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OUTDOOR SOCCER OUTDOOR SOCCER REFEREE PROGRAMREFEREE PROGRAM

LAW 4 LAW 4 THE PLAYER’S THE PLAYER’S

EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

WHEN IT COMES TO WHEN IT COMES TO COMPULSORY COMPULSORY AND NON-COMPULSORY AND NON-COMPULSORY EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE WORN BY PLAYERS, THE FINAL BE WORN BY PLAYERS, THE FINAL DECISION WILL BE MADE BY THE DECISION WILL BE MADE BY THE REFEREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFEREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE F.I.F.A. LAWS OF THE GAME.THE F.I.F.A. LAWS OF THE GAME.

IT IS IT IS COMPULSORYCOMPULSORY FOR THE FOR THE REFEREE TO INSPECT ALL THE REFEREE TO INSPECT ALL THE PLAYER’SPLAYER’S EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO THE EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MATCH.START OF THE MATCH.

PLAYER SAFETY MUST COME FIRST.PLAYER SAFETY MUST COME FIRST. THE MAJOR CONCERN IS NOT THE THE MAJOR CONCERN IS NOT THE

“HARDNESS”“HARDNESS” OF ANY OF THE OF ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT, RATHER THAT ANY EQUIPMENT, RATHER THAT ANY PART OF IT CAN PART OF IT CAN CUT OR WOUNDCUT OR WOUND ANOTHER PLAYER.ANOTHER PLAYER.

REFEREES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REFEREES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY APPLY GOOD JUDGEMENTGOOD JUDGEMENT TO TO ENSURE SAFETY AND ENJOYMENT ENSURE SAFETY AND ENJOYMENT FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS.FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS.

THE FOLLOWING SLIDES ARE THE FOLLOWING SLIDES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP YOU DESIGNED TO HELP YOU FACILITATE THOSE DECISIONS...FACILITATE THOSE DECISIONS...

LAW 4 LAW 4 THE PLAYER’S THE PLAYER’S

EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT

RULE 4 - THE PLAYER’S RULE 4 - THE PLAYER’S EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT

IT IS IT IS MANDATORYMANDATORY THAT ALL A.S.A THAT ALL A.S.A GAME OFFICIALS GAME OFFICIALS LEAD BY LEAD BY EXAMPLEEXAMPLE AND REMOVE ALL AND REMOVE ALL PERSONAL JEWELLERY PRIOR TO PERSONAL JEWELLERY PRIOR TO ENTERING THE FIELD OF PLAY.ENTERING THE FIELD OF PLAY.

WATCHES ARE OBVIOUSLY WATCHES ARE OBVIOUSLY ALLOWED FOR GAME OFFICIALS.ALLOWED FOR GAME OFFICIALS.

LAW 4 - THE PLAYER’S LAW 4 - THE PLAYER’S EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT

SAFETY:SAFETY: A PLAYER MUST A PLAYER MUST NOT USE NOT USE

EQUIPMENT OR WEAR ANYTHING EQUIPMENT OR WEAR ANYTHING THAT IS DANGEROUSTHAT IS DANGEROUS TO TO THEMSELVES OR ANOTHER PLAYER THEMSELVES OR ANOTHER PLAYER (INCLUDING ANY JEWELLERY).(INCLUDING ANY JEWELLERY).

JEWELLERYJEWELLERY

ALL ITEMS OF JEWELLERY ARE ALL ITEMS OF JEWELLERY ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.

THE TERM “DANGEROUS” CAN BE THE TERM “DANGEROUS” CAN BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INTERPRETATION.SUSCEPTIBLE TO INTERPRETATION.

THEREFORE IN ORDER TO BE THEREFORE IN ORDER TO BE UNIFORM AND CONSISTENT…UNIFORM AND CONSISTENT…

JEWELLERYJEWELLERY

ANY KIND OF JEWELLERY HAS TO BE ANY KIND OF JEWELLERY HAS TO BE FORBIDDEN. FORBIDDEN.

PLAYERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE PLAYERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE TAPE TO COVER JEWELLERY TAPE TO COVER JEWELLERY EXCEPT EXCEPT AS NOTED - C.S.A. LAW 4 POLICY.AS NOTED - C.S.A. LAW 4 POLICY.

TAPING JEWELLERY IS NOT TAPING JEWELLERY IS NOT ADEQUATE PROTECTION.ADEQUATE PROTECTION.

JEWELLERYJEWELLERY

IN ORDER TO AVOID “LAST MINUTE” IN ORDER TO AVOID “LAST MINUTE” PROBLEMS, TEAMS SHOULD INFORM PROBLEMS, TEAMS SHOULD INFORM THEIR PLAYERS IN ADVANCE TO THEIR PLAYERS IN ADVANCE TO REMOVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS...REMOVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS...

