Metropolitan Washington Soccer Referees Association
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THE LAWS OF THE GAME OF SOCCER AND REFERENCES
LAW INTERPRETATION AND SOCCER REFEREE DISCUSSIONS
FIFA AND REGIONAL CONFEDERATIONS
USA REFEREE ORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION LINKS
INTERNATIONAL SOCCER REFEREE LINKS
PAGES BY AND ABOUT SOCCER REFEREES
SOCCER REFEREE UNIFORMS, WHISTLES AND FIELD EQUIPMENT
THINKING ABOUT REFEREEING
REFEREE EDUCATION AND TRAINING
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES FOR SOCCER REFEREES
COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR SOCCER REFEREES
SPORTS MEDICINE FOR SOCCER REFEREES
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
"ARBITRARY" CURIOSITIES, IDEAS, FACTS AND HUMOR
REFEREE FEES
WASHINGTON, D.C. AND SUBURBAN MARYLAND LOCAL SOCCER FIELD DIRECTORIES
WASHINGTON, D.C. AND MARYLAND LOCAL SOCCER LINKS
SOCCER NEWS SOURCES
SOCCER LINKS

THE LAWS OF THE GAME OF SOCCER AND REFERENCES

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LAW INTERPRETATION AND SOCCER REFEREE DISCUSSIONS

Jim Allen's "ASK A SOCCER REFEREE" page
SOCREF-L -- Discussion of topics for soccer referees
listserv@uicvm.uic.edu -- To subscribe to the AYSO Referees' Mailing List, send : SUBSCRIBE AYSO-L
Soccer Ref Net

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FIFA AND REGIONAL CONFEDERATIONS

Federation Internationale de Football Association
FIFA Referee Committee
FIFA Referee page
Directory of FIFA Referees in all countries
Confederation Africaine de Football - referee committee
Asian Football Confederation Referee Committee
 

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USA REFEREE ORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION LINKS

USSF Referee Page
USSF Referee Information Page (old page)
USSF
USASA Referee Committee
US Youth Soccer State Associations
USYSA Young Referee of the Year program
AYSO Home Page
AYSO referee program
AYSO Good Sportsmanship/Codes of Conduct
AYSO National --- You Call It
AYSO section map
United States Futsal Federation:
US National Federation of High School Sports (with 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: State Referee Link
Alabama: Arab AYSO Region 778 - Referee's Reference Page
Alabama: Gulf Coast Soccer Officials Association, Inc.
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: East Mesa/Gilbert AYSO Region 688 -- looking for referees
Arizona: Pima County Junior SL referee page
Arizona: Tucson AYSO Region 153 Referee

Arkansas: State Referee Committee
Arkansas: Central Arkansas Referee Assn.

California North: The Whistler newsletter
California South YSA referee program -- USSF referee grades, SRC & officials, camp & clinics schedule
California: Unofficial CYSA Referees Page
California: American River YSC referee information
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 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: Los Angeles AYSO Section 1 SRA site
California: Livermore SC referee page
California: Mojave Desert Officials Assn. HS referees   Clinic Page    Fitness test & info page
California: Newark SC referees page
California: North Coast Section - CIF HS sports - Officials Information
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 referees page
California: Riverside County AYSO Region 1-R referee administrator
California: San Diego ref training classes (1996) and contacts
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: Southern Calif. AYSO Section 11 Referee -- includes AYSO referee uniform
California: Southern California SOA high school officials
California: Stanford University Intramural Soccer: Referees Wanted!!
California: West Sonoma County soccer referees
California: Upland AYSO Region 32 referee page

Colorado: CSSA referees page
Colorado Soccer Net - Referee
Colorado: Boulder chapter, Soccer Officials of Colorado
Colorado: AYSO Section 9 Refereeing

Connecticut: CJSA referees
Connecticut: Connecticut Association of Interscholastic Officials

Delaware: Mid-Atlantic SL referee page

Florida State Referee Committee
Florida Referees page
Florida: Brevard YSL Referees
Florida: Gainesville Rec. SL Referee's Page
Florida: Greater Central Florida YSL Rules for Play
Florida: Greater Fort Myers SC Referee's Page
Florida: Jacksonville YSC referees' corner
Florida: North Florida Soccer Referees
Florida: Panhandle Soccer Referee's Association
Florida: Space Coast Soccer Referees Association

