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Older USSF DOcuments - not just of historic interest

  1. ADVICE TO REFEREES ON THE LAWS OF THE GAME - 2010The ATR was developed through the USSF to provide practical advice to referees that referees in other countries, who had grown up in a soccer-rich culture, already had. This document was originally generated by a collaboration between Alfred Kleinaitis, Jim Allen, who doubled as editor, and Dan Heldman, with substantial contributions from Gil Weber, Ulrich Strom, Wally Beaumont, Chuck Fleischer, Michelle Maloney, and Tom Frazee. Shortly after the 2010 edition was released, USSF stopped this highly useful and effective collaboration and took over the revising and editing of future issues. The final edition I have found is from 2014:ADVICE TO REFEREES ON THE LAWS OF THE GAME

  3. During the time period 2000 - 2012, USSF generated a number of "Position Papers" to clarify and interpret changes in TLOG and issues among USSF referees that needed more consistency. Below is a list of those Position Papers that I have saved.
  4. Law 1 Equipment and Devices.pdf
  5. Law 1 Objects on the Field of Play.pdf
  6. Law 1 Padded Goal Structures.pdf
  7. Law 1 Technical Area and Signage.pdf
  8. Law 2 Instructions to Ball Persons.pdf
  9. Law 3 Abandoning a Match Due to Insufficient Number of Players.pdf
  10. Law 3 Extra Persons on the Field.pdf
  11. Law 4 Hair Control Devices.pdf
  12. Law 4 Jersey Sleeves.pdf
  13. Law 4 Jewelry.pdf
  14. Law 4 Medical Alert Jewelry.pdf
  15. Law 4 Player Dress.pdf
  16. Law 4 Player Jerseys.pdf
  17. Law 4 Players' Equipment.pdf
  18. Law 4 Shinguards.pdf
  19. Law 5 Advantage in the Penalty Area.pdf
  20. Law 5 Availability of Water During a Match.pdf
  21. Law 5 Behavior in the Technical Area.pdf
  22. Law 5 Dealing with Severe Weather.pdf
  23. Law 5 Handling Injuries.pdf
  24. Law 5 Head Injuries.pdf
  25. Law 5 Headsets in the Technical Area.pdf
  26. Law 5 Impermissible Behavior by the Team Officials in Professional Matches.pdf
  27. Law 5 Increasing Communication Effectiveness of the Officiating Team.pdf
  28. Law 5 Injured Player Requirements.pdf
  29. Law 5 Match Reports and Discipline.pdf
  30. Law 5 Matters Involving the Technical Area.pdf
  31. Law 5 Player-Coaches.pdf
  32. Law 5 Players Temporarily Leaving the Field of Play.pdf
  33. Law 5 Providing Hydration During a Match.pdf
  34. Law 5 Rescinding a Card.pdf
  35. Law 5 Rescinding a Displayed Card for Misconduct.pdf
  36. Law 5 Sequential Infringements of the Laws of the game.pdf
  37. Law 5 Serious Injuries.pdf
  38. Law 5 Signaling Advantage.pdf
  39. Law 5 Status of Sent-Off Players.pdf
  40. Law 6 Assistant Referee Mechanics.pdf
  41. Law 6 Electronic Flags.pdf
  42. Law 6 Priority of Assistant Referee Responsibilities.pdf
  43. Law 7 Allowance for Time Lost.pdf
  44. Law 7 Managing Match Time.pdf
  45. Law 11 Advice on Application.pdf
  46. Law 11 Classic Scenario.pdf
  47. Law 11 Corner Kicks.pdf
  48. Law 11 Defending Players Leaving the Field of Play.pdf
  49. Law 11 Interfering with Play and an Opponent.pdf
  50. Law 11 Interfering With play.pdf
  51. Law 11 Interfering_with_Play.pdf
  52. Law 11 Issues.pdf
  53. Law 11 Touching the Ball.pdf
  54. Law 12 Advantage and Goal Scoring Opportunities.pdf
  55. Law 12 Automatic Suspension Following an Expulsion From a Match.pdf
  56. Law 12 Cardable Offenses and the Restart of Play.pdf
  57. Law 12 Contact With Game Officials.pdf
  58. Law 12 Courageous Call.pdf
  59. Law 12 Denying an Obvious Goal Scoring Opportunity.pdf
  60. Law 12 Disallowed Goal from a Pass Back Violation.pdf
  61. Law 12 Fouls, Misconduct and the Restart of Play.pdf
  62. Law 12 Gesturing for a Card.pdf
  63. Law 12 Handling Offenses.pdf
  64. Law 12 I Got the Ball.pdf
  65. Law 12 Mandatory Suspension Following a Dismissal.pdf
  66. Law 12 Mass Confrontation.pdf
  67. Law 12 Misconduct and Displaying Cards.pdf
  68. Law 12 Misconduct Involving Language or Gestures.pdf
  69. Law 12 Misconduct by Attacking Team During a Free Kick.pdf
  70. Law 12 No Replacement for Player Sent Off After Game Has Started.pdf
  71. Law 12 Opinion of the Referee and Obvious Goal Scoring Opportunities.pdf
  72. Law 12 Pass Back Violation.pdf
  73. Law 12 Restart After Striking, Throwing or Spitting.pdf
  74. Law 12 Send Offs for Receiving a Second Caution.pdf
  75. Law 12 Striking.pdf
  76. Law 12 Throw-in to Goalkeeper from Teammate.pdf
  77. Law 12 Use of Elbow.pdf
  78. Law 12 When Fouls Continue.pdf
  79. Law 13 Ceremonial Restart After Misonduct.pdf
  80. Law 13 Positioning at Free Kick Restarts.pdf
  81. Law 13 Quick Free Kicks Versus Ceremonial Restarts.pdf
  82. Law 13 Quick Free Kicks.pdf
  83. Law 14 Checklist for Kicks from the Penalty Mark.pdf
  84. Law 14 Feinting at the Taking of a Penalty Kick.pdf
  85. Law 14 Kicks From the Penalty Mark.pdf
  86. Law 14 Managing Feinting by the Kicker During a Penalty Kick or Kicks From the Mark.pdf
  87. Law 14 Penalty Kick Deception.pdf
  88. Law 14 Penalty Kicks and Hiding Behind the Yellow Card.pdf
  89. Law 14 Penalty_Kicks_and_Changes_2005-2006.pdf
  90. Law 14 PK Run to the Ball.pdf
  91. Law 14 Reduce to Equate Principle.pdf
  92. Law 14 Violations.pdf
  93. Law 15 Enforcing the Minimum Distance.pdf
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