Down Area Winter Football League
Down Area Winter Football League Andrew Davey Jimmy Fegan
LOTG update/Interpretation 2017/2018
Referees Expectations
Club Expectations
Questions
2
Laws of the Game • A player who enters the field of play without the referee’s permission when it is needed (e.g. after injury, equipment change) is punished with direct FK is there is interference.
Laws of the Game • The decisions of the referee regarding facts connected with play, including whether or not a goal is scored and the result of the match, are final.
Laws of the Game • Where a player commits an offence against an opponent which denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and the referee awards a penalty kick, the offender is cautioned if • the offence was an attempt to play the ball; • in all other circumstances (e.g. holding, pulling, pushing, no possibility to play the ball etc.) the offending player must be sent off.
Laws of the Game • Interfering with an Opponent • A player in an offside position who has an Impact on an opponent should be given offside • This includes challenging, interfering with the movement of a defender or blocking an opponent
Laws of the Game • Handball is one of the most complex laws on football. There is work being completed to clarify and simplify the Law. • Current considerations are; • Is the handball deliberate? Deliberate is judged by; • Does the hand move towards the ball? • Is the hand in a "natural" position • The distance from where the ball is played
Laws of the Game • Challenges on an opponent
Laws of the Game • In association football, simulation is an attempt by a player to gain an unfair advantage by falling to the ground and possibly feigning an injury, to give the impression that a foul has been committed. Dives are often used to exaggerate the amount of contact present in a challenge • Some associations are implementing retrospective action on simulation
Future Plans of IFAB • • • • •
Video Refereeing Sin Bins Retrospective Action Player Behaviour – role of the captain Penalty Kicks
REFEREE EXPECTATIONS
Before Kick Off • Match Cards ie Block Capitals, signed, Players and numbers match • Match Balls x2 • Kits – as described • Corner Flags
During the Game • General Discipline – Players/Management/Supporters • Dismissed Players • Match Balls
After Game • Reports – DR1/DR2 • Managers speaking to refs – 15 mins after game • Social Media • ALL SANCTIONS WILL BE REPORTED
CLUB EXPECTATIONS
LOTG update/Interpretation 2017/2018
Referees Expectations
Club Expectations
Questions
2
Laws of the Game • A player who enters the field of play without the referee’s permission when it is needed (e.g. after injury, equipment change) is punished with direct FK is there is interference.
Laws of the Game • The decisions of the referee regarding facts connected with play, including whether or not a goal is scored and the result of the match, are final.
Laws of the Game • Where a player commits an offence against an opponent which denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and the referee awards a penalty kick, the offender is cautioned if • the offence was an attempt to play the ball; • in all other circumstances (e.g. holding, pulling, pushing, no possibility to play the ball etc.) the offending player must be sent off.
Laws of the Game • Interfering with an Opponent • A player in an offside position who has an Impact on an opponent should be given offside • This includes challenging, interfering with the movement of a defender or blocking an opponent
Laws of the Game • Handball is one of the most complex laws on football. There is work being completed to clarify and simplify the Law. • Current considerations are; • Is the handball deliberate? Deliberate is judged by; • Does the hand move towards the ball? • Is the hand in a "natural" position • The distance from where the ball is played
Laws of the Game • Challenges on an opponent
Laws of the Game • In association football, simulation is an attempt by a player to gain an unfair advantage by falling to the ground and possibly feigning an injury, to give the impression that a foul has been committed. Dives are often used to exaggerate the amount of contact present in a challenge • Some associations are implementing retrospective action on simulation
Future Plans of IFAB • • • • •
Video Refereeing Sin Bins Retrospective Action Player Behaviour – role of the captain Penalty Kicks
REFEREE EXPECTATIONS
Before Kick Off • Match Cards ie Block Capitals, signed, Players and numbers match • Match Balls x2 • Kits – as described • Corner Flags
During the Game • General Discipline – Players/Management/Supporters • Dismissed Players • Match Balls
After Game • Reports – DR1/DR2 • Managers speaking to refs – 15 mins after game • Social Media • ALL SANCTIONS WILL BE REPORTED
CLUB EXPECTATIONS