Georgia SSA Referee Program
Georgia: HS sports rules clinic schedules
Georgia: Atlanta Metro North YSA Referee's Corner 
Georgia: Brookwood Soccer Association -- Articles from USSF Fair Play newsletter Fall, 1996
Georgia: Cherokee County SA - Referee
Georgia: SW Cobb County YSL Referee Information
Georgia: United Quest Soccer Club Referee Home Page

Hawaii YSA Referees-Courses & Clinics

Idaho YSA Referee Stuff
Idaho: SDI's page
Idaho: AYSO Section 9 Refereeing
Idaho: Capitol YSA Referees and Linespersons

Illinois State Referee Program
Illinois: HS association Officials Department
Eastern Illinois Soccer Officials Association -- multiple subpages, including NCAA & HS Fed rules updates
Illinois: Belle Clair SL referees
Illinois: Chicago Lakefront AYSO Area 6D, Region 418
Illinois: Chicago- Rogers Park AYSO Region 1206
Illinois: River Forest YS, AYSO Region 951, referee page
Illinois: Skokie AYSO Region 568 Home Page -- Home of the Skokie AYSO Referee Guide
Illinois: Winnetka AYSO Area 6D, Region 425

Indiana: How to become an official for HS matches

Iowa: HS sports officials' organizations
Iowa: Girls' HS Athletic Union requires HS-certified referees

Louisiana Referee Committee
Louisiana: Mandeville SRA
Louisiana: YatSoccer Site of New Orleans

Maryland: SRC home page
Maryland: InTouch (SRC newsletter) Summer 97
Maryland: Columbia Soccer Referees' Association
Maryland: Mason-Dixon SL assignor
Maryland: Metropolitan Washington Soccer Referees Association

Massachusetts: Acton-Boxborough "Letting the Ball Run" including schedules and ref news
Massachusetts: Essex County Soccer referee information
Massachusetts Institute of Technology intramural soccer's crib sheet for referees (with house rules)
Massachusetts: Needham Soccer Club Notices

Michigan: HS Athletic Association
Michigan: Flint AYSO Section 8 Area G
Michigan: Sterling Heights AYSO Region 190 -- referee duties
Michigan: Kentwood AYSO Region 767 referee page
Michigan: Southwest Michigan Soccer Referee Association inaugural meeting

Minnesota State Referee Committee
Minnesota: Minnesota State High School League
Minnesota: Duluth Arrowhead Youth Soccer Association referees
Minnesota: St. Paul -- SSPYAA Referee's Page
Minnesota: Three Rivers SA referee info page
Minnesota: St. Paul Blackhawks Referee Page

Mississippi State Referee Program Page

Missouri: High School Soccer Referees Association of Greater St. Louis

Montana: AYSO Section 9 Refereeing

Nebraska: Bellevue Soccer Club (Referee Training)
Nebraska: Nebraska School Activities Association - referees
Nebraska: University of Nebraska (student) Sports Officials Association

New Hampshire SA Referee Training Schedule
New Hampshire: NH Recreational SL info and fees

New Jersey: Soccer Referees Association
New Jersey: NJ Youth Soccer: referees
New Jersey: South Jersey Soccer Officials Association
New Jersey: Fair Haven Recreational Soccer Referees
New Jersey: Old Bridge SC referee page
New Jersey: Teaneck Jr. Soccer League
New Jersey: Emerson Girls & Boys SL, AYSO Region 1061 Volunteers (including refs)

New Mexico: Las Cruces Soccer Referee Association
New Mexico: Las Cruces SR
New Mexico: Mesilla Valley Scheduler, HS assignments, Assessments

New York: Central NY AYSO Area 3E officials
New York: Chenango SC officials' page
New York: NY West YSA referee page

North Carolina: HS Officiating
North Carolina: Greater Cleveland County SA referees

Ohio South Referee Page
Ohio: Entry-level Refeee Classes
Ohio: OSYSA referee page
Ohio: HS athletic association: Officiating (under construction)
Ohio: Greater Cleveland County SA policy manual
Ohio: Midwest Soccer Officials -- HS referees association
Ohio: Firelands Soccer Referee Association
Ohio: SW Soccer Officials Association

Oklahoma: OSA referee page
Oklahoma: Frontier Country Soccer Assn referee information and SRA table
Oklahoma: Washington County Soccer Club referee information

Oregon: Albany AYSO Region 870 Official's Page
Oregon: Salem United SC referee training

