Bookmarks for Jim Gordon
Referee & Soccer Bookmarks
The Laws of the Game of Soccer and references
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- The Laws of the Game (FIFA On-line)
- Las Reglas del Juego y Decisiones del IFAB (The laws and IBDs in Spanish, from FIFA)
- Regolamento del Giuoco del Calcio (The Laws, in Italian)
- Spilleregler (The Laws of the Game, in Norwegian, courtesy of the Norges Fotballforbund)
- Regels van het Voetbalspel (The Laws in Flemish, from Lipton)
- FIFA Football Rules CD-Rom
- FIFA's Questions and Answers to the Laws of the Game
- USSF 1997 Memorandum (old page)
- USSF Memoranda, 1969 to present, collected by Dan Heldman
- Guidelines for officials at FIFA competitions
- USSF Procedures for Referees, Assistant Referees and Fourth Officials, courtesy of the Louisiana SRC
- USSF Referee Administrative Handbook
- Laws of the Game for Futsal (FIFA On-line)
- Spelregels Zaalvoetbal (Futsal rules in Dutch)
- 1997 NCAA sports rules Order Form
Law interpretation and soccer referee discussions
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- Jim Allen's "ASK A SOCCER REFEREE" page -- THE PLACE for a definitive answer to soccer rules questions
- FAQ & Answers about the Laws of the Game from the SOCCER-COACH-L
- FIFA Referee Committee's submission to the IFAB, 18 February 1997
- Soccer Referees List
- mailinglist voor KNVB en Club Voetbalscheidsrechters (in Dutch)
- listserv@uicvm.uic.edu ----- To subscribe to the AYSO Referees' Mailing List, send : SUBSCRIBE AYSO-L
FIFA and regional confederations
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- Federation Internationale de Football Association
- General Association of International Sports Federations: FIFA page
- Statutes of FIFA
- FIFA Referee page
- FIFA Referee Committee
- Directory of FIFA Referees in all countries
- Confederation Africaine de Football - referee committee
- Referees for the 1998 African Cup of Nations
- Asian Football Confederation Referee Committee
- CONMEBOL referee course -- in Spanish, from CONMEBOL on-line magazine Nº 50
World Cup '98
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- FRANCE 98 - Coupe du Monde - World Cup (Official Site)
- FIFA announces referees for World Cup '98
- FRANCE 98 - Referee List
- FIFA drops Mali ref Sidi Bekaye Magassa for African Cup errors
- FIFA adds Bouchardeau to replace Bekaye Magassa
- FIFA adds McLeod to replace Masembe
- World Cup Referees pass fitness tests
- England uses referee for selection's pre-WC tackling practice
- FIFA Referee Committee chair says no red card bonanza in France
USA referee organization and professional organization links
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National organizations
- USSF Referee Page
- USSF
- USASA Referee Committee and USASA Referee of the Year program
- US Youth Soccer State Associations
- USYSA Young Referee of the Year program
- USYSA Young Referee Of The Year program (another page)
- AYSO Home Page
- AYSO referee program
- AYSO Good Sportsmanship/Codes of Conduct
- AYSO National --- You Call It
- AYSO Section Map
- United States Futsal Federation:
- National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association
- US National Federation of High School Sports (including member state associations and NF Interscholastic Officials Assn.)
- State affiliates of the US National Federation of High School Sports
- National Assn. of (US) Sports Officials Home Page
Alabama
- Alabama: State Referee Link
- Alabama: Arab AYSO Region 778 - Referee's Reference Page
- Alabama: Madison AYSO Region 5-C-498
- Alabama: Mid-State Referee Clinics
- Alabama: Monrovia AYSO Region 894 Referee Info
- Alaska State YSA Home Page
Arizona
- Arizona: East Mesa/Gilbert AYSO Region 688 -- looking for referees
- Arizona: Pima County Junior SL referee page
- Arizona: Tucson AYSO Region 153 Referee
Arkansas
- Arkansas: Central Arkansas Referee Assn.
