Referee Page: Fall 2008

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• Line up the players on the edge of the penalty box (one team at a time)
• Check all players for cleats and shin-guards
• Check for jewelry
• Talk to the coach if a player is wearing eye-glasses; make sure the coach is comfortable with the situation

• You should have a stopwatch and whistle
• Match Ball: provided by the home team, should be inflated, not hard

• Confirm the number of players per side (this may change from week-to-week for each division)
• Confirm how many minutes are played each half
• Give a line flag to each coach, they will nominate a parent from their team to be a lines person. The lines person is responsible for calling throw-ins only. Make sure that the coach explains that the WHOLE BALL has to be over the line for it to be considered OUT.
• Check when substitutions can be made

• Just before you start the game:
• Call for captains from each side
• Ask the away team to call heads or tails
• Winner gets choice of "ball" or "end"

• Check the number of players on the field
• Check "goalie ready"; make sure that goalie is wearing a different color shirt
• LOUD whistle to start the game. Enjoy!

LOUD WHISTLE

QUICK WHISTLE

DECISIVE CALL

• LOUD WHISTLE
• QUICK WHISTLE: be ready; there is nothing worse than hearing a whistle a few seconds after an infringement)
• DECISIVE CALL: you will make mistakes, the very best referees make mistakes, but you have to be decisive and clear
• In the INTRAMURAL program: be extra clear, call out the team color when there is a throw in (the younger players will not necessarily know who's throw in it is)

• Coaches may make substitutions at ANY stoppage play:
  • any corner
• any throw-in
• any goal kick

• Throw-in: the team with possession is allowed to sub
• Goal kick: any team can sub

• Don't forget your linesman flags