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Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 12:26 PM
Subject: Referee News From American Youth Soccer Organization
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Dear AYSO Volunteers,
Welcome to Whistle Stop! It's a new biweekly newsletter that will provide interesting and useful referee related information for AYSO referees. We welcome suggestions as well as potential articles.
Contact: Joe Eldrige, AYSO National Referee Administrator, at WhistleStop@.... | |
To Whistle Or Not To Whistle?
Things You Didn't Know About Things You Know Well
Referees must make quick decisions and the luxury of time to think it over, look it up, or discuss it with someone is not an option during the game. Test your knowledge and see if you can answer the following questions.
1) From a throw-in, a player throws the ball directly at his own goalkeeper who misses the ball completely and it goes into the thrower's own goal. What should the referee do and how is play restarted?
2) A defender unintentionally kicks the ball towards his own goal. The defender's goalkeeper catches the ball with his hands before it enters the goal. What should the referee do and how is play restarted?
For answers, click here.
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Tales From The Pitch
AYSO Referees Tell All
Holly Bromley, Referee from Nevada, Section 2, Area E, Region 710:
One of the hardest things I do as a youth soccer referee is to whistle for a foul that young players don't know about. For example, when goalkeepers play the ball with their hands after it has been deliberately kicked to them by a teammate, the penalty is an indirect free kick for the opposing team. For young goalkeepers who are still learning the game, this call and the resulting penalty can be confusing and embarrassing. As referees we must keep the games fun, fair and safe, and the last thing I want to do is to make a young goalkeeper feel bad or embarrassed. But as a referee, I must also honor the game and not "pick and choose" which Laws to enforce.
 Here's what I do when I must make this call; after I blow the whistle and the confused young players look to me for direction, I adopt as lighthearted an attitude as possible and say, "OK, guys, here is the scoop...". I make it clear to the young goalkeeper that all is well and that I understand he probably didn't know this particular "rule". Then I take a little time to explain; "Here is what we need to do..." and then I use the "Teaching Moment' to help them understand the "what" and "why" of indirect free kicks. I make it as interesting and as "non punitive" as possible so that the young athletes learn without shame.
I have never had a coach or parent who was not appreciative of my taking time to teach the kids in this way. In fact, more often than not I have parents and coaches asking after the game to explain what happened, so it is not just the players who learn. It's a win/win situation! Try it!
For additional information about the "Pass Back" Violation, click here.
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