- Arkansas: State Referee Committee
California
- California: Unofficial CYSA Referees Page
- California: American River YSC referee information
- California: Anaheim SA referee program
- California: Arcadia, Monrovia, Sierra Madre: AYSO Region 2 Referee Information
- California: Balboa Park, San Fernando Valley AYSO Region 33
- California: Beverly Hills AYSO Region 76 Referee Page -- good example of FAQ on local ref scheduling policy
- California: Chino Hills AYSO Region 779 Referees
- California: Cupertino AYSO Region 35 referee training
- California: Davis AYSO Region 218 Referee Page
- California: Fremont YSL referee page
- California: Los Angeles AYSO Section 1 SRA site
- California: Mojave Desert Officials Assn. HS referees
- California: Newark SC referees page
- California North: The Whistler newsletter
- California: North Orange County Referee Association
- California: North Redondo Beach AYSO Region 17
- California: NW San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles AYSO Area 10B Referee Page
- California: Orange County Soccer Referees' Association -- includes the OCSRA Whistler newsletter
- California: Palo Alto AYSO Region 26 Referee Pages -- well-organized pages ***
- California: Palos Verde Peninsula AYSO Region 10 Player-Referee Organization
- California: Pleasant Hill AYSO Region 281 referee pages
- California: Poway YSL page for the Colegio de Arbitros de San Diego
- California: Riverside County AYSO Region 1-R referee administrator's links
- California: San Fernando Valley AYSO Section 10
- California: San Francisco Bay Area Soccer Resources: Refereeing
- California: San Pedro AYSO Region 6 referee page
- California: Santa Monica AYSO Region 20 - Referee Hut
- California: Santee, San Diego AYSO Region 341-- Referee Classes
- California South YSA referee program -- grades, SRC & officials, camp & clinics schedule
- California: South Coast Referee Association
- California: Southern Calif. AYSO Section 11 Referee -- includes AYSO uniform for referees
- California Southern California SOA high school officials
- California: Stanford University Intramural Soccer: Referees Wanted!!
- California: TriCounty SRA Web Page
- California: Tustin AYSO referee page
- California: Upland AYSO Region 32 referee page
- California: West Sonoma County soccer referees
Colorado
- Colorado: CSSA referees page
- Colorado: AYSO Section 9 Refereeing
- Colorado Soccer Net - Referee -- game reporting system, assignors lists
- Colorado: Alamosa AYSO Referee's Page
Connecticut
- Cinnecticut: CJSA Referees
- Connecticut Association of Interscholastic Officials
- Delaware: MASL referee page
Florida
- Florida State Referee Committee
- Florida Referees
- Florida: Brevard YSL Referees
- Florida: Gainesville Rec. SL Referee's Page
- Florida: Greater Central Florida YSLeague Rules for Play
- Florida: Greater Fort Myers SC Referee's Page
- Florida: Jacksonville YSC referee training
- Florida: North Florida Soccer Referees
- Florida: Panhandle Soccer Referees Homepage
- Florida: Space Coast Soccer Referees Association
Georgia
- Georgia SSA Referee Program
- Georgia: GSSA Handbook for Referees
- Georgia: HS sports rules clinic schedules
- Georgia: Atlanta Metro North YSA referee page
- Georgia: Brookwood Soccer Assn. Articles from USSF Fair Play newsletter Fall, 1996
- Georgia: Cherokee County SA - Referee
- Georgia: United Quest SC Referee Home Page
- Hawaii YSA Referees-Courses & Clinics
Idaho
- Idaho: AYSO Section 9 Refereeing
- Idaho: SDI's page
- Idaho YSA Referee Stuff
- Idaho: Capitol YSA Referees and Linespersons
Illinois
- Illinois State Referee Program
- Illinois: HS association Officials Department
- Illinois: Chicago Lakefront AYSO Area 6D, Region 418
- Illinois: Chicago- Rogers Park AYSO Region 1206
- Illinois: Eastern Illinois SOA -- multiple subpages, including NCAA & HS Fed rules updates
- Illinois: Illiana Stateline Soccer Officials Association Web Site
