Sure, it can take a short time to determine if only offside attackers are going for the ball and that the ball won't be clearly going out of...
Keep in mind that NFHS rule 12-4 covers what is considered legal and illegal charging. So the purpose of 12-4-2-a is to clarify that if a...
I think having laws like this is very important and I think it may and should be used for the egregious cases where fans follow a referee out to...
I have a colleague who played basketball and now has children who play basketball and we frequently have discussions on how different the two...
I have never done a double dual, but if you're center referee could you have a pregame where you instruct your whistle holding "ARs" to only...
Did they have arguments over how far an onside/offside player can run in between polaroid pictures back then?
While I'd probably consider clear to be a stronger word than obvious, in this context I don't think it matters. Either you look at the quick free...
I think you're right. Like advantage we're going to have to make that decision pretty quick (in a few seconds). If there isn't an OGSO in those...
Speaking of, we really should have VAR for counting stoppage time accumulated during the game. That would stop timewasting! ;)
Your health and well-being should be your first priority. If refereeing negatively impacts you or your loved ones' health or happiness, there is...
My understanding is if the quick free kick created an OGSO, then you can only go back and give a yellow card for the original offense that could...
Sometimes you have to be standing over the touchline for close in/out calls, but if you don't need to be it can help if you're a yard or two back...
Every week we each raise (or lower?) the bar just a little bit more.
This might be a problem in younger age groups where the players have a hard time kicking the ball very far out of the penalty area, but I don't...
In Arizona, high school referees are expected to cover at least one unpaid scrimmage, though with the schools to referees ratio it's usually more...