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Referee Library – Soccer Referee USA

Match Reporting

USSF Referee Report
USSF Supplemental Referee Report
USSF 4th Official Game Log
Kicks From The Penalty Mark – Score Sheets

Laws of the Game

Laws of the Game
Laws of the Game Made Easy
Advice to Referees 2011
Advice to Referees 2014
Guide to Procedures
Guide for 4th Officials
7+7 Cautionable and Sending Off Offenses
Offside Made Easy
Information For New Referees
USSF Referee Assault/Abuse Policy
“The Rectangle” – new USSF alternative to “Diagonal System”

USSF Directives

100% Misconduct
Game Disrepute and Mass Confrontation
Assistant Referee Involvement
Game Management Model-Flow Risk Taking Game Control
Contact Above the Shoulder
Handling the Ball
Injury Management
Dissent
Free Kick and Restart Management
Managing the Technical Area

USSF Memorandums

Law 1 Equipment and Devices
Law 1 Objects on the Field of Play
Law 1 Padded Goal Structures
Law 1 Technical Area and Signage
Law 2 Instructions to Ball Persons
Law 3 Abandoning a Match Due to Insufficient Number of Players
Law 3 Extra Persons on the Field
Law 4 Hair Control Devices
Law 4 Jersey Sleeves
Law 4 Jewelry
Law 4 Medical Alert Jewelry
Law 4 Non-Compulsory Equipment
Law 4 Player Dress
Law 4 Player Jerseys
Law 4 Players’ Equipment
Law 4 Shinguards
Law 5 Advantage in the Penalty Area
Law 5 Availability of Water During a Match
Law 5 Behavoir in the Technical Area
Law 5 Head Injuries
Law 5 Headsets in the Technical Area
Law 5 Impermissible Behavior by the Team Officials in Professional Matches
Law 5 Increasing Communication Effectiveness of the Officiating Team
Law 5 Injured Player Requirements
Law 5 Match Reports and Discipline
Law 5 Matters Involving the Technical Area
Law 5 Player-Coaches
Law 5 Players Temporarily Leaving the Field of Play
Law 5 Providing Hydration During a Match
Law 5 Rescinding a Card
Law 5 Rescinding a Displayed Card for Misconduct
Law 5 Sequential Infringements of the Laws of the game
Law 5 Serious Injuries
Law 5 Signaling Advantage
Law 5 Status of Sent-Off Players
Law 6 Assistant Referee Mechanics
Law 6 Electronic Flags
Law 6 Priority of Assistant Referee Responsibilities
Law 7 Allowance for Time Lost
Law 7 Managing Match Time
Law 11 Advice on Application
Law 11 Classic Scenario
Law 11 Corner Kicks
Law 11 Defending Players Leaving the Field of Play
Law 11 Interfering with Play and an Opponent
Law 11 Issues
Law 11 Touching the Ball
Law 12 Advantage and Goal Scoring Opportunities
Law 12 Automatic Suspension Following an Expulsion From a Match
Law 12 Cardable Offenses and the Restart of Play
Law 12 Contact With Game Officials
Law 12 Courageous Call
Law 12 Denying an Obvious Goal Scoring Opportunity
Law 12 Disallowed Goal from a Pass Back Violation
Law 12 Fouls, Misconduct and the Restart of Play
Law 12 Gesturing for a Card
Law 12 Handling Offenses
Law 12 I Got the Ball
Law 12 Mandatory Suspension Following a Dismissal
Law 12 Misconduct Involving Language or Gestures
Law 12 Misconduct by Attacking Team During a Free Kick
Law 12 No Replacement for Player Sent Off After Game Has Started
Law 12 Opinion of the Referee and Obvious Goal Scoring Opportunities
Law 12 Pass Back Violation
Law 12 Restart After Striking, Throwing or Spitting
Law 12 Send Offs for Receiving a Second Caution
Law 12 Striking
Law 12 Throw-in to Goalkeeper from Teammate
Law 12 When Fouls Continue
Law 13 Ceremonial Restart After Misconduct
Law 13 Positioning at Free Kick Restarts
Law 13 Quick Free Kicks Versus Ceremonial Restarts
Law 13 Quick Free Kicks
Law 14 Checklist for Kicks from the Penalty Mark
Law 14 Feinting at the Taking of a Penalty Kick
Law 14 Kicks From the Penalty Mark
Law 14 Managing Feinting by the Kicker During a Penalty Kick or Kicks From the Mark
Law 14 Penalty Kick Deception
Law 14 Penalty Kicks and Hiding Behind the Yellow Card
Law 14 PK Run to the Ball
Law 14 Reduce to Equate Principle
Law 14 Violations
Law 15 Enforcing the Minimum Distance