- Illinois: Skokie AYSO Region 568 Home Page -- Home of the Skokie AYSO Referee Guide ***
- Illinois: Winnetka AYSO Area 6D, Region 425
Indiana
- Indiana: How to become an official for HS matches
- Indiana: NCSRA 's Home Page
Iowa
- Iowa Referee Committee
- Iowa: HS sports officials' organizations
- Iowa: Girls' HS Athletic Union requires HS-certified referees
- Iowa: SW Iowa Referees
- Kentucky SRA
Louisiana
- Louisiana Referee Committee
- YatSoccer Home
- Maine: Central Maine SOA
Maryland
- Maryland: SRC home page
- Maryland: Columbia Soccer Referees' Association
- Mason Dixon Soccer League Home Page
- Maryland: Metropolitan Washington Soccer Referees Association (new home page)
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts: Acton-Boxborough "Letting the Ball Run" including schedules and ref news
- Massachusetts: Essex County YSA referee information
- Massachusetts: Lexington Youth Soccer
- Massachusetts: Norwell YSA referees
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology intramural soccer's crib sheet for referees (with house rules)
Michigan
- Michigan: HS Athletic Association
- Michigan: Flint AYSO Section 8 Area G
- Michigan: Kentwood AYSO Region 767 referee page
- Michigan: Sterling Heights AYSO Region 190 -- referee duties
- Michigan: Troy SRA
Minnesota
- Minnesota State Referee Committee
- Minnesota: Independent Officials Association
- Minnesota: Rochester YSA referee page
- Minnesota: St. Paul -- SSPYAA Referee's Page
- Minnesota: Three Rivers SA referee info page
- Minnesota State High School League
- Mississippi State Referee Program Page
Missouri
- Missouri: Entry-level referee training
- Missouri: High School Soccer Referees Association of Greater St. Louis
- Montana: AYSO Section 9 Refereeing
Nebraska
- Nebraska: Bellevue Soccer Club (Referee Training)
- Nebraska School Activities Association - referees
- Nebraska: University of Nebraska (student) Sports Officials Association
- Nevada: Las Vegas Soccer -- Referee's Fees & Note
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire SA Referee Training Schedule
- New Hampshire: NH Recreational SL info and fees
New Jersey
- New Jersey: The Soccer Referee Association of NJ
- New Jersey: NJ Youth Soccer: referees
- New Jersey: Emerson Girls & Boys SL, AYSO Region 1061 Volunteers (including refs)
- New Jersey: Fair Haven Recreational Soccer Referees
- New Jersey: Old Bridge SL referee school
- New Jersey: South Jersey Soccer Official's Association
New Mexico
- New Mexico: Las Cruces SR
- New Mexico: Mesilla Valley Scheduler, HS assignments, Assessments
New York
- New York: Central NY AYSO Area 3E officials
- New York: NW NY Soccer Referees' Organization
North Carolina
- North Carolina: Charlotte AYSO Region 605, Referee Information
- North Carolina: Greater Cleveland County SA referees
- North Carolina: HS Officiating
Ohio
- Ohio South Referee Page
- Ohio: HS athletic association: Officiating (under construction)
- Ohio: Midwest Soccer Officials -- HS assn
- Ohio: Firelands Soccer Referee Association
- Ohio: SW Soccer Officials Association
- Ohio: TriCounty YSA Referee Fees Spring 98
- Ohio: University of Toledo Men's SC Referee List
- Ohio: Western Ohio SOA referee information
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma: OSA referee page
- Oklahoma: Frontier Country Soccer Assn referee information and SRA table
- Oklahoma: Washington County Soccer Club referee Information
Oregon
- Oregon: OYSA referee information
- Oregon: Albany AYSO Region 870 Official's Page
- Oregon: Lane County SRA
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania: "Unofficial" PAWEST Referee Page
- Pennsylvania: Fairmount Soccer Association - Referee and Coaching License Information
- Pennsylvania: Greater Pittsburgh Soccer Referee's Association
- Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Shaler SC Spring 1998 Newsletter
- Pennsylvania West Soccer Referees
- Pennsylvania: Manheim Township SC ref information
- Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Soccer Referees
- Pennsylvania West Referee Training Camp
- Pennsylvania: West Chester United Soccer Club - looking for referees
- Pennsylvania: PIAA HS association
- Rhode Island: State Referee Committee
- South Carolina: SC HS League
- South Dakota: SDHSAA Officials Department
Tennessee
- Tennessee Soccer Assn. Referee Update
- Tennessee: HS athletics association: Officials Area
- Tennessee: Kingsport YSA Referee Page
- Tennessee: Knoxville AYSO Region 337
- Tennessee: Seymour, South Knoxville, and East Knoxville AYSO Section 5 Area B Region 263
- Tennessee: West Knox County AYSO Region 275 Referee Information
Texas
- Texas North Referees page
- Texas South SRC page -- SRC, clinics, USSF instruction package, and downloadable assessor forms
- Texas: Aggieland Referee Soccer Association
- Texas: Coastal Bend YSA referee page
- Texas: Dallas Coca-Cola Classic League - referee assignor
- Texas: El Paso AYSO Region 272 -- ref contact page
- Texas: Georgetown SA referee information
- Texas: Houston area referee information
- Texas: Houston South Belt YSC referee page
- Texas: Klein Soccer Club referee roundup
- Texas: Lake Highlands SA Fall '97 referee information
- Texas: Montgomery County YSC Referee's Page
- Texas: University Interscholastic League HS sports rules
Utah
- Utah: AYSO Section 9 Refereeing
- Utah: Cottonwood Heights AYSO Region 126 - Referee Tent
Virginia
- Virginia: VA-DC State Referee Program
- Virginia YSA Referee Page -- USSF grades, young-ref-of-the-year program
- Virginia: Welcome to the DC-NoVA SR Unit
- Virginia: Capital Cup Referee Seminar 1988
- Virginia: NW Arlington Lions SC referee info
- Virginia: Central Virginia Soccer Referee Association
- Virginia: Soccer Organization of Charlottesville - Albemarle, Referee's Corner
- Virginia: Lee Mt. Vernon SA Referee Information
- Virginia: Rappahannock Soccer Referee Association
- Virginia: RISOA Website
Washington
- Washington Soccer State Referee Committee -- great site; see Development: State Referee Cttee: USSF Policy rule 9.8 re SRCs
- Washington: WOA HS officials association
- Washington: WIAA HS association: Officials
- Washington: WSYSA District II Referee Information
- Washington: East King County Soccer Referee Association assignments page
- Washington: Federal Way & South King's County soccer referees associations
- Washington: North Kitsap SC Viking Cup Tournament Referee Survey
- Washington: Northshore YSA Referee Page -- Their Handbook is a comprehensive treatment of referee operations
- Washington: Tri-Cities Soccer Referees Assn., including NF and NCAA rule changes. Men in Black!
- Washington: Tri-Cities Junior SA referee info and rules
Washington, D.C.
- Washington, D.C.: VA-DC State Referee Program
- Washington, D.C.: Metropolitan Washington Soccer Referees Association
- Washington, D.C.: Welcome to the DC-NoVA SR Unit
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin: W.S.A. referee page
- Wisconsin: Milwaukee Kickers SC referee info page
- Wisconsin: Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Officials' Page
Wyoming
- Wyoming: HS officials
- Wyoming: AYSO Section 9 Refereeing
International soccer referee links
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Australia
- Australia -- national referee page pending
- Soccer Refereeing in Australia
- Australia: Referee Bodies in the ACT
- Australia: Southern Tasmania SR homepage (unofficial)
- Australia: Macquarie Branch (NSW)
- Australia: Nepean District (NSW) SRA Home Page
- Australia: Northern New South Wales referee page
- Austria: ÖFB-Schiedsrichter
Belgium
- Belgium: Royal Union of Soccer Referees of Antwerp -- KSOVA
- Belgium: KSOVA memorandum regarding 1997 Laws changes (in Flemish)
- Belgium: KSOVA quiz on knowledge of the Laws (in Flemish)
Canada
- Canada: CSA Constitution: Referee Policies & Procedures. See also Sec. 2, para. 11, and Sec. 3, para. 4
