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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