1. Sporting Lee’s Summit Referee Orientation
Updated March 2019

2. AGENDA Game Scheduling Pay Scale Referee Development
Division Specific Rules
Expectations
Dealing with parents and coaches
AGENDA

3. Who do I Deal with at Sporting Lee’s Summit?
Art Shinabargar– Referee Assignor
Phone: (816)
Anthony Gardner – Referee Director
Lucy Lotspeich
Phone: (816) (text is best)
Who do I Deal with at Sporting Lee’s Summit?

4. When do I find out my Schedule?
Submit your Availability each week by Sunday Evening at 8 pm-make sure correct date
Use referee page/availability tab on the Sportingls website to submit availability (fill in every line)
Schedule is posted late Wednesday night on the referee page. Ensure looking at correct date! Sportingls.org
Click on the Referee Schedules Link
Password is sportingref
** If you don’t want to work a weekend, don’t submit availability
** If you submitted and didn’t get games, or text Art! If you turn in availability late, you may still get games or bench time-so sign up.

5. Who do I confirm my games with?
On Thursday, or text Art at to confirm your games or to let Art know that you can’t make them-crucial that if your availability changes after submitting to inform as soon as possible, easier to adjust before schedule is posted.
If after Thursday you have something come up and can’t make your games, text Art.
Art’s cell phone is (816)
Who do I confirm my games with?

6. Arrive at the fields 30 minutes prior to your first game
Check in at the West concession stand.
Review division specific rules of games assigned
Text or call Art if you are running late for your games.
Be prepared with uniform and equipment
What do I do on Saturday?

7. How Much do I Make?
Payroll schedule is posted on website

8. Division Specific Rules for Rec
All divisions have rosters. These must be compared to the lineup card.
Lineup Card must have:
Date
Time
Home or Visitor
Division
Team #
Color
Coaches Name
Opposing Coach Name
All players listed with a number
Division Specific Rules for Rec

9. Game Cards

10. After Game
Mark the score on the back of each game card and if that team won or lost-except
W 5-3, L 3-5
Get both coaches to sign game card.
Turn in completed game cards to check-in area at West concession stand after stapling together (important to ensure goes with correct age group) 10

11. Division Specific Rules for Rec
Be familiar with the division specific rule before you start the game.
Referee page on
Heartland League Rules page on Heartland tab with link on Referee Page
Discuss this with the other refs you are working with so you have it correct (pregame conference). Discuss at halftime
Two critical things to discuss before every game-when are subs allowed and is heading legal 11

12. Expectations Know the rules and dress appropriately
Try your best. Outrun the kids on the game that you are working. Just because you are bigger and more talented at soccer, doesn’t mean you should walk the entire game and consistently be out of position.
Have FUN!
Let Art know if you are having any issues with coaches, questions about rules, level is too easy or too difficult for you. 12

13. 3 v 3 games:
Team is split into 2 fields side by side
Field closest to concession stand in competitive other is noncompetitive
Teams should be checked in using a league roster
Begin and end halves simultaneously-competitive field ref is timekeeper
If 5 goal difference, team behind can add a player as long as they are behind 5 goals-let coach know
At end of games stand together to allow players to shake hands
First Grade games:
Same as above except
Game cards are used to keep score-turn in together
Squads are divided equally at the decision of coaches
NO GOALIES are allowed; you may award a kick from mid field or a goal if violation occurs

14. 2 – Ref System

15. Coach and Parent Strategies
You will get yelled at
It isn’t your fault
You will make mistakes 15

16. Coach Upsets You – Ask “Coach I am doing my best”.
“Your yelling makes it harder to pay attention to the game”
“Please stop” 16

17. Coach Upsets You – Tell “Coach you can’t keep yelling at me”
“This is your warning”
“My next step is to remove you from the game” 17

18. Coach Upsets You – Dismiss
“Coach I am ejecting you from the game”
“Please go to the nearest concession stand”
“We will start the game when you leave the field” 18

19. Parent Upsets You – Ask
“Coach please instruct the parent(s) to stop yelling at me”.
“Their yelling makes it harder to pay attention to the game” 19

20. Parent Upsets You – Tell
“Parent(s) you must stop”
“This is your warning”
“My next step is to remove you and your head coach from the game” 20

21. Parent Upsets You – Dismiss
“Parent and Coach I am ejecting you from the game”
“Please go to the nearest concession stand-You must be out of sight out of sound!”
“We will start the game when you leave the field” 21

22. Coach / Parent Behavior
If it is initially bad enough, go directly to Step 2 and / or Step 3
Don’t hesitate to ask for a field marshal using the radio.
We will support you 100% 22