Referee Library
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
USSF Referee Assessment Criteria
- Updated Assessment Criteria
- Referee Developmental Assessment Form
- Expectations for Referee Performance by Grade Level
- Grading System
- Ratable Game & Sufficient Test Policy
- Critical Match Incident Guideline
- 2013 USSF Certification and Re-Certification Requirements
Referee Fitness (Mental & Physical)
- Psychological Preparation in Refereeing – Intro
- Psychological Preparation in Refereeing – Part 1
- Psychological Preparation in Refereeing – Part 2
- Management and Practice of Leadership by Referees
- Mark Hester Referee Fitness Program – Cycle 1
- Mark Hester Referee Fitness Program – Cycle 2
- Mark Hester Referee Fitness Program – Cycle 3
- Mark Hester Referee Fitness Program – Cycle 4
- USSF Referee Warm Up
- USSF Training Program
- Referee Strength Training
- FIFA Fitness Training
- Workouts For Referees
- USSF Yearly Training Calendar
- Off Season Referee Fitness Program
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