By: John Van de Vaarst – National Clinician The NFHS Rules Book provides specific definitions for forfeit and terminate. Forfeit is defined as “the loss of a game because of termination under Rule 3-1-2 or other reason as determined by the proper authority.” Terminate is “a term which indicates that a game has been ended […]
By: John Van de Vaarst – National Clinician Each state association has the option to utilize the tie breaking procedure that is provided in the NFHS Rules Book or the state association can use another system that is appropriate for the game. The NFHS tie breaking procedure for post season provides several steps to determine […]
By: John Van de Vaarst – National Clinician There have been numerous articles published about referee conduct and responsibility in various referee publications. However there have not been too many articles that focus on the responsibility and conduct of a coach in referee publications. The NFHS Rules Book provides information in Rule 4 Section 3 […]
By: John Van de Vaarst – National Clinician The NFHS Rules Book indicates in Rule 5 that there are three systems of control that can be used by officials during an interscholastic game. “The officials shall be a head referee and a referee, a single referee and two assistant referees or a center referee and […]
By: John Van de Vaarst – National Clinician During the interscholastic season, many teams schedule games in the afternoon, sometimes as early as 3:30 PM. This is important later in the fall season when available daylight can become an issue. Depending on the state association, playoff games may start as early as 2:00 PM. Many […]
By: John Van de Vaarst – National clinician Included in the NFHS Soccer Rules Book is a Code of Ethics for all interscholastic officials. The purpose of this Code is to establish guidelines for ethical standards of conduct. Officials at interscholastic events are participants in the education of the students that are participating in the […]
By: John Van de Vaarst, National Clinician Each year the NFHS Rules Committee includes various items as points of emphasis for officials in the NFHS Rules Book. These are reminders to officials on various topics that the rules committee feels need careful review. For 2016 – 2017 there are five major items that were added […]
By: John Van de Vaarst The NFHS Rules Committee met in January to discuss various rules changes. The most significant change that was made dealt with Rule 11 – Offside. “A player in an offside position receiving the ball from an opponent, who deliberately plays the ball (except from a deliberate save), is not considered […]
By: John van de Vaarst – National Clinician There are many pregame duties that the head referee is responsible for prior to each interscholastic game. These duties are required and cannot be ignored or modified. This article will provide a brief summary of each duty and what must be performed. While the head referee is […]
By: John Van de Vaarst, National Clinician The NFHS Rules Committee met in late January to discuss the necessary rule changes for the 2016 – 2017 seasons. While the number of changes are minimum, they are highly significant and every soccer official working NFHS games needs to review them thoroughly. The first rule change is […]
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