JEWELLERYJEWELLERY

RINGSRINGS BRACELETSBRACELETS WATCHESWATCHES HAIR COMBSHAIR COMBS HAIR CLIPSHAIR CLIPS WRIST BANDSWRIST BANDS

NECKLACESNECKLACES VISIBLE BODY/ VISIBLE BODY/

FACE PIERCINGSFACE PIERCINGS EARRINGSEARRINGS EAR STUDSEAR STUDS LONG & LOOSE LONG & LOOSE

BEADED HAIRBEADED HAIR

MEDICAL ALERTMEDICAL ALERT

IN CASES OF MEDIC ALERT IN CASES OF MEDIC ALERT JEWELLERY, IT IS JEWELLERY, IT IS NOT NOT RECOMMENDEDRECOMMENDED THAT THE PLAYER THAT THE PLAYER REMOVE THE JEWELLERY.REMOVE THE JEWELLERY.

IN CASES OF MEDIC ALERT... IN CASES OF MEDIC ALERT... REMOVING THE JEWELLERY COULD REMOVING THE JEWELLERY COULD PROVE FATALPROVE FATAL TO THE PLAYER TO THE PLAYER INVOLVED, IF INJURY OCCURS TO INVOLVED, IF INJURY OCCURS TO THAT PLAYER AND IMPROPER THAT PLAYER AND IMPROPER MEDICATION IS DIAGNOSED.MEDICATION IS DIAGNOSED.

PLAYERS MUST PLAYERS MUST ADEQUATELY PADADEQUATELY PAD MEDIC ALERT JEWELLERY FOR MEDIC ALERT JEWELLERY FOR PLAYER SAFETY REASONS.PLAYER SAFETY REASONS.

HOWEVER, THE TAPING SHOULD BE HOWEVER, THE TAPING SHOULD BE SUCH THAT SUCH THAT THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDICAL PROBLEM BE LEFT THE MEDICAL PROBLEM BE LEFT CLEARLY VISIBLE.CLEARLY VISIBLE.

WEDDING RINGSWEDDING RINGS

SOME WEDDING RINGS SOME WEDDING RINGS MUST BEMUST BE REMOVED.REMOVED.

THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS A SMOOTH THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS A SMOOTH WEDDING BANDWEDDING BAND WHICH THE WHICH THE REFEREE IS CONVINCED CANNOT BE REFEREE IS CONVINCED CANNOT BE REMOVED.REMOVED.

IT MUST BE ADEQUATELY PADDED.IT MUST BE ADEQUATELY PADDED.

WEDDING BANDSWEDDING BANDS

WEDDING RINGSWEDDING RINGS

KARA BRACELETKARA BRACELET

WRIST BANDSWRIST BANDS

BRACESBRACES

BRACES ARE NOT BRACES ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE CONSIDERED TO BE REMOVABLE AND REMOVABLE AND THEREFORE MAY BE THEREFORE MAY BE PERMITTED.PERMITTED.

MOUTH GUARDS ARE MOUTH GUARDS ARE RECOMMENDED BUT RECOMMENDED BUT NOT ENFORCED.NOT ENFORCED.

BASIC BASIC COMPULSORY COMPULSORY

EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT

BASIC EQUIPMENTBASIC EQUIPMENT

A A NUMBEREDNUMBERED JERSEY OR JERSEY OR SHIRT SHIRT WITH WITH SLEEVES.SLEEVES. (Decision 1)(Decision 1)

DURING A MATCH, A TEAM DURING A MATCH, A TEAM CANNOTCANNOT USEUSE DUPLICATE DUPLICATE JERSEY JERSEY NUMBERS.NUMBERS.

ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE THEIR ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE THEIR JERSEYS JERSEYS TUCKED INTUCKED IN..

THE PLAYERS THE PLAYERS MAY MAY NOT ROLL THEIR NOT ROLL THEIR SLEEVES UPSLEEVES UP OR TIE THEM AT THE OR TIE THEM AT THE SHOULDER LEVEL.SHOULDER LEVEL.

A PLAYER WHO A PLAYER WHO REMOVES THEIR REMOVES THEIR JERSEYJERSEY TO TO CELEBRATE A GOAL CELEBRATE A GOAL WILL RECEIVE A WILL RECEIVE A CAUTIONCAUTION FOR FOR UNSPORTING UNSPORTING BEHAVIOR.BEHAVIOR.

