1. MARYLAND REFEREE CLINIC SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS
Prepared by Jimmy Graham

2. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS US Soccer Supplemental Reports
ANY significant match incident requires a Report
Significant Injury, Send Offs & Terminated/Abandonded Matches, Referee Abuse (Participant OR Spectator)
ALL Supplemental Reports
SRA -> Greg Watson (Youth AND Adult)
SYRA -> Jeff Gontarek (For Youth Matches)
Your Assignor

3. Why Take The Time? Reports CAN become legal records
Write them within 24 to 48 hours
Fresh memory
Circulate draft among crew
NCSL Requires 24 hours for Violent Conduct & Major Injuries
Lawsuits between participants
Health Insurance
Criminal Liability
Personal Protection
Disciplinary Committees
Leagues (ALL Send Offs)
MSYSA (Affiliated Youth Matches)
MSYSA Adjudication Committee
Typically for Abuse cases

4. Good v Bad Fact Based v Opinion Specifics v Vagueness
“I sent the player off for Violent Conduct”
“I think the player should be suspended for 3 games”
Specifics v Vagueness
“In the 65th minute the player handled the ball inside the penalty area”
“The Blue Coach verbally abused me.”
Include Specific Verbatim Quotations
Accuracy of Terminology
“Penalty Area” v “The Box”
“Handling” v “Hand Ball”

5. Good v Bad Completeness
“In the 65th minute #13 for white handled the ball inside his/her own penalty area. I blew the whistle for the handling offense and awarded a penalty kick to the blue team”
AR1 – In the 80th minute I made a decision not to penalize #2 white for Offside. Immediately following this decision the coach for blue yelled, “Are you F*#$ing blind?” from midfield as I was positioned at the top of the penalty area. I immediately raised my flag. When the referee approached me I told the referee “The blue coach needs to be dismissed for irresponsible behavior because he said….” The referee immediately dismissed the coach.

6. Good v Bad How can we make these statements better?
I was called over to the team's sideline by AR1 to caution Jose Moreno for persistent infringement of coaches area and berating the AR1.
During the game, the FC coach was incessantly complaining about many calls I had made, but stopped after I demanded him to do so. The FC coach approached me after the game and accused me of calling a biased match and also accused me of being a racist several times.

7. TEAM WORK Acquire Input from Partners Each Team Member Write A Report
Confirm Facts of the Match – Post Game Discussion
Draft Report – Crew & Assignor
Each Team Member Write A Report
Especially in physical abuse of a teammate
AR2 – I observed the blue coach approach AR1. While I did not observe contact, I did observe AR1 fall to the ground.

8. Adjudication Process MD Youth Matches ONLY Match Incident Happens
Referee Submits Report to SRA/SYRA/Assignor
Report Forwarded to Adjudication Chair
Committee Agrees Upon Hearing/Date
Adjudication Hearing
Committee Renders Judgement

9. US Soccer Supplemental Referee Report

10. SUMMARY USE US Soccer Supplemental Report Details, Details, Details……
Write Report within 24 to 48 hrs
Clear and concise
Fact v Opinion
Include Quotations
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