Grade 8 Field Course Arizona State Referee Administration Grade 8 On-Field Course Instructor: Wendell.Babb/Brandon.Marshall

Environment o Location o Full-size Soccer Field o Equipment o Cones – 50 o Soccer balls – 8 to 10 o Pinnies – 40; 20 of 2 different colors o Corner Flags – 8 preferably o AR Flags – 30 (number of students) o Instructors – 2 minimum

Timeline o 7:30 – 8:00SETUP and PREPARATIONS o 8:00 – 8:15INTRODUCTIONS o 8:15 – 8:35 STATIONS 1-2 o 8:35 – 8:55STATIONS 2-1 o 9:00 – 9:30STATIONS 3-4 o 9:30 – 10:00STATIONS 4-3 o 10:05 – 10:35STATIONS 5-6 o 10:35 – 11:05STATIONS 6-5 o 11:10 – 11:40STATIONS 7-8 o 11:40 – 12:10STATIONS 8-7 o 12:10 – 1:00STATION 9 o 1:00CLOSING

Pregame o 7:30 – 8:00 o Instructors set up initial Stations (3-4 because 1-2 require no setup) o Students arrive o Registration o 8:00 – 8:15 o Welcome and Introductions o Student group breakdown o Divide equally amongst all Instructors o Eg. 30 students with 2 Instructors = 15 students per Instructor o Each group will further be broken down in each drill o Begin Station 1-2

General Station Setup o For a typical 2-Instructor class, 2 Stations should be set up simultaneously o Each Station should have at least 2 setups of same drill o Group A will work at Station 1 with Instructor 1 o Instructor 1 demonstrates the drill to entire Group A o Group A-1 performs drill; Group A-2 performs drill; Instructor 1 observes both o Group B will work at Station 2 with Instructor 2 o Group A will work at Station 2 with Instructor 2 o Group B will work at Station 1 with Instructor 1 o Set up 2 new Stations; Students get short break

General Station Setup STATION 1STATION 2 Group A-1 Group A-2 Group B-1 Group B-2 Instructor 1 Instructor 2

Station 1 o The Field of Play Inspection20 minutes o Discussion o Brief! Use of proper terminology of lines and areas. Correct dimensions. Each student will measure the distances. o Setup o Half of the field with proper markings and corner flags. o Students need nothing. o Drill o Lead entire group through a half field walk-around. Begin at Center Mark and proceed around outside of field as you normally would. o Center Mark, Center Circle, Touch Line, Corner Flag, Corner Arc, 10-yd mark if present, Penalty Area Line, Goal Area, Goal placement, Penalty Mark, Penalty Arc;  opposite side of field same items o At each line or area, ask entire group to properly identify line or area, i.e. Choral response o Where distances are concerned, have each student walk off. Allow 3-5 yards before next student begins. REF: Law 1

Station 1 1. START RED arrows require students to measure distance STATION 1

Station 2 o Pregame Activities20 minutes total o Discussion – 5 minutes o How and where to find and meet crew o What if a crew member is on another game that’s late? o How to meet and address Coaches (BRIEF!) o “Hi Coach, how are you today? I’m Brandon. Nice to meet you. Good luck today.” o Player equipment check o Footwear, shin guards, jewelry o Game ball o What to say/not to say at coin toss (BRIEF!) o “Hi guys/girls, I’m Brandon. Here’s the coin, we have Heads this side, and Tails (show both). White, you are Home. Red, you’re Visitors, who will call it? (TOSS) The call was ‘heads’ and it’s tails….” o Walkout and Starting Positions o Walkout together o ARs to Second to last Defender, unfurl flag, signal referee you’re ready REF: Law 2, 3, 4, 5

Station 2 o Pregame Activities8:15 – 8:35 o Setup o Divide Group into 3-person “crews” o Each crew needs coin and ball (5) o Drill – 15 minutes o A) Each crew will approach Instructor (acting as Coach) and practice Introductions o B) Each crew will conduct Coin Toss amongst themselves o Each crew member should act as Referee o C) Each crew will check ball o Each crew member should inspect ball o D) Each crew will line up and walk out together then move to starting positions o Allow 2-3 yards between each crew walking out REF: Law 2, 3, 4, 5

Station 2 STATION 2 1. Discussion 2. Introductions 3. Coin Toss 4. Ball Check 5. Walkout Crew 1 Crew 2 Crew 3, etc.

