This guide summarizes what you need to know to effectively officiate upper division matches this season.
This guide summarizes what you need to know to effectively officiate upper division matches this season.
This guide summarizes what a properly completed game card should contain.
This is the official version of the AYSO National Rules & Regulations. These Rules describe how AYSO conducts age specific programs and games including expectations for participation, details on team formation and registration requirements.
These rules may be amended or supplemented by Section and/or Area rules.
The AYSO addendum to the current IFAB Laws of the Game is no longer published as a separate document. Details regarding those changes which are approved within FIFA’s authorization that allows Federations to make changes in the following five (5) areas may be found in the Appendix of the AYSO Referee Guideline:
- Size of the field of play
- Width between the goalposts and height of the crossbar from the ground
- Size, weight and material of the ball
- Duration of the periods of play
- Substitutions
The updated Codes for Cautionable and Sending-Off Offenses are posted for use when supplemental Referee Reports are required.
In all cases, the referee is expected to evaluate a player’s behavior based on several factors:
- Does the act meet the generally accepted and understood meaning of the offense?
- Was the act, even if an offense, trifling?
- Would the issuance of a caution for this misconduct likely have desirable results for game and/or player management?
Learn how to best apply the answers to these questions and more in your next game.