What an Intermediate Referee candidate needs to know in order to be successful on the written exam.
Player Equipment
- What’s required
- What’s prohibited How do we decide
- Time Keeping
Fouls
- Which ones result in which kind of kick
- Which ones require “careless, reckless, or excessive force”
- Which ones require only the attempt
- Be prepared to list the offenses
- Which ones can only be committed by the goalkeeper
- Know what is a requirement for an action to be an offense
Misconduct
- Who is subject to caution and send-off
- What are the reasons to caution
- What are the reasons to send off
- What is the restart
- What is the difference between offense and misconduct
What are the field markings, dimensions including equipment?
What are the requirements for the ball?
What are the maximum/minimum numbers of players in full-sided matches?
Restarts (8)
- What are they
- What causes them
- Who does them
- Where are they
- When are they in play
- What direction must they go
- What about infringements
Time Keeping
- When does it start
- When does it stop
What is a goal?
What are the reasons to stop play?
When is the ball not in play?
What are the duties and powers of the referee (where are they found)?
What are the duties of the Assistant Referee?
What are club linesmen?
- What are the duties of a club linesmen
Offside
- Position elements
- When to decide on position
- When to penalize
- Who penalizes
Practical Guideline for Match Officials
Referee signals
Assistant Referee signals
What is advantage?
National Rules and Regulations
- How much of the game must a player play
- Policies regarding blood, alcohol, and tobacco
Be able to list the 6 philosophies of AYSO
Be able to identify AYSO coaching philosophy of PIE