REFEREES ARE EXPECTED TO REFEREES ARE EXPECTED TO ACT IN A PREVENTATIVE MODE ACT IN A PREVENTATIVE MODE TO TO EXERCISE COMMON-SENSEEXERCISE COMMON-SENSE IN IN DEALING WITH THE CELEBRATION DEALING WITH THE CELEBRATION OF A GOAL.OF A GOAL.

A PLAYER REMOVING A PLAYER REMOVING HIS JERSEY TO HIS JERSEY TO REVEAL SLOGANS OR REVEAL SLOGANS OR ADVERTISING WILL BE ADVERTISING WILL BE SANCTIONED BY THE SANCTIONED BY THE COMPETITION COMPETITION ORGANIZERS.ORGANIZERS.

SHORTS: IF SHORTS: IF THERMAL THERMAL UNDERSHORTSUNDERSHORTS ARE WORN, THEY ARE WORN, THEY MUST BE OF THE MUST BE OF THE SAME PRIMARY SAME PRIMARY COLOURCOLOUR AS THE AS THE OUTER SHORTS.OUTER SHORTS.

STOCKINGS: STOCKINGS: MUST BE MUST BE LONG LONG ENOUGH TO ENOUGH TO COVERCOVER REGULATION REGULATION SHINGUARDSSHINGUARDS ENTIRELY.ENTIRELY.

SHINGUARDS: MUST SHINGUARDS: MUST BE MADE OF BE MADE OF SUITABLE MATERIALSUITABLE MATERIAL THAT OFFER A THAT OFFER A REASONABLEREASONABLE DEGREE OF DEGREE OF PROTECTION.PROTECTION.

FOOTWEARFOOTWEAR

ALL PLAYERS ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE THEIR MUST HAVE THEIR FOOTWEAR FOOTWEAR INSPECTED BY INSPECTED BY THE REFEREETHE REFEREE..

LACES MUST BE LACES MUST BE SECURELY TIED.SECURELY TIED.

FOOTWEARFOOTWEAR

WHEN INSPECTING FOOTWEAR, WHEN INSPECTING FOOTWEAR, REFEREES ARE TO BE ALERTREFEREES ARE TO BE ALERT TO TO THE POSSIBILITY OF CLEATS THE POSSIBILITY OF CLEATS THAT ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR THAT ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR THE OUTDOOR GAME AND THAT THE OUTDOOR GAME AND THAT MAY ENDANGER A PLAYER’S MAY ENDANGER A PLAYER’S SAFETY. SAFETY.

NON- NON- COMPULSORY COMPULSORY

EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT

PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTPROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

MODERN PROTECTIVE MODERN PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT IS MADE OF EQUIPMENT THAT IS MADE OF SOFT, LIGHTWEIGHT, PADDED SOFT, LIGHTWEIGHT, PADDED MATERIAL IS NOT CONSIDERED MATERIAL IS NOT CONSIDERED DANGEROUS AND IS THEREFORE DANGEROUS AND IS THEREFORE PERMITTED.PERMITTED.

THIS MAY INCLUDE...THIS MAY INCLUDE...

PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTPROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

HEAD GEAR.HEAD GEAR. SPORTS SPECTACLES.SPORTS SPECTACLES. PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES.PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES. FACE MASKS.FACE MASKS. KNEE AND ARM PROTECTORS.KNEE AND ARM PROTECTORS.

HEADWEARHEADWEAR

RELIGIOUS RELIGIOUS HEADWEARHEADWEAR SHOULD SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AN BE CONSIDERED AN ACCEPTABLEACCEPTABLE NON-NON-COMPULSORY ITEM, COMPULSORY ITEM, PROVIDED THAT THE PROVIDED THAT THE ITEM IS SAFE TO ALLITEM IS SAFE TO ALL PLAYERS.PLAYERS.

BANDANASBANDANAS

BANDANAS ARE NOT PERMITTED BANDANAS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE USED, HOWEVER…TO BE USED, HOWEVER…

IF FOR IF FOR MEDICAL REASONSMEDICAL REASONS AND AND WITH MEDICAL CERTIFICATION WITH MEDICAL CERTIFICATION OR UPON SATISFACTORY OR UPON SATISFACTORY INSPECTION, THE REFEREE INSPECTION, THE REFEREE DETERMINES THAT IT IS NEEDED, DETERMINES THAT IT IS NEEDED, THEN IT MAY BE USED.THEN IT MAY BE USED.