Pennsylvania West Soccer Referees
Pennsylvania West Referee Training Camp
Pennsylvania: "Unofficial" PAWEST Referee Page
Pennsylvania: Bradford Soccer referees
Pennsylvania: Fairmount Soccer Association - Referee and Coaching License Information
Pennsylvania: Greater Pittsburgh Soccer Referee's Association
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Soccer Referees
Pennsylvania: West Chester United Soccer Club - looking for referees
Pennsylvania: PIAA HS association news

Rhode Island: State Referee Committee

South Carolina: SC HS League

South Dakota: SDHSAA Officials Department

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 North Referees page
Texas South SRC page -- SRC, clinics, USSF instruction package, and downloadable assessor forms
Texas: Aggieland Referee Soccer Association
Texas: Bay Area Soccer Referee Association
Texas: Beaumont YSC referee clinics
Texas: Coastal Bend YSA referee page
Texas: Dallas Coca-Cola Classic League - referee assignor
Texas: El Paso AYSO Region 272 -- ref contact page
Texas: Friendswood SC referee page
Texas: Houston area referee information
Texas: Lake Highlands SA referee clinics
Texas: Montgomery County YSC Referee's Page
Texas: Timberline Soccer Referee Association
Texas: Timberline YSA Referee Clinics & Information
Texas: University Interscholastic League HS sports rules

Utah: AYSO Section 9 Refereeing
Utah: Cottonwood Heights AYSO Region 126 - Referee Tent

Virginia YSA Referee Page -- USSF grades, young-ref-of-the-year program
Virginia: Welcome to DC/NoVA SR Unit
Virginia: Arlington Soccer Association January 1998 Entry-level course
Virginia: NW Arlington Lions SC referee info
Virginia: Central Va. SA info and fees
Virginia: Lee Mount Vernon SA referee program
Virginia: 1998 VIRGINIAN Memorial Day Tournament wants referees

Washington Soccer SRC   Great site! See Development: State Referee Cttee: USSF Policy rule 9.8 re SRCs
Washington: WOA HS officials association
Washington: WSYSA District II rules
Washington: East King County Soccer Referee Association assignments page
Washington: Eastside FC board minutes (pg. 5: referees)
Washington: Federal Way & South King's County soccer referees associations
Washington: North Kitsap SC Viking Cup tournament referees
Washington: Northshore YSA Referee Handbook -- a comprehensive treatment of referee operations
Washington: Oak Harbor YSC
Washington: Tri-Cities Soccer Referees Assn., including NF and NCAA rule changes. The Men in Black!
Washington: Tri-Cities Junior SA referee info and rules

Washington, D.C.: Metropolitan Washington Soccer Referees Association
Washington, D.C.: Welcome to DC/NoVA SR Unit

Wisconsin: Milwaukee Kickers SC referee info page
Wisconsin: Wisconsin Soccer Association Referee Page
Wisconsin: WIAA Officials Page

Wyoming: HS officials
Wyoming: AYSO Section 9 Refereeing

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INTERNATIONAL SOCCER REFEREE LINKS

Australia -- national referee page pending
Australia: Elizabeth & Districts Referees Association
Australia: Macquarie Branch (NSW)
Australia: Nepean District (NSW) SRA Home Page
Australia: Northern New South Wales referee page
Australia: NNSW Soccer Referees - Courses and Seminars
Australia: Referee Bodies in the ACT
Australia: Southern Tasmania SR homepage (unofficial)

Austria: ÖFB-Schiedsrichter

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: CSA Constitution: Referee Policies & Procedures. See also Sec. 2, para. 11, and Sec. 3, para. 4
Canada: Alberta Soccer Referee's Association -- many subpages, including newsletters
Canada: Central Okanagan (B.C.) YSA referee information
Canada: Edmonton Minor SA Referee Page
Canada: Fraser Valley (B.C.) 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: OSRA Can-So-Ref magazine
Canada: Ottawa Carleton Soccer League 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"
Canada: University of British Columbia: Be An Intramural Game Official

Costa Rica: Federación Costaricense de Fútbol, Comisión de Arbitraje

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: The UK North East Referee
England: Sevenoaks Benevolent FL - Referee Page
England: Premier League Referees 1997-1998
England: Soccernet press rating of Premier referees

Germany: SR-Lehrstabes im Bayerischen Fußballverband
Germany: Schiedsrichterlehrgemeinschaft Berlin-Kreuzberg
Germany: Schiedsrichtervereinigung Bonn -- Mittelrhein
Germany: BSV Niederrhein- Schiedsrichter
Germany: Schiedsrichtergruppe Erlangen
Germany: Kreisschiedsrichtervereinigung Frankfurt
Germany: KSA Oberberg
Germany: Bundesliga Referees 1997/98

