Captain's meetings
You will need this minimum number of players to start the game.
What is 7 players, including an identifiable goalkeeper.
The referee blows his whistle for a handling offense. Name the correct restart.
What is a direct free kick?
This is the distance players are required to respect for direct free kicks, corner kicks, and kickoffs.
What is 10 yds?
I am so smart. As the referee, I am responsible for these duties. (hint: there are 5)
What are enforcing the laws of the game, working with fellow referees, timekeeper, scorekeeper, and control the match.
The ball goes out of play on the touchline, last touched by a player on the blue team. This is the proper restart for the orange team.
What is a throw in?
This physical act is the main difference between direct and indirect free kick fouls.
What is contact?
The referee blows their whistle for the goalkeeper picking the ball up with their hands after it has been passed to them by a teammate. Name the proper restart.
What is an indirect free kick?
Yikes! I almost got kicked in the face. The referee awards this restart for dangerous play.
What is an indirect free kick?
A player slides to save the ball from going out of play. The nearest player was 15 yds away This is the proper restart.
What is let play continue? The player followed the halo rule and is permitted to slide.
This is where a goal kick can be taken from.
What is anywhere inside the goal area?
To be properly equipped, players must remove this prior to participation.
What is jewelry?
The referee blows their whistle for a reckless challenge. Name the correct restart.
What is a yellow card for unsporting behavior and a direct free kick. (must be ceremonial)
These are the three sending off offenses.
What are serious foul play, violent conduct, and abusive language?
A smart referee knows when the ball is out of play. Describe such a situation.
What is when the whole of the ball has passed over the goal or touch line either in the air or on the ground?
The blue team is making a substitution. The player has gone to midfield, notified the referee, and waited for an appropriate stoppage at which the referee stops play and beckons the player on. This is where they substituted player may leave the field.
What is anywhere? (preferably at a jog to their team's bench)
Quick and easy, games last this long. Gotta keep us on schedule!
What is 20 minute halves with no overtime nor timeouts?
The referee blows their whistle for an injured player. Name the proper restart.
What is dropped ball to the team in possession at the time of the whistle or a dropped ball to the goalkeeper if the ball was in their defensive penalty area at the time of the whistle?
During these restarts, either team can substitute. (hint: there are 4)
What are goal kicks, kickoffs, injuries, and if the other team is substituting?
Smart referees know this rule does not apply to intramural soccer. (hint: if you say it wrong, Ryan will cringe and not give you points)
What is offside? (There is NO s, it is not offsides)
During a kickoff, players from each team must be here.
What is on their own side of the field, except a single player on the attacking team who may stand on the opponents half to initiate the kickoff?
I won rock, paper, scissors. These are my options.
What is either to have the first half kickoff or which side to defend?
The referee stops play for abusive language. The comment was made by orange #12. Blue #9 was in possession of the ball at the time of the whistle. Name the restart.
What is an indirect free kick for the blue team from the point of Blue #9 and orange #12 should be sent off for abusive language? (Dissent by word or action is an IFK).
During these restarts, substitutions may occur only if the substituting team is awarded the restart. (hint: there are 3)
What are corner kicks, free kicks, and throw ins?
The smartest of referee smarty-pants referees can name all 10 direct free kick fouls. They are...
What is kicks an opponent, trips an opponent, strikes an opponent, jumps at an opponent, charges an opponent, pushes an opponent, tackles or challenges an opponent, holds an opponent, handling, and impeding an opponent with contact.
Both feet behind the touch line, 2 hands on the ball, ball starts behind the thrower's head, and 2 feet remain on the ground for the duration of the throw.