- Canada: Alberta Soccer Referee's Association
- Canada: Edmonton Minor SA Referee Page
- Canada: Fraser Valley SL Yellow Pages
- Canada: Kanata (Ontario) referees page
- Canada: Manitoba Soccer Referees Association Homepage -- news, ethics code, links tables
- Canada: Maple Ridge, B.C., GEUSC Referees Page
- Canada: North York Soccer Referees Association
- Canada: NSGSC Vancouver, B.C. referee stuff
- Canada: Ontario Soccer Referee's Association
- Canada: Ottawa Carleton Soccer League referee page
- Canada: Newfoundland SA referee page
- Canada: Perth Minor SA referee page
- Canada: Soccer Officials of the Capital Region
- Canada: Saskatchewan Soccer Referees Association
- Canada: Ste. Foy Soccer Assn - "Page pour les Arbitres"
- Chile: Comisiones ANFP
- Costa Rica: Federación Costaricense de Fútbol, Comisión de Arbitraje
- Denmark: Dana Cup tournament invites visiting referees
England
- England: the Referees Association
- England: The Aylesbury Branch of the Referees Association
- England: Bury & District RA
- England: Cramlington Referees' Society
- England: Lancaster & Morecambe Referees Society
- England: Ormskirk & District R.S. (Liverpool County)
- England: Preston Referees Society (Lancashire)
- England: Southampton Referees Society
- England: The UK North East Referee
- England: Worcester & District Referees Association
- England: Premier League Referees 1997-1998
Finland
- Finland: KeskiUudenmaan JalkapalloErotuomari Kerho ry (Kujek)
- Finland: Lahden Erotuomarikerho
Germany
- Germany: Die Schiedsrichter des FCE Augustdorf
- Germany: SR-Lehrstabes im Bayerischen Fußballverband
- Germany: Die Schiedsrichter beim FC Berlin
- Germany: Schiedsrichterlehrgemeinschaft Berlin-Kreuzberg
- Germany: Schiedrichtergruppe Bocholt
- Germany: Schiedsrichtervereinigung Bonn -- Mittelrhein
- Germany: Schiedsrichterausschuß Bremen Stadt
- Germany: Schiedsrichter beim Dürener Sportverein 06
- Germany: SV Eintracht Lüneburg - Fußball-Schiedsrichter -
- Germany: Kreisschiedsrichtervereinigung Frankfurt
- Germany: SV Lilienthal-Falkenberg - Schiedsrichter -
- Germany: Niederrheinische Schiedsrichter
- Germany: KSA Oberberg
- Germany: Bundesliga Referees 1997/98
Italy
- Italy: Associazione Italiana Arbitri
- Italy: AIA Sezione di Viareggio (Toscana)
- Malaysian soccer federation - Men in Black
Netherlands
- Netherlands: Centrale Organisatie van Voetbal Scheidsrechters
- Netherlands: What does the COVS do? (in Dutch)
- Netherlands: COVS Groep Leiden e.o.
- Netherlands: Rotterdamse Scheidsrechters Vereniging - Welkom
- Netherlands: pro-league referee assignments (in Dutch)
- Netherlands:Televiewers' rankings of top referees
- Norway: NFF referee committee
- Scottish FA Referee Page, with info on 12 local associations
Spain
- Spain: Andalucia referee committee
- Spain: Andalucia: provincial committees
- Spain: Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala (futsal): Arbitros
Sweden
- Sweden: Svenska Fotbolldomareförbundet (SFDF)
- Sweden: Elite Women's Referee organization (SEDD)
- Sweden: Enköpings Domareklubb EDK
- Sweden: Kungsbacka Domarklubb
- Sweden: Kungsbacka Domarklubb English page
- Sweden: Örebro Fotbolldomareklubb
- Sweden: Stockholm FA referee committee (Domarutskottet)
- Sweden: Stockholm FA referee instructors
- Sweden: Upplands domareklubb
- Swaziland: National Referees Association of Swaziland
Switzerland
- Schiedsrichter FC Einsiedeln
- Switzerland: Association Fribourgeoise de Football (Convocation des arbitres)
- Fussball-Schiedsrichter Graubünden
- SR-Trainingsgruppe Rheintal
Pages By and About Soccer Referees
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- Christopher M. Archuleta's home page & ref page
- Marc-Nicolas Aubry
- Michael Babajanov's Home Page
- Lise Bertsch's Home Page
- Michael Bierbrauer's Homepage
- Flemming Bjerre's Homepage and a great referee caricature
- Jared Blum's page (and USSF referee registration card)
- Dave Bozak's Other Page
- Who is Don Brown?
