Tag results for "referees"
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Goalkeepers revisited
Goalkeepers slamming into an opponent, often making violent contact with his head, ...
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Forty years in the LOTG: Grassroots vs. the professional game
The 2019-20 version of the LOTG is 222 pages long. Excluding the ...
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Players will circumvent the rules when allowed
The headline above applies to older kids' games as well as adult ...
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Coaching young players to respect the ref
On Saturday I refereed a boys' U-19 league game. As usual, I ...
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Another colossal VAR gaffe in England
Referee Mike Dean never looked at the replays. In the EPL version ...
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Youth soccer would be better off without the parents
"Referee! What on earth do you think you're doing!?" A fair enough ...
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The devious problem of tactical fouling
Stand in his way, pull his shirt, trip him -- nothing too ...
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A weekend with the VARmints
No apologies for returning, yet again, to this VAR business. It is ...
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Ref Watch: Working with electronic communication
Refs in every professional game in the world use electronic communication, so ...
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Carding the coach will be a rule for the greater good
Coaches don't like the fact that referees can now show them yellow ...
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What They're Saying: Aleksander Ceferin
"I hope the skill and devotion that Stephanie has shown throughout her ...
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Is it time to replace the penalty kick?
Europe awoke this past Friday morning outraged once more at the latest ...
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First Hudson River Derby mired in controversy
The Red Bulls rallied to beat NYCFC, 2-1, in their first meeting ...
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VARs -- a new elite group among referees, something soccer does not need
The responsibility for what happens on the field during a soccer game ...
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How refs get through challenging games -- use 'Triple H'
What happens when a game suddenly goes south and you as the ...
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What They're Saying: Pierluigi Collina
"We acknowledged that saving a penalty by keeping two feet on the ...
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The VAR/goalkeeper mess -- an IFAB production
The International Football Association Board -- the IFAB -- has presented us ...
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What They're Saying: Pierluigi Collina
"First of all, I would remind everyone that, for a long time, ...
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The requirements of modern soccer officiating (2)
All the resources that can be helpful and advice you need to ...
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Dispatch from Rennes: VAR's micro-refereeing is ruining France 2019
A twice-taken penalty thanks to VAR was about the only way a ...
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Evening Edition: What's in the news ...
1. American Ismail Elfath has been assigned as the referee for Saturday's ...
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The requirements of modern soccer officiating (1)
The officiating of Michael Oliver in the Ecuador-Uruguay U-20 game was a ...
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VAR about-face in Portugal-Switzerland gets attention of U.S. women
VAR is something that's been used in various high-level men's leagues since ...
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Soccer's new rule changes -- a ref's view
Several important changes to the "Laws of the Game" come into effect ...
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Refs improve in a meritocracy
With the soccer ref shortage across the United States, assignors often have ...
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A rule change for better soccer: No goal kicks or punts over the halfway line
Here's a rule change that would reward attacking teams and make the ...
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What They're Saying: Jake Edwards
"It's a safety issue, and we want to make sure that we're ...
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How referees need to deal with dissent from coaches
Refs should deal with dissenting coaches by utilizing the Ask, Tell and ...
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Evening Edition: What's in the news ...
1. U.S. Soccer responded to the complaint filed by 28 U.S. women's ...
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Pro soccer's pernicious influence on the amateur game
I gave out five yellow cards -- one for dissent, and four ...
