995: Rectangular the width of which cannot exceed the length New facilities installed between 1995-2010: Width: No less than 70 wide nor wider than 80yds Length: No less than 115yds nor longer than 130 Fields installed 2010 forward: Width: No less than 70 nor more than 75 Length: […]
By: Rod Kenney, NISOA National Instructor, Florida In today’s game the assistant referees have become a major part of the refereeing crew. They are no longer just required to call the ball out of play and offside but must be fully involved in managing the game with the referee. They are expected to identify fouls […]
By: John Van de Vaarst, NISOA National Clinician, New Jersey What is a manager? An individual who plans, directs/makes decisions, organizes and controls a group of individuals to a particular outcome. In effect, a Referee is a manager responsible for the control of the game and to ensure it is played within the established set […]
(The following NISOA Policy reminds NISOA members of the importance of dress in meeting professional behavior, performance, and appearance expectations in our assigned games.) NISOA believes that appropriate attire worn by members of an NISOA Referee Team at all intercollegiate game assignments, whether regular season, post-season, or other intercollegiate tournament game assignments, promotes the image […]
By: Bill Wagner, NISOA National Clinician and Assessor, Florida All of us who have refereed for any length of time have probably heard of tactical fouls committed by the players. We spend time in clinics learning how to recognize and deal with these actions. How many of us have ever considered Tactical Thinking for Referees? […]
By: Greg Dugas, NISOA National Instructor and Assessor, Maine Think of a time at the beginning of last season when you were involved in a match where the players’ fitness level outmatched your own. Were you somewhat disappointed? Did you feel a little inadequate? Sure you did! I’d like to share two ways to avoid […]
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