- Brendan Carius' Home Page
- Michael Byers' "The Last Word"
- Castrilli, duro también afuera, Clarín Digital, 22 Sept 97
- Castrilli les sacó tarjeta a las presiones, Clarín Digital, 28 Sept 97
- Pat Chewning's Home Page
- John Crown's Soccer Page, including the ref reading list and restarts list
- Ed Cummings: Bay Area SRA memorial to the late USSF/FIFA referee
- Tadd Dawson's Soccer Referee Home Page
- Koen De Voldere als scheidsrechter
- Jorge Emiliano dos Santos: Making the prize-winning video: "Margarida" about the late gay Brazilian pro soccer referee
- UK Premier ref Steve Dunn: Green 'Un column
- Ali Farshineh's Home Page
- Athol M. Foden
- Martin Harborth's Private Activities
- UEFA drops referee Harrel, October 18, 1997: SPORT
- Larry Herbertzon´s homepage
- John Hernandez' page
- Hershey's Home Page, Referee Badges Page and Stupid Ref Tricks Page
- Jack Holland, USSF National Referee Emeritus
- Ken Jameson's Home Page
- Kap's Home Page, with MLS referee statistics page and USSF clinic notes
- James P. D. Keast
- Daniel Kelpe's site
- Jeff Kerber's home page
- Dr. Stan Latta: Penn State Univ online newspaper article
- David Lyons' Law 18 Page
- Tom Maloney's Home Page
- Daniel P. Marshall
- Richard Martin's (Central Virginia Area Director of Referee Instruction) Website
- Ugandan FIFA referee Charles Masembe
- Socerjim McQueen's website
- Australian referee Bob Mee, inducted into the Soccer Canberra Hall of Fame
- Fernando Moreno's web page
- Phil Nagel's Land 'O Soccer Reffing
- Jay Nichols' page with photo of him and Esse Baharmast
- Kristin P's Realm
- Jean Francois Panico, arbitro FIGC
- Heather D. Pfeiffer's Home Page
- Neil Riddell: NY Public HS Athletic Assn. Official of the Year
- Florencia Romano - they call her Castrilli
- John Ruinard
- Joe Salyer's Homepage
- Angel Sánchez dice que no se equivocó, Clarín Digital, 2 Oct 97
- Sarah's Soccer Web Page
- Bob Schleimer's Page
- Tom Scott's Soccer/Football Referee Home Page
- Peter W. Slade
- Chris Skvarka's Soccer Page
- Arturo Valderruten Vidal's Home Page
- Article by Dutch FIFA Referee Mario van der Ende in Voetbal totaal
- John Wadmore: Achilles Heel Magazine - The Sport Issue - Issue 14 (Winter 1992/1993) - The Man in Black
- George Wallace's referee page
- Rob Weiss' site
- Tony Whatt's Referee Pages
- Tony Whatt's USA CUP Photos of SOCREF-L Referees
- Anthony White's home page
- Paul Whitney's Soccer Referee WebSite
- Craig Williamson's "Welcome to Planet Snowfunk"
- Evan Yeats' "SOCCERULES" home page
- SOCREF-L Hall of Flame
- Oregon referees at USYSA 1997 Far West Regionals
- Irish soccer referees organizational dispute
- Die Schiedrichter des FC Westerloh
Soccer Referee Uniforms, Whistles and field equipment
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- Law5 referee equipment
- Law 5 referee equipment (Metro Washington/Baltimore area, c/o Wayne Wray)
- MBF Sports (placeholder page of Law5's marketing affiliate)
- Official Sports International referee gear
- National Federation Equipment Center & Catalog
- A&H International (UK)
- Abasport SA (Mexico)
- Allzweck-Sportartikel (Germany)
- Referee Products from The Soccer Store
- TSI Soccer Catalog: Referee Equipment
- TSI Soccer: Lotto Arbitro Turf shoe
- Referee and Coaching Equipment from www.soccerstore.com
- Blue Stripe Sports online ordering page
- American Challenge Enterprises 1-800-638-8180
- Soccer Sport Supply catalog sales: 1-800-223-1010 NO WEB PAGE
- Umbro Libra 1997 MLS Ref Uniforms from Soccer 4All
- Fleming's Fall 1997 On-Line Catalog -- see the soccer zone
- Score USA - American Soccer Company: 1-800-626-7774 NO WEB PAGE
- Fox Whistles
- Acme Whistles --- Listen!
- Whistles from the catalog of Lark in the Morning -- including samba and Acme whistles --- Listen!
