Indoor Program

Referee Checklist

BRING TO THE GAME

Ø      Referee T-shirt

Ø      NON-marking Shoes

Ø      Whistle

Ø      Notebook with Pen

Ø      Timesheet

Ø      Coin for Coin Toss

Ø      Indoor Rule Book

Ø      Referee’s Medical Release Form

Ø      NO Food or Drink

ARRIVE 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO KICK-OFF

BEFORE THE GAME

Ø      Get Coaches to Sign Timesheet

Ø      View Player’s Medical Release Forms

Ø      Check that Goals are Safe

Ø     Check the Players for:

Ø      Shin-guards under socks

Ø      Non-marking tennis shoes

Ø      NO Jewelry

Ø      NO Casts

Ø      NO Gum or Candy

Ø     Tell Each Player About:

Ø      End and Side Wall Line

Ø      Goalie Area

Ø      No-Kick Zone

Ø      Out-of-Bounds Areas

Ø      Not to Hang from Goals

CALL FOR CAPTAINS AND TOSS COIN

STARTING THE GAME

Ø      Obtain Game Ball from Home Team

Ø      Blow Whistle to Get Teams on Floor

Ø      Count Players

Ø      Check Goalie has Different Shirt

Ø      Ask Goalies if Ready

Ø      Set Watch / Timer

Ø      Blow Whistle to Start Game

TIMES

@   0 mins – Teams Begin Warm-ups

@ 15 mins – Start Game

@ 35 mins – End 1st Half

@ 40 mins – Start 2nd Half

@ 60 mins – End Game

DURING THE GAME

Ø      Keep up with the Game

Ø      Blow Whistle Loud and Hard

Ø      Use Hand Signals

Ø      Tell Players Why you Blew Whistle

Ø      Say Which Team has the Ball

Ø      Keep Track of Time

Ø      Finish Game On-Time

Ø      NO Overtime or Game Extension

HAVE FUN!!

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