SWEATBANDSSWEATBANDS

SPORTS SPECTACLESSPORTS SPECTACLES

REFEREES ARE EXPECTED TO REFEREES ARE EXPECTED TO SHOW SHOW TOLERANCE TOLERANCE WHEN WHEN AUTHORIZING THEIR USEAUTHORIZING THEIR USE AND AND ALLOW SPECTACLES AS LONG ALLOW SPECTACLES AS LONG AS THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF AS THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF LAW 4 HAVE BEEN MET…LAW 4 HAVE BEEN MET…

PARTICULARLY TO YOUNGER PARTICULARLY TO YOUNGER PLAYERS.PLAYERS.

FACE MASKSFACE MASKS

PLAYER GLOVESPLAYER GLOVES

WRIST BRACESWRIST BRACES

ARM PADSARM PADS

RIGID CASTSRIGID CASTS

RIGID CASTS MAY NOT RIGID CASTS MAY NOT BE WORN IN ANY GAME BE WORN IN ANY GAME UNDER THE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE ALBERTA SOCCER ALBERTA SOCCER ASSOCIATION.ASSOCIATION.

THIS DECISION MUST BE THIS DECISION MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO THE MADE PRIOR TO THE START OF PLAY.START OF PLAY.

KNEE PADSKNEE PADS

KNEE BRACESKNEE BRACES

PROSTHETICSPROSTHETICS

A PLAYER WEARING A A PLAYER WEARING A PROSTHETIC DEVICE SHOULD BE PROSTHETIC DEVICE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO PLAY PROVIDING ALLOWED TO PLAY PROVIDING THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF LAW 4 THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF LAW 4 HAVE BEEN MET.HAVE BEEN MET.

AGE AND LEVEL OF AGE AND LEVEL OF COMPETITION MAY ALSO BE COMPETITION MAY ALSO BE USED AS A DECIDING FACTOR.USED AS A DECIDING FACTOR.

RULE 4 - GOALKEEPERSRULE 4 - GOALKEEPERS

GOALKEEPER JERSEYGOALKEEPER JERSEY

EACH GOALKEEPER MUST EACH GOALKEEPER MUST WEAR COLOURS THAT WEAR COLOURS THAT DISTINGUISH THEM FROM:DISTINGUISH THEM FROM:

THE OTHER PLAYERS, WHICH THE OTHER PLAYERS, WHICH INCLUDES EACH OTHERINCLUDES EACH OTHER

THE REFEREE THE REFEREE ASSISTANT REFEREESASSISTANT REFEREES

GOALKEEPER JERSEYGOALKEEPER JERSEY

GOALKEEPER PANTSGOALKEEPER PANTS

GOALKEEPERS GOALKEEPERS MAY WEAR MAY WEAR TRACKPANTS TRACKPANTS OR GOALIE OR GOALIE PANTS.PANTS.

GOALKEEPER GLOVESGOALKEEPER GLOVES

WATER BOTTLESWATER BOTTLES

THE REFEREE MUST ENSURE THE REFEREE MUST ENSURE THAT AT NO TIME DURING THE THAT AT NO TIME DURING THE GAME ARE WATER BOTTLES OR GAME ARE WATER BOTTLES OR ANY OTHER WATER CONTAINERS ANY OTHER WATER CONTAINERS PERMITTED ON OR NEAR THE PERMITTED ON OR NEAR THE GOAL LINE BETWEEN THE GOAL GOAL LINE BETWEEN THE GOAL POSTS. POSTS.

WATER BOTTLESWATER BOTTLES

THE REFEREE MUST ENSURE THE REFEREE MUST ENSURE THAT AT NO TIME DURING THE THAT AT NO TIME DURING THE GAME ARE WATER BOTTLES OR GAME ARE WATER BOTTLES OR ANY OTHER WATER CONTAINERS ANY OTHER WATER CONTAINERS PERMITTED TO BE PERMITTED TO BE THROWN THROWN ONTO THE FIELD OF PLAYONTO THE FIELD OF PLAY FOR FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE PURPOSE OF REFRESHMENT.REFRESHMENT.

HIV - POLICYHIV - POLICY

WHEN IT COMES TO WHEN IT COMES TO FRESH FRESH BLOODBLOOD ON SPORTS EQUIPMENT… ON SPORTS EQUIPMENT…

THE EQUIPMENT THE EQUIPMENT MUST BE MUST BE REMOVED AND REPLACED.REMOVED AND REPLACED.

SOAKING IN A BLEACH SOLUTION SOAKING IN A BLEACH SOLUTION FOR 5 MINUTES WILL INACTIVATE FOR 5 MINUTES WILL INACTIVATE HIV INFECTED BLOOD CELLS...HIV INFECTED BLOOD CELLS...

IT MAY NOT, HOWEVER, IT MAY NOT, HOWEVER, INACTIVATE HEPATITAS “B” AND INACTIVATE HEPATITAS “B” AND “C” OR OTHER“C” OR OTHER BLOOD BORNE BLOOD BORNE VIRUSES.VIRUSES.