- Adidas Referee/Soccer Watch
- The Fisher Space-Tec Pen writes anywhere, anytime
- Signal Bip: radio signal equipment for officials
- American Weather Enterprises Storm Tracker lightning detection system
- Boltek Storm Tracker lightning detection system
- Guardian Angel Lightning/Storm Detector
- Stormwise lightning sensors
- Weather Affects collection's Hand Held Lightning Detector
Referee education and training
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- Soccer Restarts chart by Terry Miller
- The Referee's Decision on Points of Fact
- Entry Level Referee Course Outline
- Intermediate Level Referee Course Outline (draft)
- Inside the Laws -- commentaries by Bill Sullivan
Books & Magazines for Soccer Referees
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- NASO Referee Magazine
- Youth Sports Publishing -- AYSO supplier
- Soccer Learning Systems Online!- Rules and Refereeing Books
- Soccer Learning Systems Online!- Refereeing Videos
- The Art of Sports Officiating, by Kathryn L. Davis
- Der professionelle Schiedsrichter, KOGNOS Verlag (Publishers)
- Fair or Foul : The Complete Guide to Soccer Officiating, by Paul Harris
- Fußball mit Pfiff CD-ROM
- Psychology of Officiating by Robert S. Weinberg, PhD, and Peggy A. Richardson, PhD
- The Referee's Referee, by Abraham Klein
- The Soccer Referee's Manual, by David Ager
- Soccer Without Referee Assistants by Graham C. Anderson
- Sports Officiating: Career Handbook
- Take Charge Soccer Officiating
- Thinking Soccer: Officiating Success Techniques
- Lehrmittel, Broschüren und Regelhefte
- Amazon.com on-line bookstore: type in "soccer referee" and click on "search now"
Computer Software for Referees
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- Arbiter: Software for Assigning Officials & Scheduling Games
- Arbitro: Il software Italiano (for assignors, referees)
- Match tracker referee software
- Referee Assistant assignor software
- Referee Tracker record-keeping software
- "Scheduler" software for leagues, tournaments, with automatic assignment of Officials
- SuperRec - League & Tournament Scheduler
Sports Medicine for Soccer Referees
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- The body as a mechanism for creating referee presence (Palo Alto AYSO - Presence Lends Conviction)
- Cooper test
- Fitness Checkup
- Stretching and Flexibility - Table of Contents
- The Internet's Fitness Resource
- Top Ten Nutrition Questions
- Fuelling exercise performance
- Sun care for soccer referees
- Sun Safety
- UV Index: Overview
- Heat illnesses
- Hypothermia & Cold Weather Injuries
- Nonprescription Pain Relievers, an FDA guide
- Runner's World injury prevention and treatment page
- Muscle and soft tissue cramp, pain, injuries and treatment
- Muscle Soreness
- Muscle cramp
- Achilles tendon injuries
- Plantar fasciitis -- heel spurs
- Dr. Pribut's running injuries page
- Dr. Pribut on Sport Shoes
- Common Foot Ailments by Dr. Burton S. Schuler
- Foot & Ankle Web Index
- Abdominal muscles workout
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Sideline Help: A Guide for Immediate Evaluation and Care of Sports Injuries (book)
Crime and Punishment
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- European Convention on Spectator Violence & Misbehaviour ... in Particular at Football Matches
- Physical Assault Policy of the Central Coast Section, California Interscholastic Federation
- Web campaign to stop the Violence in the Stadiums.
- Council of Europe : Spectator behaviour and safety. Sept., 1997
- Conseil de l' Europe : comportement et sécurité des spectateurs.
- Zambian federation gets tough on yellow card rule, Sept. 1995
- Italian soccer judge quits after authorities reverse his support of refs' cards, 14 Oct 1995
- Referee punches player in Brazil, faces inquiry, 16 Oct 1995
- Cruyff criticizes referee after banishment to stands 23 Oct 1995
- Cruyff banned from bench for five matches 24 Oct 1995
- Referee, trainer in hospital after Anglo-Italian brawl 15 Nov 1995
- Italian amateur banned until 21st century 27 Nov 1995
- FIFA News - December 1995 - disciplinary suspensions
- FIFA News January 1996 - disciplinary suspensions
- Francis unhappy with booking in non-match 28 Feb 1996
- Police protect referee after penalty decision 21 Mar 1996
- Russian referee reported beaten after match 27 Mar 1996
- FIFA News April 1996 - disciplinary suspensions
- Dynamo Moscow banned over referee assault. Apr. 2, 1996
- FIFA News October 1996 - disciplinary suspensions
- Missouri Senate Bill SB 107, defining offenses against sports officials as felony Dec 1996
- FIFA News January 1997 - disciplinary suspensions
- Sanción a Espectador de Partido de Futbol por Agresión al Arbitro, 18 Feb 97
- FIFA News May 1997 - disciplinary suspensions
