Soccer Referee Information
 
A Summary of Differences Between the 2004 and the 2005 FIFA Q&A,
compiled by Gary Voshol, is now available in MS-Word/DOC and HTML versions.

 

The Laws of the Game
Discussions of The Laws of the Game
  • Advice To Referees (ATR)
    Download 953Kb PDF (right-click and "Save As...")
  • Jim Allen's "Ask a Soccer Referee"
    Coordinated with and approved by the U. S. Soccer Federation's National Program for Referee Development (now hosted on the U.S. Soccer Federation's website)
  • Ask The Ref
    A useful question and answer site that receives questions from referees, fans, coaches and players. A panel of highly qualified officials provide their insight into particular situations.
  • SocRef-L Mailing List
    Discussion of Topics for Soccer Referees
  • Soccer-Referee.US
    An elegant site of articles and links maintained by SocRef-L contributor Mike "Skipper" Goblet. Nothing "official", just thought-provoking gems on a variety of topics.
  • CorshamRef.net
    Julian Carosi's excellent site with many articles, law specific advice, quizzes, and much more. Although there is a little British accent to the site, most of the information is applicable to referees and their games around the world.
  • Soccer Talk -- A Guide to Acronyms
    A guide to many of the acronyms used in soccer refereeing discussions, especially on SocRef-L
  • SOCCER-COACH-L LOTG Project
  • Comparison of Selected NF Rule and USSF/FIFA Law Differences
    As of February 1, 2003. Written by Dan C. Heldman (USSF National Instructor Trainer.) Available as MS-Word and PDF files in English (Doc or PDF)

    Previous version as of February 1, 2002. Available as MS-Word and PDF files in English (Doc or PDF) and Spanish (Doc or PDF)

Historical Documents
  • Michael Cotleur's description of changes to the ATR between the '97-'98 version and the 2001 version.
  • FIFA Laws of the Game -- 2002 Edition
  • The 1997-8 version of the ATR is here: 370Kb PDF (right-click and "Save As...")
  • The 1996 FIFA Laws of the Game is here: 68Kb PDF (right-click and "Save As...")
  • The 1996 FIFA Q&A on the Laws of the Game is here: 52Kb PDF (right-click and "Save As...")
Other Materials
  • FIFA Publications
  • USSF Training Course Materials
    Includes syllabus, videos and materials for training courses for : Assignor, Entry Level Referee, Intermediate Referee and State Referee, referees for Recreational or Small-Sided games, and Linesman and Assistant Referee.
  • USSF Videos and Books
    Includes The Laws of the Game, Advice To Referees, Myths of the Game (video), Making the Offside Call (video), and others.

Referee Uniforms & Equipment

Associations and Organizations
  • FIFA Federation Internationale de Football Association
  • USSF US Soccer Federation
  • NFHS National Federation of State High School Associations
  • USYSA US Youth Soccer Association
  • USFF US Futsal Federation
  • USISA US Indoor Soccer Association
  • AYSO The American Youth Soccer Organization
Useful Links and Documents
Local Interest (NE Illinois)
  • IYSA Illinois Youth Soccer Association
  • RASO Rockford Area Soccer Officials
  • IHSA Illinois High School Association
  • NISL Northern Illinois Soccer League
Humor
NOTE: This is a collection of information and links that I personally have found useful and/or interesting in my journey into officialdom. There are many other sources of information that you may find useful. I built this site to help organize the information for myself without having to deal with bookmark files, use of different browsers, etc. I hope that it is of use to you.
Glenn R. Sogge -- USSF (Ref/Instructor), NFHS/IHSA (Illinois), USFF (Futsal)
Last modification: Monday, July 7, 2005
Send comments to: gsogge@quietfire.com

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