1. OUTDOOR SOCCERREFEREE PROGRAM

2. LAW 4THE PLAYERS EQUIPMENT 3. INTRODUCTION

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

4. INTRODUCTION

IT ISCOMPULSORYFOR THE REFEREE TO INSPECT ALL THEPLAYERSEQUIPMENT PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MATCH.

5. INTRODUCTION

PLAYER SAFETY MUST COME FIRST.

THE MAJOR CONCERN IS NOT THEHARDNESSOF ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT, RATHER THAT ANY PART OF IT CANCUT OR WOUNDANOTHER PLAYER.

6. INTRODUCTION

REFEREES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLYGOOD JUDGEMENTTO ENSURE SAFETY AND ENJOYMENT FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS.

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

7. 8. LAW 4THE PLAYERS EQUIPMENT 9. RULE 4 - THE PLAYERS EQUIPMENT

IT ISMANDATORYTHAT ALL A.S.A GAME OFFICIALSLEAD BY EXAMPLEAND REMOVE ALL PERSONAL JEWELLERY PRIOR TO ENTERING THE FIELD OF PLAY.

WATCHES ARE OBVIOUSLY ALLOWED FOR GAME OFFICIALS.

10. LAW 4 - THE PLAYERS EQUIPMENT

SAFETY:

A PLAYER MUSTNOT USE EQUIPMENT OR WEAR ANYTHING THAT IS DANGEROUSTO THEMSELVES OR ANOTHER PLAYER (INCLUDING ANY JEWELLERY).

11. JEWELLERY

ALL ITEMS OF JEWELLERY ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.

THE TERM DANGEROUS CAN BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INTERPRETATION.

THEREFORE IN ORDER TO BE UNIFORM AND CONSISTENT

12. JEWELLERY

ANY KIND OF JEWELLERY HAS TO BE FORBIDDEN.

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

TAPING JEWELLERY IS NOT ADEQUATE PROTECTION.

13. JEWELLERY

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

14. JEWELLERY

RINGS

BRACELETS

WATCHES

HAIR COMBS

HAIR CLIPS

WRIST BANDS

NECKLACES

VISIBLE BODY/ FACE PIERCINGS

EARRINGS

EAR STUDS

LONG & LOOSE BEADED HAIR

15. 16. MEDICAL ALERT 17. MEDICAL ALERT 18. MEDICAL ALERT 19. MEDICAL ALERT

IN CASES OF MEDIC ALERT JEWELLERY, IT ISNOT RECOMMENDEDTHAT THE PLAYER REMOVE THE JEWELLERY.

20. MEDICAL ALERT

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

21. MEDICAL ALERT

PLAYERS MUSTADEQUATELY PADMEDIC ALERT JEWELLERY FOR PLAYER SAFETY REASONS.

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

22. WEDDING RINGS

SOME WEDDING RINGSMUST BEREMOVED.

THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS A SMOOTHWEDDING BANDWHICH THE REFEREE IS CONVINCED CANNOT BE REMOVED.

IT MUST BE ADEQUATELY PADDED.

23. WEDDING BANDS 24. WEDDING BANDS 25. WEDDING RINGS 26. WEDDING RINGS 27. KARA BRACELET 28. WRIST BANDS 29. BRACES

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

MOUTH GUARDS ARE RECOMMENDED BUT NOT ENFORCED.

30. BASICCOMPULSORY EQUIPMENT 31. BASIC EQUIPMENT

ANUMBERED JERSEY OR SHIRTWITH SLEEVES. (Decision 1)

32. BASIC EQUIPMENT

DURING A MATCH, A TEAMCANNOTUSE DUPLICATEJERSEYNUMBERS.

ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE THEIR JERSEYSTUCKED IN .

THE PLAYERSMAYNOT ROLL THEIR SLEEVES UPOR TIE THEM AT THE SHOULDER LEVEL.

33. BASIC EQUIPMENT

A PLAYER WHOREMOVES THEIR JERSEYTO CELEBRATE A GOAL WILL RECEIVE ACAUTIONFOR UNSPORTING BEHAVIOR.

34. BASIC EQUIPMENT

REFEREES ARE EXPECTED TO ACT IN A PREVENTATIVE MODE TOEXERCISE COMMON-SENSEIN DEALING WITH THE CELEBRATION OF A GOAL.

35. BASIC EQUIPMENT

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

36. BASIC EQUIPMENT

SHORTS: IFTHERMAL UNDERSHORTSARE WORN, THEY MUST BE OF THESAME PRIMARY COLOURAS THE OUTER SHORTS.