A PLAYER WHO HAS AN OPEN OR A PLAYER WHO HAS AN OPEN OR BLEEDING BLEEDING WOUNDWOUND MUST LEAVE THE FIELD OF PLAY. MUST LEAVE THE FIELD OF PLAY.

THE WOUND MUST BE COVERED OR THE WOUND MUST BE COVERED OR DRESSED DRESSED UNTIL THE BLEEDING HAS BEEN UNTIL THE BLEEDING HAS BEEN CONTROLLED.CONTROLLED.

IF BLEEDING CANNOT BE CONTROLLED, THE IF BLEEDING CANNOT BE CONTROLLED, THE PLAYER WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO PLAYER WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO CONTINUE PLAYING.CONTINUE PLAYING.

THE PLAYER’S THE PLAYER’S EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT

INFRINGEMENTSINFRINGEMENTS

LAW 4 - INFRINGEMENTSLAW 4 - INFRINGEMENTS

FOR ANY INFRINGEMENT OF THIS FOR ANY INFRINGEMENT OF THIS LAW:LAW:

PLAY NEED NOT BE STOPPED.PLAY NEED NOT BE STOPPED. THE PLAYER AT FAULT IS THE PLAYER AT FAULT IS

INSTRUCTED BY THE REFEREE TO INSTRUCTED BY THE REFEREE TO LEAVE THE FIELD OF PLAY TO LEAVE THE FIELD OF PLAY TO CORRECTCORRECT THEIR EQUIPMENT.THEIR EQUIPMENT.

THE PLAYER LEAVES THE FIELD OF PLAY THE PLAYER LEAVES THE FIELD OF PLAY WHEN THE BALL NEXT CEASES TO BE IN WHEN THE BALL NEXT CEASES TO BE IN PLAY, UNLESS THEY HAVE ALREADY PLAY, UNLESS THEY HAVE ALREADY CORRECTED THEIR EQUIPMENT.CORRECTED THEIR EQUIPMENT.

ANY PLAYER REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE ANY PLAYER REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE FIELD OF PLAY TO CORRECT THEIR FIELD OF PLAY TO CORRECT THEIR EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT DOES NOT RE-ENTER DOES NOT RE-ENTER WITHOUT THE REFEREE’S PERMISSIONWITHOUT THE REFEREE’S PERMISSION..

THE REFEREE CHECKS THAT THE THE REFEREE CHECKS THAT THE PLAYER’S EQUIPMENT IS CORRECT PLAYER’S EQUIPMENT IS CORRECT BEFORE ALLOWING THEM TO RE-BEFORE ALLOWING THEM TO RE-ENTER THE FIELD OF PLAY. ENTER THE FIELD OF PLAY.

THE PLAYER MAY ONLY RE-ENTER THE PLAYER MAY ONLY RE-ENTER THE FIELD OF PLAY WHEN THE BALL THE FIELD OF PLAY WHEN THE BALL IS OUT OF PLAY.IS OUT OF PLAY.

A PLAYER WHO HAS BEEN REQUIRED TO A PLAYER WHO HAS BEEN REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE FIELD OF PLAY BECAUSE OF LEAVE THE FIELD OF PLAY BECAUSE OF AN INFRINGEMENT OF THIS LAW AND AN INFRINGEMENT OF THIS LAW AND WHO ENTERS (OR RE-ENTERS) THE FIELD WHO ENTERS (OR RE-ENTERS) THE FIELD OF PLAY WITHOUT THE REFEREE’S OF PLAY WITHOUT THE REFEREE’S PERMISSION IS CAUTIONED AND SHOWN PERMISSION IS CAUTIONED AND SHOWN THE THE YELLOWYELLOW CARD.CARD.

IF PLAY IS STOPPED BY THE REFEREE TO IF PLAY IS STOPPED BY THE REFEREE TO ADMINISTER A CAUTION:ADMINISTER A CAUTION:

THE MATCH IS THE MATCH IS RESTARTED BY A FREE RESTARTED BY A FREE KICKKICK TAKEN BY A PLAYER OF THE TAKEN BY A PLAYER OF THE OPPOSING SIDE, FROM THE PLACE OPPOSING SIDE, FROM THE PLACE WHERE THE BALL WAS LOCATED WHEN WHERE THE BALL WAS LOCATED WHEN THE REFEREE STOPPED THE MATCH. THE REFEREE STOPPED THE MATCH. (SUBJECT TO S.C. IN LAW 8)(SUBJECT TO S.C. IN LAW 8)

THANK YOUTHANK YOU

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