The NISOA Interscholastic Division in cooperation with the National Federation of State High School Associations is pleased to present the 2012-2013 NFHSA Soccer Rules Changes video. Please be aware that the video file size is very large (417Mb) and will require almost 10 minutes to load on most internet connections. You can download the full […]
Soccer by the Rules – Foul Against A Player With A Goal Scoring Opportunity By: Joe Manjone, Ed. D. This month’s article was to be a continuation of the Penalty Kick Rule and Penalty Kick procedures, but because there have been many questions concerning a foul by a player against an opponent who is moving toward […]
By Joe Manjone, Ed. D. This is the first of two articles on the Penalty Kick. This article will be a discussion of the rules concerning the calling of a Penalty Kick and Part II which will appear next month will provide information on the rules concerning the taking of a Penalty Kick. Penalty Kick is […]
by: Joe Manjone, Ed.D Athletic and State Association Administrators often complain that high school soccer has more disqualifications and there are more problems with misconduct in soccer than any other sport. The administrators believe the high frequency of disqualifications is due to: the large amount of illegal contact and misconduct tolerated in professional games viewed […]
By Joe Manjone, Ed. D. Over the past four years, I have received numerous questions from officials concerning when a player becomes or ceases to be a player. Most of these question were asked because a departing player committed a “hard” red card misconduct and a decision had to be made on allowing a substitute for […]
Do’s and Do Not’s of High School Soccer Officiating After seeing information emails sent out by various assignors concerning what is expected of their high school soccer officials, I decided to deviate from my monthly “Soccer by the Rules” articles and to provide what will hopefully, be a very helpful article on what assignors are […]
Soccer by the Rules – Yellow/Red Dropped By: Joe Manjone, Ed. D. The Soccer Rules Committee in its January, 2012 annual rules committee meeting voted to drop Rule 12-8-2a that required that a yellow and red card be shown for a subsequent caution to a player. This rule also indicated that the number of players would […]
Soccer by the Rules – Drop Ball By: Joe Manjone, Ed. D. Rule 18-1-1j defines Drop Ball as a method by which a dead ball becomes alive. An official drops the ball to the ground. When the ball strikes the ground, it becomes alive and may be played by anyone. This is a straight forward definition […]
By: Joe Manjone, Ed. D. One of the constant complaints from coaches concerns the calling of handling and the inconsistency of officials in making this call. The biggest complaint seems to be about calls in which there is no intent by the player to use the hand or arm to play the ball. According to […]
By: Joe Manjone, Ed. D. As will be pointed out by the rules to follow, there must be at least 10 feet of unobstructed area around the entire soccer field. If there are obstructions, closer than 10 feet, they should be moved, removed, covered or padded to eliminate any possibility of injury should a player or […]
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