By: John Van de Vaarst – National Clinician The NFHS Soccer Rules Book provides detailed information on goalkeeper rights and privileges. Safety of all players is a key component in soccer officiating. This is especially so for goalkeepers since they can be susceptible to injuries when they are attempting to stop a shot from becoming […]
By: John Van de Vaarst – National Clinician Now that the 2015 fall interscholastic season is completed, it was interesting to discuss with a chapter rules interpreter and clinician his perception on how the chapter members performed throughout the season and what is perceived as areas needing improvement. The chapter that the rules interpreter is […]
Theresia Wynns has been appointed by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) as editor of the NFHS Soccer Rules. Theresia replaces Mark Koski who continues to perform other duties with the NFHS. Theresia Wynns officially joined the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) staff as a director on July 1, […]
By: John Van de Vaarst, National Clinician There have been numerous articles written about the various rules within the National Federation of State High School Association (NFHS) Rule Book. However, little has been written about the rule book in general. This article will provide some insight into the NFHS Rule Book as a whole, why […]
By: John Van de Vaarst, National Clinician Part 1 of this article that was posted last month indicated that fighting and reckless play was a point of emphasis in the 2015016 NFHS Soccer Rule Book. The article focused on pregame responsibilities of the officials, and during the game responsibilities with regard to reckless play. This […]
By: John Van de Vaarst, National Clinician The NFHS Soccer Rules Book for 2015-16 has several points of emphasis for interscholastic soccer games. The second point of emphasis deals with fighting/reckless play. “Players, coaches, game officials and spectators must work together to model and demonstrate sportsmanship and fair play, to minimize risk and to maximize […]
By: John Van de Vaarst, National Clinician At the beginning of an official’s high school soccer career, the rules are studied, learned and become more and more natural as situations occur during each and every game. The official becomes more “at ease” with the harder calls such as offside infringement vs. offside position. The official […]
By: John Van de Vaarst, National Clinician “Hey ref, call it both ways!” “That was a foul 5 minutes ago!” “Your partner was right there, why are you making the call?” “Why are you calling that as an assistant referee, when the referee is allowing that type of play?” These are a few examples of […]
By: John Van de Vaarst The NFHS Rules Committee met in January 2015 and made minor adjustments to the NFHS Soccer Rules Book and recommended several points of emphasis. This year only two rule changes were instituted by the committee. The intent of the NFHS Rules Committee is to encourage participation in soccer and ensure […]
By: John Van de Vaarst, National Clinician It would be an interesting statistic to determine how many times a game or a season a fan, coach or even a player makes the following statement: “how can you make that call from that far away?” Officials must maintain a flow of play so that he/she is […]
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