Western Pennsylvania Referees is making selections for the below Regional Tournaments. If you would like to be considered for inclusion in the Western Pennsylvania delegation please complete the Google Form linked below. Selections will be based on experience, performance, and off field behavior. Events: OPD Tournament June 7-9 Kirkwood Soccer Complex, DE President Cup June
Teamwork is critical for a successful game in soccer. Referees and Assistant referees (4th official if allowed), must work together. This begins with a thorough pregame among the crew. This can take up to an hour but a good ’30 minutes can cover a very good pregame. For more info, click here. Once the game
Historically, Law 11, Offside has always been a controversial decision by Assistant Referees. The Law has also changed over the course of many years, as well as the interpretations, from even is on, daylight between attacker and defender, parts of the body, deliberate, deflected etc. But the Law is clear, to many, the easiest Law
Referees, Assignors, Mentors and Club Administrators, the State Referee Committee of Western Pennsylvania is sponsoring an Advanced Clinic and Referee Workshop. Please see below for many more details! When: February 16th 9am-4pm Advanced Clinics February 17th 9am-2pm Referee Workshop Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh Green Tree
Game officials is open for your 2019 referee recertification. If you have already completed your recertification and supplied any necessary updated clearances, please let me know so that we can determine why your certification is incomplete. To recertify, please log into your Game Officials account. Go to COURSES > REFEREE COURSES > 2019 Grade *
This is an interesting clip with so many discussion topics: 1. The initial decision 2. AR mechanics 3. Referee posture 4. Final decision The referee does a very good job and waiting to see if the attacker is going to play through—advantage. But then the referee crouches over, like a baseball plate umpire. Referees should
In this video, we can review the criteria for an offside offense and look at different examples of when an attacker is penalized or not penalized for an offside offense.
This play occurs at the very end of regulation time. A good motto to live by that I have taught for years, “the game is not over until the paperwork is done”. In this situation, you can see the referee “stop” as he feels that nothing will happen and the game is over. Referees must
Here is a situation regarding a passback. A passback must have 3 criteria to occur. Must be deliberate Must be by foot Must be touched by GK’s hands. Let’s examine “deliberate” a bit further. In order for it to be deliberate, the defender must have control of his body. A defender off balance, being challenged