Stations START RED arrows require students to measure distance STATION 1 STATION 2 1. Discussion 2. Introductions 3. Coin Toss 4. Ball Check 5. Walkout

d Station 3 o Assistant Referee Signals + Movement30 minutes o Discussion5 minutes o Announce each signal from LOTG diagrams plus Ball out of Play, Goal, o Highlight Two-part signal for Fouls, Offside, Ball out of Play o Movements o Facing field o Walking o Side-stepping o Running o Sprinting o Flag switching when moving REF: Law 6

d Station 3 o Assistant Referee Signals + Movement30 minutes o Setup – 3 to 4 setups per Instructor for Part 2 o Students need flags o Part 1 – Signals Only o Students form line or circle facing Instructor o Part 2 – Movement + Signals o See Diagram for cone placement REF: Law 6

d Station 3 o Assistant Referee Signals + Movement30 minutes o Drill o Part 1 – Signals Only 10 minutes max o Conduct this quickly, 10 minutes max! o Instructor demonstrates each signal and students mimic o Correct any observed problems o Part 2 – Movement + Signals15-20 minutes o First Cycle o Walk from 1-2; stop and face field o Jog from 2-3; stop and face field o Run from 3-4; sidestep 4-5; sidestep 5-4 o Run from 4-6; stop and face field o Run from 6-5; sidestep 5-4; run from 4-1 o Second Cycle o Same as above, run to each position; stop and face field o Instructor will tell student to give a new signal at each stop o 2-3 = Throw In, either direction o 4-5 = Offside o 1 = Goal kick OR corner kick REF: Law 6

d Station 3 o Part 1 – Signals Only 9:00 – 9:30 o LOTG Diagram plus Ball out of Play, Goal REF: Law 6

d Station 3 Part 2 – Signals + Movement Cone Setup 1.Goal Line 2.Goal Area Line (6 yd) 3.Penalty Area Line (18 yd) 4.30 yd 5.40 yd 6.Midfield REF: Law 6

d Station 4 o AR Goal Line & Penalty Area 30 minutes o Discussion o AR making signals for GK/CK/Goal at Goal line o Ball clearly out o Ball quick in then out o AR signal for Goal o How is AR involved in goal kick restart o How is AR involved in corner kick restart o Setup o 4 cones: Goal line, 6-yd, 18-yd, ~25 yd o Students need flags o At least one ball o One student acts as “Player” with ball, just past cone 4 o Instructor at goal line o Remaining students waiting at cone 4 REF: Law 6, 9, 10, 16, 17

d Station 4 o AR Goal Line & Penalty Area30 minutes o Drill o Part 1 o One student will be a player at cone 4. Have a second one waiting. o Instructor will position on goal line o AR students begin at cone 4 o Player kicks ball toward Instructor and AR follows ball to goal line o Instructor stops ball either in or out and then says last touched by either Attacker or Defender o AR makes decision on ball in or out, then goal kick or corner kick o Part 2 o Same AR oversees a goal kick taken. o Instructor places ball. Is ball properly placed on Goal area line? Cone 2 o Instructor plays ball out to “Player”. Did ball leave Penalty area? Cone 3 o AR runs from 3-4; Offside or Throw In signal per Instructor call-out o AR student becomes second-in-line for “player” at cone 4 REF: Law 6, 9, 10, 16, 17

d Station 4 REF: Law 6, 9, 10, 16, WaitingParticipating Instructor “Player” 1.Goal Line 2.Goal Area Line (6 yd) 3.Penalty Area Line (18 yd) 4.25 yd

d Station 4 REF: Law 6, 9, 10, 16,

d Station 5 o Referee Signals30 minutes o Discussion o Review the Referee signals o DFK, IFK, Advantage o Throw-In, Goal Kick, Corner Kick o Displaying Yellow and Red cards o Use of the whistle o Single whistle for fouls o Double whistle only for admin (subs, etc) or to get attention (wait for me, card coming, etc) o Tone and length with severity of foul o Setup – 2 to 3 setups per Instructor o 4 cones set up as a box with a 5 th cone in the center of box o Distance should be about yards between outside cones o Students need whistle, yellow card, and red card o Drill o Two Cycles each student REF: Law 5, 12, 13

d Station 5 o Referee Signals30 minutes o Drill o Two Cycles each student o Cycle 1 – Whistle only o Students run in the prescribed pattern (see diagram) o First stop is a short whistle o Each subsequent stop the whistle should increase in length and intensity/volume/pitch o Last stop is a double whistle, such as for substitution o Cycle 2 – Whistle + Signals o Students run in the prescribed pattern (see diagram) o At each stop, blow appropriate whistle and signal for indicated stoppage. Show card if indicated REF: Law 5, 12, 13

d Station 5 REF: Law 5, 12, 13 o Referee Signals o Drill o Cycle 1 – Whistle Only o 1 to 4; short whistle, eg. IFK o 4 to 3; whistle, eg. DFK o 3 to 5; longer whistle, eg. YC o 5 to 2; very long whistle, eg. RC o 2 to 1; double whistle, eg. Substitution yards Short whistle Longer Double whistle

d Station 5 REF: Law 5, 12, 13 o Referee Signals o Drill o Second Cycle – Whistle + Signals o 1 to 4; IFK o 4 to 3; DFK o 3 to 5; Yellow Card o 5 to 2; Red Card o 2 to 1; Advantage yards IFKDFK YC RC Advantage