Italy: Associazione Italiana Arbitri

Malaysian soccer federation - The Referees Corner

Netherlands: Centrale Organisatie van Voetbal Scheidsrechters [Peter Kadiks' COVS homepage]
Netherlands: Centrale Organisatie van Voetbal Scheidsrechters (Ed van Leeuwen's server)
Netherlands: What is the COVS? (in Dutch, from Ed van Leeuwen)
Netherlands: COVS Groep Leiden e.o.
Netherlands: Rotterdam Club of Referees - Information - RSV
Netherlands: Rotterdamse Scheidsrechters Vereniging - Welkom
Netherlands: Scheidsrechtersvereniging West Friesland
Netherlands: Royal Netherlands Football Association  badge
Netherlands: television: Teleac: Klasse, scheids! (dagtelevisie)
Netherlands: pro-league referee assignments (in Dutch)

Norway: NFF referee committee

Scottish FA Referee Page, with information on 12 local associations

Sweden: Svenska Fotbolldomareförbundet (SFDF)
Sweden: Elite Women's Referee organization (SEDD)
Sweden: Örebro Fotbolldomareklubb
Sweden: Kungsbacka Domarklubb
Sweden: Kungsbacka Domarklubb English Page
Sweden: Stockholm FA referee committee (Domarutskottet)
Sweden: Stockholm FA referee instructors

Switzerland: Association Fribourgeoise de Football (Convocation des arbitres)
Switzerland: Fussball-Schiedsrichter Graubünden

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PAGES BY AND ABOUT SOCCER REFEREES

Christopher M. Archuleta's home page & ref page
Michael Babajanov's home page
Hank Berthiaume
Lise Bertsch's Home Page
Michael Bierbrauer's Homepage
Flemming Bjerre's Homepage.  Check out his referee cartoon.
Who is Don Brown?
Brendan Carius' Home Page
John Crown's Soccer Page, including the referee's reading list and restarts list
Ed Cummings: Bay Area SRA memorial to the late USSF/FIFA referee
Tadd Dawson's Soccer Referee Home Page
Making the prize-winning video: "Margarida"  the late gay Brazilian pro soccer referee, Jorge Emiliano dos Santos
UK Premier ref Steve Dunn's column in the The Green 'Un, the UK's weekly Evening Post
Leeann Hepburn, USSF/FIFA Referee, 2 years before US pro basketball named female officials.
Larry Herbertzon´s homepage
Gene Hirschmann's page       and his Referee Badges of the World page
James P. D. Keast
Jeff Kerber's home page
Toros (Parseghian) Kibritjian
Rob Kucenski's Referee Homepage
Bob Kuhnle's main page
Dr. Stan Latta -- Penn State University online newspaper article
David Lyons' Referee's Resource Page
Patrick Manrique - WinonaNet article
Daniel P. Marshall's web page
Fernando Moreno's web page
Jay Nichols' page with photo of him and Esse Baharmast
Kristin P's Realm
Jean Francois Panico, arbitro FIGC
Ghislaine Péron-Labbé, first woman AR for French Division 1
Steve Piercy's Home Page
Heather D. Pfeiffer's Home Page
John Ruinard's page
Bob Schleimer's page
Tom Scott's Soccer/Football Referee Home Page
Chris Skvarka's Soccer Page
Ed van Leeuwen's RSV Law 18 site  See "Achtergrond" for photos of space-age ref gear from Holland
John Wadmore
George Wallace's referee page
Tony Whatt's Referee Pages      Tony's USA CUP '97 Photos of SOCREF-L Referees
Paul Whitney's Soccer Referee WebSite
Craig Williamson's "Welcome to Planet Snowfunk"
SOCREF-L soccer referees mailing list subscribers' Hall of Fame
The Last Word

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SOCCER REFEREE UNIFORMS, WHISTLES AND FIELD EQUIPMENT

Law5 referee equipment
Law 5 referee equipment (Metro Washington/Baltimore Area c/o Wayne Wray)
Official Sports International referee gear
National Federation Equipment Center & Catalog

