REFEREE - Dissent and Foul and Abusive Language
The March 2014 podcast focuses on dissent and foul and abusive language,
with emphasis on when Referees MUST deal with both.
From the assessment brain trust of the Minnesota State Referee Committee

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REFEREE - Concept of Tactical Fouls
A look at the concept of tactical fouls and why it's so important for referees to be able to recognize them.
From the assessment brain trust of the Minnesota State Referee Committee

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REFEREE - Preventing Mass Confrontation
The Dark Side takes a close look at an interesting throw-in decision from the MLS playoffs,
a very rare goalkeeper infraction called in a high school match,
and a discussion of when the ball enters play from a free kick, looking closely at IFK tactics.

Courtesy of... Minnesota State Referee Committee

REFEREE - Preventing Mass Confrontation
The Dark Side looks at techniques and keys to keeping game disrepute from elevating to mass confrontation.

Courtesy of... Minnesota State Referee Committee

REFEREE - IFK indirect free kick
We look at indirect free kick offenses inside the penalty area and using personality to better manage players.

Courtesy of... Minnesota State Referee Committee

REFEREE - Misconduct Continuum
A discussion of the misconduct continuum and using personality in managing misconduct from
the assessment brain trust of the Minnesota State Referee Committee

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REFEREE - Minnesota MLS Referee Fotis Bazakos
We look at... Minnesota MLS referee Fotis Bazakos,
with a pair of difficult decisions from his recent experiences in Major League Soccer.
We then take a look at several situations from youth matches.

Courtesy of... Minnesota State Referee Committee

Points of Emphasis for US Soccer Referees ~ 1 of 3
Published on Jun 30, 2013
Herb Silva ~ (Director of Referee Identification & Training, US Soccer) breaks down game management
from a player/referee relationship and focuses on discipline, psychology of yellow/red cards,
changing behavior of a team or individual, and discussing at what point a yellow card is ineffective.

Courtesy of... CNRA ~ Cal North Referee Admin

Points of Emphasis for US Soccer Referees ~ 2 of 3
Published on Jun 30, 2013
Herb Silva ~ (Director of Referee Identification & Training, US Soccer) breaks down game management
from a player/referee relationship and focuses on discipline, psychology of yellow/red cards,
changing behavior of a team or individual, and discussing at what point a yellow card is ineffective.

Courtesy of... CNRA ~ Cal North Referee Admin

Points of Emphasis for US Soccer Referees ~ 3 of 3
Published on Jun 30, 2013
Herb Silva ~ (Director of Referee Identification & Training, US Soccer) breaks down game management
from a player/referee relationship and focuses on discipline, psychology of yellow/red cards,
changing behavior of a team or individual, and discussing at what point a yellow card is ineffective.

Courtesy of... CNRA ~ Cal North Referee Admin

REFEREE - VIDEO
We look at... three MLS clips: an incident from the March 16 2013 Philadelphia - New England match,
a case of offside gone wrong in Washington, and a wild episode of violent conduct in Los Angeles.
We also take a look at proper restarts from a flat ball in a youth match.

Courtesy of... Minnesota State Referee Committee

REFEREE - VIDEO
We look at... a tragic early whistle from MLS in 2012, a case of a coach and spectators gone crazy,
and application of the handling violation in youth matches.

Courtesy of... Minnesota State Referee Committee

ASSISTANT REFEREE - Flag Signals

Courtesy of... US Soccer Federation

REFEREE - SIAPOA
SIAPOA in MLS, then look at the Wait and See principle of Offside and
the concept of Drop Zone Positioning when the keeper puts the ball back in play from a punt.
Finally, we take a quick look at the Prairie Cup Referee Academy and how it's helping prepare tomorrow's state referees.

Courtesy of... Minnesota State Referee Committee

REFEREE - The top 5 football Referee Decisions That Shook The world

Courtesy of... YouTube