d Station 6 o Offside 30 minutes o Discussion o Reminder of offside position vs. offside infraction o Setup – 2 setups per Instructor o Students need flags o 4 cones set up in box, about 7 yards apart o One student as AR o One student as attacker possessing ball o One student as attacker receiving ball o One student as second-to-last defender o Instructor positioned between the two setups of drill to judge correct decisions o Remainder of students positioned outside box to review correct decisions of AR REF: Law 6, 11

d Station 6 o Offside 30 minutes o Drill o Part 1 o Attacker and defender both move toward ball o Defender tries to make attacker in offside position while attacker tries to avoid o Player with ball plays ball before attacker reaches “top” of box o AR must decide offside or no offside o Instructor must decide if AR is correct or incorrect o As soon as decision is made, switch to other setup and have them go while first setup resets o Rotate new AR until all have gone o Part 2 – Time permitting o Add second attacker and defender o Attackers begin near ball; Defenders begin opposite o Four players run toward each other o Near the moment where they cross, the ball is played to one attacker o AR must decide offside or no offside REF: Law 6, 11

d Station 6 – Part 1 REF: Law 6, 11 Instructor ~ 7 yards

d Station 6 – Part 1 REF: Law 6, 11 Instructor

d Station 6 – Part 2 REF: Law 5, 13 Instructor

d Station 7 o Setting the Wall30 minutes o Discussion o Quick free kick and Referee awareness of what team is doing. o When does QFK become Ceremonial o Reminder of YC for FRD o Setup – Single setup o Students need whistle and cards o At least one ball o Location is a DFK approx. 22 yards out on Referee’s side of field o One student acts as referee, with another standing by for next turn o All others act as players o Instructor will act as free kick taker o Designate approx. half the students as attackers and half defenders (pinnies) o 3 defenders set up a wall. Remaining players can act as players would REF: Law 5, 13

d Station 7 o Setting the Wall30 minutes o Drill o Instructor drops the ball to indicate location of a foul o Student acting as Referee will blow whistle to call foul. This also begins drill o Instructor will act as the free kick taker o Instructor may “ask for 10;” take a quick free kick; take a Ceremonial free kick; “ask for 10” and then try to play a QFK; kick ball while moving, etc. o Referee should react appropriately to request of Instructor o Properly manage the defending players o Ensure the full 10 yards is obtained o Properly manage the free kick taker – Taking kick before whistle, ball moving, etc. o Ensure wall remains 10 yards, i.e. encroachment o Drill ends at restart of play o Wall “players” rotate to become next standby Referee until all students have had a turn REF: Law 5, 13

d Station 7 o Setting the Wall1:40 – 2:15 o Drill REF: Law 5, 13 Instructor (kicker) Referee 3 player wall Standby ref

d Station 8 o Penalty Kick30 minutes o Discussion o Review setup for a PK o Infringements and restarts for violations o Setup – Single setup o Students need whistles and cards o One student will act as Referee o One student will act as GK o One student will act as PK taker o All other students will act as Attackers or Defenders REF: Law 14

d Station 8 o Penalty Kick30 minutes o Drill o Instruct all players to act correctly unless told otherwise o Conference with at least GK, Kicker, one attacker, and one player o Instruct one or more players to infringe the PK procedure o Alternately instruct everyone to follow correct procedures o Allow Referee student to set up the players and conduct the PK o Referee student should properly manage pre-kick setup o Student should correctly identify infringements and set up proper restart REF: Law 14

d Station 9 o Cumulative Review – Game Simulation o Remainder of time until 1:00 o Discussion o AR movement o AR signals o Offside decisions o AR focus and division of attention o Referee whistle usage o Referee signals o Any pertinent topics that arose for the day

d Station 9 o Cumulative Review – Game Simulation o Remainder of time until 1:00 o Setup – One setup per Instructor o 4 cones marking a field of dimensions 30 yards long x 10 yards wide o One Referee needs whistle and cards o Two ARs need flags o At least 3 balls o Four players per team in opposite colored pinnies (4 v. 4) o If fewer students, reduce team size and field size o Remaining students disperse around field with soccer balls in hand to keep play constantly moving

d Station 9 o Cumulative Review – Game Simulation o Remainder of time until 1:00 o Drill o Players play as they normally would, focusing on fast but controlled play. The goal is to make the Referee Crew move a lot and make several decisions in short time o SCORING GOALS IS NOT THE OBJECTIVE o Simulated game should be compact, not spread out o Adjust size of field if necessary to keep the game compact o Referee crew should make all normal calls, signals, management o Throw-ins o Goal kicks / Corner kicks o Offside o Fouls / Misconduct o When ball leaves play, extra students toss the ball they’re holding to a player’s feet, fusball table style. i.e. no throw-ins, goal kicks, corners, etc. Then they retrieve lost ball. o The actual restart is not the objective o Make sure each student has turn as Referee and AR

d Station 9 30 yards 10 yards Extra Students

d Closing o Closing5 to 10 minutes o How to get games o Azref.com  Assignors / Resources for New Referees o Hand out badges and coins