- FIFA News June 1997 - disciplinary suspensions
- Ex-Fifa-Referee Kurt Röthlisberger banned for life (in German) Aug., 1997
- Reffing under the influence? (in German) August, 1997
- FIFA disciplinary actions, November 1997
- Officials seek protection as offenses increase; article from the Youth Hockey Network Nov 1997
- Árbitro suspende jogo e é baleado 15Nov1997
- Texas: Bay Area YSA letter about referee abuse. January, 1998
- Linesman stretchered off after being attacked by fan. Jan. 31, 1998
- Linesman punched unconscious by fan. Jan. 31, 1998
- Linesman will keep officiating despite assault by fan. Feb. 2, 1998
- Maradona fined $30,000 for abusing referee during '94 match, March 10, 1998
- Player suspensions 29 March 1998 by CONMEBOL disciplinary committee
- Violence overshadows weekend action, March 29, 1998
- Soccer referees in firing line as sportsmanship continues to decline, March 31, 1998
- Soccer fan banned from games for racial remarks, April 3, 1998
- Lazio boss blasts referee 'bias' April 6, 1998
Thinking about refereeing
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- Why Referees get abused
- Masochists for the love of the game
- FIFA insists on video use only for disciplinary cases
- FIFA Ref Committee member Michel Vautrot article about World Youth Championship '97
- FIFA SecGen condemns divers as cheaters
- Ric Miller's: The Game Behind the Game
- Mental Preparation: a useful checklist from our basketball colleagues
- Things to think about, from our basketball colleagues
- Krantz' Laws for basketball officials
- Teamwork: an article from Brent McLaren's Amateur Baseball Umpire homepage
- Thoughts On Recertification and Training, by baseball umpire Brent McLaren
- The Way An Official Develops and Learns; the Officials Corner, from Wrestling USA magazine
- British American Football RA Manual of Football Officiating (see chapters 4,5,6 especially)
- Guidelines used by rugby assessors to rate games and referee performance
- New England Rugby Referees manual (see especially Introduction to Refereeing)
- Items of interest from the Milwaukee Kickers page
- Sports officials' training courses of the Australian College of Sports Education
"Arbitrary" Curiosities, Ideas, Facts and Humor
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- Junior Referee Program - Santa Monica AYSO
- A young ref writes about the experience
- Lightning Facts, by the Washington County, Oklahoma, SC
- Tournament Chief Referee's Guidelines -- A great example from the squash federation
- Become a Soccer Referee!, from Montgomery Soccer, Inc.
- Become a Referee, from the Pittsburgh Dynamo YSA
- Be a Whistleblower! -- recruiting pitch for retirees
- A comment about refereeing in France, en français
- Italian referees asked to whistle less
- Lack of consultation affecting the game in Ireland
- Women refs for Women's matches? WSW editorial
- English-to-French soccer terms
- Ref shortage cripples soccer in parts of Texas: Star-Telegram Online
- Referees (a history from the UK)
- History of the Laws of the Game (in Flemish, provided by the KSOVA)
- Soccer and History
- Lady ref. showers with players - CNN/SI story
- Peter Moloney's comment about an infant boy's future
- The Worst Referee Ever
- Morris Gleitzman, the incurable parent/fan
- Mahjongg game with Referee Logo tiles
- The Referee Approach to Classroom Supervision
- University of Oregon "Soccer Referee" physics problems
Fees
- Mike Greenwood's Referee Fees Survey
- Alberta SRA Game Fees page
- Nevada: Referee's Fees & Note
- Texas: Aggieland Referee Soccer Assn. fees
- Virginia: Central Va. SA info and fees
- Virginia: Old Dominion Soccer League (ODSL) referee fees
- UEFA survey of pay for pro league referees (in Dutch)
Washington, D.C. and suburban Maryland local soccer field directories
- MWSRA Field Directory
- MSI Field Directions
- CASRA's 1995 version of the MWSRA Maryland Field Directory
Washington, D.C. and Maryland local soccer links
- DC United
- Maryland Mania, A-League pro Div. 2 (coming 1999)
- Washington Warthogs CISL indoor
- Baltimore Bays, USISL pro Div. 3 (team's page)
- Maryland Pride, USWISL (fan page)
- Maryland State Soccer Association
- Welcome to the Metropolitan DC - Va. SA
- Maryland State Youth Soccer Association
- Virginia Youth Soccer Association
- Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Assn Home Page
- WAGS
- NCSL Capital Cup annual U-19 Boys' soccer tournament
- DC Scores! youth program
- DC Scores Online
- DC Stoddert Soccer
- Bethesda Dragons Home Page
- Welcome to Calvert Soccer Association, Inc
- Montgomery Soccer, Inc. - Youth Soccer
- Olney Soccer Club
- MCPS Sports: Coordinator, Schools and ADs
- MCPS Sports - Match Schedules
- Welcome to The Corner Kick
Soccer News Sources
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