37. BASIC EQUIPMENT

STOCKINGS: MUST BELONG ENOUGH TO COVERREGULATIONSHINGUARDSENTIRELY.

38. BASIC EQUIPMENT

SHINGUARDS: MUST BE MADE OFSUITABLE MATERIALTHAT OFFER AREASONABLE DEGREE OFPROTECTION.

39. FOOTWEAR

ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE THEIR FOOTWEARINSPECTED BY THE REFEREE .

LACES MUST BE SECURELY TIED.

40. FOOTWEAR 41. FOOTWEAR

WHEN INSPECTING FOOTWEAR,REFEREES ARE TO BE ALERTTO THE POSSIBILITY OF CLEATS THAT ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR THE OUTDOOR GAME AND THAT MAY ENDANGER A PLAYERS SAFETY.

42. NON-COMPULSORY EQUIPMENT 43. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

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

THIS MAY INCLUDE...

44. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

HEAD GEAR.

SPORTS SPECTACLES.

PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES.

FACE MASKS.

KNEE AND ARM PROTECTORS.

45. HEADWEAR 46. HEADWEAR

RELIGIOUS HEADWEARSHOULD BE CONSIDERED ANACCEPTABLE NON-COMPULSORY ITEM, PROVIDED THAT THEITEM IS SAFE TO ALLPLAYERS.

47. BANDANAS 48. BANDANAS

BANDANAS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE USED, HOWEVER

IF FORMEDICAL REASONSAND WITH MEDICAL CERTIFICATION OR UPON SATISFACTORY INSPECTION, THE REFEREE DETERMINES THAT IT IS NEEDED, THEN IT MAY BE USED.

49. SWEATBANDS 50. SWEATBANDS 51. SPORTS SPECTACLES 52. SPORTS SPECTACLES

REFEREES ARE EXPECTED TO SHOWTOLERANCEWHEN AUTHORIZING THEIR USEAND ALLOW SPECTACLES AS LONG AS THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF LAW 4 HAVE BEEN MET

PARTICULARLY TO YOUNGER PLAYERS.

53. FACE MASKS 54. PLAYER GLOVES 55. WRIST BRACES 56. ARM PADS 57. RIGID CASTS

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

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

58. KNEE PADS 59. KNEE BRACES 60. KNEE BRACES 61. PROSTHETICS 62. PROSTHETICS

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

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

63. RULE 4 - GOALKEEPERS 64. GOALKEEPER JERSEY

EACH GOALKEEPER MUST WEAR COLOURS THATDISTINGUISH THEM FROM:

THE OTHER PLAYERS, WHICH INCLUDES EACH OTHER

THE REFEREE

ASSISTANT REFEREES

65. GOALKEEPER JERSEY 66. GOALKEEPER PANTS

GOALKEEPERS MAY WEAR TRACKPANTS OR GOALIE PANTS.

67. GOALKEEPER GLOVES 68. WATER BOTTLES

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

69. WATER BOTTLES

THE REFEREE MUST ENSURE THAT AT NO TIME DURING THE GAME ARE WATER BOTTLES OR ANY OTHER WATER CONTAINERS PERMITTED TO BETHROWN ONTO THE FIELD OF PLAYFORTHE PURPOSE OF REFRESHMENT.

70. HIV - POLICY

WHEN IT COMES TOFRESH BLOODON SPORTS EQUIPMENT

THE EQUIPMENTMUST BE REMOVED AND REPLACED.

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

71. HIV - POLICY

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

72. HIV - POLICY

A PLAYER WHO HAS AN OPEN ORBLEEDING WOUNDMUST LEAVE THE FIELD OF PLAY.

THE WOUND MUST BE COVERED OR DRESSEDUNTIL THE BLEEDING HAS BEEN CONTROLLED.

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

73. THE PLAYERS EQUIPMENT INFRINGEMENTS 74. LAW 4 - INFRINGEMENTS

FOR ANY INFRINGEMENT OF THIS LAW:

PLAY NEED NOT BE STOPPED.

THE PLAYER AT FAULT IS INSTRUCTED BY THE REFEREE TO LEAVE THE FIELD OF PLAY TOCORRECT THEIR EQUIPMENT.

75. LAW 4 - INFRINGEMENTS

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

ANY PLAYER REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE FIELD OF PLAY TO CORRECT THEIR EQUIPMENTDOES NOT RE-ENTER WITHOUT THE REFEREES PERMISSION .

76. LAW 4 - INFRINGEMENTS

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

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

77. LAW 4 - INFRINGEMENTS

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

78. LAW 4 - INFRINGEMENTS

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

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

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