Ask me about being a FIFA-certified soccer referee

[stakman1011]

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I have refereed probably 500 matches.

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off sides


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an offsides position

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(sorry this is easily my biggest pet peeve)

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Lol, correct you are my friend. Stuff like that usually bothers me too but I guess I accidentally let one slip into my speech pattern too... won't happen again.

[jstnrgrs]

How do they make sure that you remain a competent ref? Do you you to take additional tests from time to time? Do they send observers to some of your games to evaluate your performance?

[ikestoys]

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I'm not as highly qualified as OP although I have refereed probably 500 matches.

The answer to your last question is indisputably that he should be whistled for off sides.

If he was in an offsides position when the ball was struck, and his being in that position led to his team gaining an advantage (a goal!) he is guilty of offside.

Good thread, btw.

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lol i hope you never referee one of my games, because its not that cut and dry.

As long as he didn't pressure the goalie at all (its hard to tell from your post microBob, but I'm assuming that the opposing player had absolutely nothing to do with the goalie dropping it). You can't be offsides when the opposing team plays the ball, so he's all good and its a goal

[ikestoys]

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How do they make sure that you remain a competent ref? Do you you to take additional tests from time to time? Do they send observers to some of your games to evaluate your performance?

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They do evaluations, re certifications (once a year) and in order to upgrade your level you have to have an assessor watch a few games.

[ikestoys]

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nc - this is only SOME soccer players. Not all.
Many soccer fans are annoyed by these tactics too.




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Didn't say all dude. But it happens a lot.

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i'm willing to bet you know next to nothing about soccer and are just going with some unbased prior beliefs you have

[ikestoys]

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What is the biggest game you have ever reffed?

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Hartlepool United U-19s of England

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Lol all credibility goes out of the window here. You may aswell have reffed junior high tbh.

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In america, any english team will get a lot of respect. Plus it sounds like he doesn't ref any good d1 schools consistently

[kolotoure]

Brag : I referee at a higher level then OP

[Chairman Wood]

What is keeping you from becoming a Level 3 referee? Do you have any future plans to do so or move up higher? What privileges does it bestow? Do you have ambitions to ref MLS games?

[RandomUser]

In the USA-Brazil game, a US player was given a yellow card and ejected for being 'clipped' from behind by a Brazilian player.

Was this a correct call? If so, why?

[kolotoure]

video of play?