By: Bob Sumpter, NISOA (Note: This article also appears in this month’s “For the Interscholastic Referee” column, as it applies to both columns.) The latest uproar in soccer has been about a world cup qualifying game between Ireland and France, wherein a player for France committed two quick hand balls and passed the ball to […]
By: Rodney Kenney, NISOA National Assessor, Hagerty High School Women’s Soccer Coach, Florida One way to have a successful game is to be aware of the many symptoms that could lead to problems later in the game. Recognizing the symptoms and taking some simple preventive action can keep you from writing a long report later. […]
By: Bob Sumpter, NISOA The goal of this article is to emphasize that the rule violation of “Persistent Infringement” is important to both the Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Referee. Since it involves miscoduct by a player, it becomes a matter of behavior control of participants by the Referee. In studying the game performance of Referees, we […]
By: Austin M. Gomez, NISOA National Assessor, Missouri “Hey, Ref, it’s right in front of you!” “Hey, Ref, you’re losing control of the game!” “Can’t you see that foul?” “Are you blind, Ref?” “Call it both ways, Ref!” “You need help, Ref!” “Whose team are you for, Ref?” “Why don’t you use that whistle, Ref?” […]
By: Bill Wagner, National Clinician; National Assessor (Editor’s note: This article also appears in our column “For the Intercollegiate Referee,” since the DSC is used in both high school and college soccer games and the information herein is pertinent to both games.) Every NISOA official has learned of the need for teamwork among the members […]
By: Emry Dilday, Past President and Board of Directors, NFHS Officials Association; Missouri Sr. Football Rules Interpreter (27 yrs.); Executive Director and Assigner, Southwest Missouri Football Association (39 years); High School Football Official (43 years); Small College Football Official (36 yrs.). Topic Introduction. There are many ways NFHS Sports Officials receive their game assignments. Most […]
By: Bob Sumpter, NISOA There are not too many instances in a Soccer Referee’s career when a game has to be terminated. It’s likely that most of you reading this article have seldom, or never, had to make a decision to do so. Yet, it is important for all of us to know how to […]
By: Austin Gomez, NISOA National Assessor For parents watching their children play soccer, the most important desire for their grade-school child is: to touch the ball a few times during the game. For their middle-school aged child it’s to run throughout the game. For their high-school aged child it’s to be more physical during the […]
By: Bob Sumpter, NISOA Introduction The NFHS Soccer Rules (5-2-1) specify that the Referee Team be at the game site 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the game. However, common sense dictates that the specified 15 minutes is not enough time to go through all of the pre-game tasks that the Referee Team should […]
By Edmund J. Rae, National Assessor The goalkeeper in his or her own 44 x 18 penalty area enjoys the ability to use hands to play the ball. Other privileges are also enjoyed. After a save, six seconds are allowed to put the ball back into play; a unique shirt must be worn; the ball […]
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