American Challenge Enterprises (page under construction) 1-800-638-8180
Blue Stripe Sports online ordering page
Fleming's Fall 1997 On-Line Catalog -- see the soccer zone
Honig's Whistle Stop --   uniforms and equipment
Soccer Sport Supply catalog sales: 1-800-223-1010
Referee Products from The Soccer Store
Umbro Libra MLS Ref Uniforms from Soccer 4All
Strikers Soccer Shop
Score USA - American Soccer Company -- web page under construction -- 1-800-626-7774
TSI Soccer Catalog: Referee Equipment
TSI Soccer: Lotto Arbitro Turf shoe

Fox Whistles
Acme Whistles --- Listen!
Whistles from the catalog of Lark in the Morning -- including samba and Acme whistles --- Listen!
The "Italian Police Whistle" (UK made)
Western Whistles - Aussie distributor of Italian police whistles
Just Whistle! American Whistle Corp.
"Storm" & "Thunderstorm" whistles, by the All Weather Whistle Company of St Louis

The Fisher Space-Tec Pen writes anywhere, anytime
Signal Bip: radio signal flags

Guardian Angel Lightning/Storm Detector
American Weather Enterprises Storm Tracker lightning detection system
Boltek Storm Tracker lightning detection system
Weather Affects collection's Hand Held Lightning Detector
Stormwise lightning sensors

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THINKING ABOUT REFEREEING
 

Anne Arundel Umpires Assn.useful, interesting: quotes,10 commandments & much more
Soccer match analysis by Ric Miller  the Game behind the Game
The Diagonal    Articles from the AYSO Section 2 referee newsletter
Inside the Laws -- commentaries by Bill Sullivan
Referees, Coaches and Parents: Role Models
Teamwork, 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
BAFRA Manual of Football Officiating    It's gridiron, but chapters 4,5,6 are very useful
Guidelines used by rugby assessors to rate games and referee performance
New England Rugby Referees manual (see especially Introduction to Refereeing)
Sports officials' training courses of the Australian College of Sports Education
Rol del Arbitro Deportivo (Fútbol), from the Uruguayan National Youth Institute
Psychological Skills for Referees, from the New Zealand Rugby Referees Association
Australian basketball's parallel Youth Referees Grading System
Mental Preparation: a useful checklist from basketball ref  Jon Levinson
Things to think about, from basketball ref Jon Levinson
Krantz' Laws for basketball officials

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REFEREE EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Pre-game Instructions  from the Summer 1995 issue of USSF Fair Play magazine
Referee's Standard Instruction To Linesmen  from the Summer 1995 issue of USSF Fair Play magazine
Table of Restarts (John Crown's updated version)
Soccer Restarts chart by Terry Miller (current before 1997 changes)
Entry Level Referee Course Outline
Intermediate Level Referee Course Outline (draft)
 

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BOOKS AND MAGAZINES FOR SOCCER REFEREES

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, Allyn & Bacon publishers
Der professionelle Schiedsrichter, KOGNOS Verlag (Publishers)
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
Take Charge Soccer Officiating from Referee Magazine
Thinking Soccer: Officiating Success Techniques from Referee Magazine
Lehrmittel, Broschüren und Regelhefte
Amazon.com on-line bookstore type in "soccer referee" and click on "search now"
 

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COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR SOCCER REFEREES

Referee Assistant assignor software
Match tracker referee software
Referee Tracker record-keeping software
"Scheduler" software for leagues, tournaments, with automatic assignment of Officials
 

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SPORTS MEDICINE FOR SOCCER REFEREES

How to improve your fitness for refereeing   from AYSO Section 2
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

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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

 

Zambian coaches need a code of conduct.  The Post, Aug. 15, 1995
Zambian federation gets tough on yellow card rule.  The Post, Oct. 10, 1995
Referee punches player in Brazil, faces inquiry.  NandO.net, Oct. 16, 1995
Cruyff criticizes referee after banishment to stands.  NandO.net, Oct. 23, 1995
Cruyff banned from bench for five matches.  NandO.net, Oct. 24, 1995
Referee, trainer in hospital after Anglo-Italian player brawl  NandO.net, Nov. 15, 1995
Italian amateur banned until 21st century.  NandO.net, Nov. 27, 1995
Stoke manager Macari warned over rudeness to referee.  NandO.net, Nov. 27, 1995
Hotspurs manager whines about player cautioned in abandoned match.  NandO.net, Feb. 28, 1996
Police protect Brazilian referee after penalty decision. NandO.net, Mar. 26, 1996
Russian referee reported beaten after match.  NandO.net, Mar. 27, 1996
Dynamo Moscow banned over referee assault.  NandO.net, Apr. 2, 1996
Vietnamese International banned for life.  NandO.net, Nov. 1, 1996
A month in jail for hitting a ref with a thrown bottle of water.   Le Télégramme, Feb. 19, 1997
Decisions of the Michigan SYSA Disciplinary and Appeals Committee,  Spring, 1997
Zambian Soccer Coach Banned For Life.  PANA, Sept. 12, 1997
Officials seek protection as offenses increase; article from the Youth Hockey Network, Oct. 18, 1997
Attacks on refs mar Pasco amateur soccer league play.  VirtuallyNorthWest, Oct. 21, 1997
Nicki Lauda calls for auto racing's adoption of soccer's red/yellow cards.  NandO.net, Nov. 5, 1997
Missouri Senate Bill SB 107, defining offenses against sports officials as felony
Physical Assault Policy of the Central Coast Section, California Interscholastic Federation
Campaign to stop the Violence in the Stadiums.
 

