Welcome!

Ontario Soccer Association

Futsal Referee Refresher Clinic

Instructor : Bob Tibbo

Referee Development
Program


FAIR PLAY

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 Clinic Outline
• Introductions
• Law 5 / 6 – The Referee / Second Referee
• Law 7 – Time Keeper & 3rd Referee
• Law 1 – The Pitch
• Law 2 – The Ball
• Law 3 – Number of Players
• Law 4 – Players’ Equipment
• Law 8 – Duration of the Match
• Law 10 – Ball in and Out of Play
• Law 11 – The Method of Scoring

Clinic Outline
• Law 9 – Start and Restart of Play
• Law 16 – The Kick-In
• Law 17 – The Goal Clearance
• Law 18 – The Corner Kick
• Law 13 – Free Kicks
• Law 12 – Fouls and Misconduct
• Law 15 – The Penalty Kick
• Law 14 – Accumulated Fouls
• Referee Signals and Positioning
• Referee Game Management

Law 5 –
The Referee


 Law 5 – The Referee
Being a top-quality Referee is not easy:
● Fairness, honesty, motivation, courage, confidence,
strength, stamina, perseverance

Refereeing is a difficult job :

● Physical strength / stamina
● Solid focus on the game and the players
● Ability to react and make decisions quickly
● Strong desire for fair play / justice
● Strength to withstand criticism
● Courage to stand by your decisions, convictions

Law 5 – The Referee

Referee’s Responsibility:
- SAFETY of participants

- ENJOYMENT of participants

- EQUALITY of opportunity

 Law 5 – The Referee

Powers :
• Penalize infractions of the Laws
• Decide not to penalize a player when by doing so it
would give an advantage to the offending team
• Caution or dismiss players or substitutes
• Temporarily suspend play or terminate the game
• Decide how much time to add at the end of a half of
play.

 Law 5 – The Referee

Duties :
• Enforce the Laws
• Act as Timekeeper
• Control the match in co-operation with other match officials
• Keep a record of the match
• Signal the start and any restarts
• Keep a high level of fitness
• Ensure the ball complies
• Ensure players’ equipment complies
• Ensure seriously injured player (e.g. bleeding) receives attention
• Punish more serious of simultaneous offences
• Ensure no unauthorized person enters the pitch
• Report in writing
• Keep abreast of any Law changes or directives
• Comply with the Code of Ethics for Game Officials

 Code of Ethics
The Canadian Soccer Association is aware of its responsibilities toward its referees and, having granted certain
privileges to referees, it is obliged to ensure such individuals realize and respect their responsibilities and
duties.
• Specifically, a Canadian referee shall:
• Conduct himself/herself with dignity on and off the field of play at all times and shall, by personal example,
endeavour to inspire the true principles of fair play and to earn the respect of those whom he/she serves.
• Not cause The Canadian Soccer Association to become involved in any controversial matters and shall abide
by the rules and regulations of the jurisdiction in which he/she officiates.
• Adhere to all national standards and directives.
• Always be neat in appearance and maintain a high level of physical and mental fitness.
• Study the Laws of the Game and be aware of all changes, and shall enforce all said laws and changes.
• Perform his/her designated responsibilities, including attending organized clinics and lectures, etc., and shall
assist his/her fellow referees to upgrade and raise their standard of officiating.
• Honour any appointments made for and accepted by him/her unless unable to do so by virtue of illness or
personal emergency.
• Not publicly criticize other referees or any soccer association.
• Not make any public statement to the media (newspaper, TV, radio, etc.,) relating to any game officiated by
him/her or regarding the quality of the match or the performance of the teams and their players.
• Follow the correct lines of communication to the CSA Referee Committee which shall be through the
Provincial/Territorial Soccer Association where he/she is registered. A Canadian referee shall be subject to
disciplinary action should he/she not comply with this Code of Ethics.

 Law 5 – The Referee

Duties
• Instruct the 2nd Referee
• Accept responsibility for all
decisions
• If necessary, dispense with the
services of the 2nd referee and
report the facts in the game
report.

Law 6 – The
Second Referee
 Law 6 – The Second Referee
Duties
• A second referee is appointed to operate on the
opposite side of the pitch from the Referee
• Assists the Referee to control the match in
accordance with the Laws of the Game
• Is permitted to use a whistle.
• Has discretionary powers to stop the game for any
infringement of the Laws
• Ensures that substitutions are carried out properly

 Law 6 – The Second Referee

Disagreements : (between Referees)
• If the referee and the second referee both signal a foul
simultaneously and there is a disagreement as to which
team is to be penalized, the referee’s decision prevails
• Both the referee and the second referee have the right
to caution or send off a player, but in the case of a
disagreement between them, the referee’s decision
prevails
• In any case of a disagreement between the two
referees, the referee’s decision prevails.

Law 7 – The
Timekeeper and
the Third Referee
 Law 7 – The Timekeeper and the
Third Referee
Duties :
• A timekeeper and a third referee are appointed.
• They are seated outside the pitch at the halfway line on
the same side as the substitution zone.
• The timekeeper and the third referee are equipped with
a suitable clock (chronometer) and necessary
equipment to indicate accumulated fouls, to be supplied
by the association or club on whose pitch the match is
being played.

 Law 7 – The Third Referee

Duties of the Third Referee :
• monitor the replacement of balls at the request of the referees
• if necessary, check the substitutes’ equipment before they enter
the pitch
• signal to the referees when an obvious error has been made in
cautioning or sending off a player or if an act of violence has been
committed out of their range of vision. In any case, the referee
shall decide on any facts connected with play
• monitor the conduct of those persons seated on the team benches
and inform the referees of any inappropriate behavior
• provide any other information relevant to the game

In case of injury, the Third Referee may replace either the

Referee or the Second Referee

Law 1 –
The Pitch