REVIEW A B LE D ECISION ST hree m a in (plus o ne a dm inistra tive) incidents ha ve been identified a s ga m e-cha nging. O nly these a re pa rt o f the VA R s experim ents:

DOES TH E IM PLEM EN TA TION OF VA Rs IM PROVE TH E G A M E?

E xp erim ents with V ideo A ssistant R eferees (V A R s)

REVIEW IN ITIA TED B Y REFEREE A N D /OR VA Rs

the referee info rm s the VA R s o r the VA R s reco m m end to the referee tha t a decisio n/incident sho uld be reviewed

STEP 1

the video fo o ta ge is reviewed bythe VA R s who a dvise the referee via hea dset wha t the video sho ws

STEP 2

the referee a ccepts the info rm a tio n fro m the VA R s a nd ta kes the a ppro pria te a ctio n/decisio n

STEP 3

or

the referee decides to review the video fo o ta ge a t the side o f the pitch befo re ta king the a ppro pria te a ctio n/decisio n

PEN A LTY D ECISION S RED CA RD IN CID EN TS

T he role of V A R s is to a ssist the referee to determ in e whether there wa s a n in frin gem en t th a t m ea n s a goa l should n ot be a wa rded. A s the ba ll h a s crossed the lin e the p la y h a s a lrea dy been in terrup ted so th a t theso th a t there is n o direct im p a ct on the ga m e.

T he role of the V A R s is to en sure th a t n o clea rly wron g decision s a re m a de in con jun ction with the a wa rd or n on -a wa rd of p en a lty kick.

T he role of the V A R s is to en sure th a t n o clea rly wron g decision s a re m a de in con jun ction with the sen din g-off of a p la yer.

T he referee ca ution s or sen ds off the wron g p la yer, or is un sure which p la yer should be sa n ction ed. T he V A R s will in form the referee so th a t the correct p la yer ca n be discip lin ed.

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