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"ARBITRARY" CURIOSITIES, IDEAS, FACTS AND HUMOR

Essex Intermediate Football League, Referee Honours page
International soccer tournament for referees, May 31, 1998
Lightning Facts, by the Washington County, Oklahoma, SC
Tournament Chief Referee's Guidelines -- A great example from the squash federation
Be a Whistleblower -- sports official recruiting pitch for retirees
A very direct referee recruiting ad, from New Zealand's rugby union
Italian referees asked to whistle less.  NandO.net, Nov. 8, 1995
Irish referees win Ł40,000 damages for demotions
Singaporean officials given S-League approval
Ref shortage cripples soccer in parts of Texas: Star-Telegram Online
Collegiate intramural officials go through tough tests to earn whistles -- Northern Arizona Univ. journal
English-to-French soccer terms
Soccer and History
Referees (a history from the UK)
History of the Laws of the Game (in Flemish, provided by the KSOVA)
"Trouble: Lady ref. showers with players!"      Related article
"Kiss costs Romeo a game. That's amore!" - SportsLine USA
Peter Moloney's comment about an infant boy's future
The Worst Referee Ever
Morris Gleitzman, the incurable parent/fan
University of Oregon "Soccer Referee" physics problems
 

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REFEREE FEES

California: Officials Fee Schedule, Central Coast Section, California Interscholastic Federation
Nevada: Las Vegas Soccer -- Referee's Fees & Note
Washington: WIAA high school officials fees 
 

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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, DC Metro-area Playing Fields
City of Rockville Spring Recreation Guide: Directions to Parks and Facilities
Olney Area Soccer Fields

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WASHINGTON, D.C. AND MARYLAND LOCAL SOCCER LINKS

DC United
Washington Warthogs CISL indoor pro soccer
Baltimore Spirit NPSL indoor pro soccer
Baltimore Bays, USISL pro Div. 3 (team's page)    Baltimore Bays (USISL's page)
Maryland Pride, USWISL (fan page)
Welcome to the Metropolitan DC - Va. SA
Virginia Youth Soccer Association
Maryland State Soccer Association
Maryland State Youth Soccer Association    MSYSA U-19 Spring League
WAGS
NCSL Capital Cup annual U-19 Boys' soccer tournament 
Montgomery Soccer, Inc. - Youth Soccer
DC Scores youth program           DC Scores (original, unofficial page)
Bethesda Soccer Club
Potomac Soccer Association
Olney Soccer Club
Bethesda Dragons Home Page
Welcome to Calvert Soccer Association, Inc
The Official Wheaton Wings Youth Soccer Team Homepage
Montgomery County Schools: Sports Coordinator, Schools and ADs
Welcome to The Corner Kick  indoor soccer
Soccer Information Site  NCSL & WAGS standings, team announcements, links

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SOCCER NEWS SOURCES

Soccer America Online
Mining Company World Soccer Page
News & Observer: Nando's Soccer Features   NandO Net's soccer news page
Washington SoccerNet On-Line
The Washington Post   Soccer news   International soccer   Search for soccer articles
ESPN SportsZone: Soccer. News, scores, statistics and more
SoccerTV    listings of soccer telecasts
Soccer on the radio
CNN/Sports Illustrated - Soccer
Yahoo!'s Soccer News
Soccer Industry Council of America
US Soccer's P.R. news wire

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SOCCER LINKS

SoccerCity - thousands of links
Soccer Sites by Mauro Prais from Brazil
Nerd World : SOCCER
Daily Soccer's Link Page
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Introduction to the North American Soccer Mailing List   the North American Soccer Mailing List
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