That was a foul and it would have been an advantage to the white play if games continues.

Great video, super helpful for me - better than the manual! I Question for you: I have the mechanical damper on my system as well, does this open on its own? I ran the test mode, and it didn't do anything. I can twist the orange knob, and it will open and close but it snaps shut once I let go. Is this normal?

On the last charge. Would you give out two yellows and award a direct free kick ?or just a direct free kick?

Clip 1, I agree. Foul on white. Clip 2, I believe no foul should be called. Play on. Clip 3, white was not playing the ball. White would have fallen regardless. Advantage to blue. Play on.

Elbow involved, throwing the player of balance, Unfair play = Clear Foul

I like the technical wording -“ the gk has established control of the ball”

Thanks.

Thanks, very helpful.

First clip; potentially a yellow card, second clip, yes a foul but incidental. Attacker in the second clip is allowed to challenge for the ball. Is in the air and his momentum is carrying him forward towards the ball. Yes the keeper gets to the ball a micro-second first; and thus the foul. No card.

Great acronym to add to SPA - SOS

Both fouls should be yellow cards. Great videos to learn from.

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I have one that I spotted repeatedly refereeing high school soccer..it seems to be more common in school ball than club ball but I've seen it happen in both..there would be a shot on goal from , let's say, the 35 yard mark..let's call it a grass cutter..the keeper scoops up the ballon his knees and smothers the ball ..as he goes to get up, he uses the ball to push his body up with both hands on the ball, leaves the ball on the ground to pull his socks up, then picks the ball up to start his distribution of the ball...I blow the whistle from an indirect at the spot of the infraction ..another one that I've seen mostly as an AR is the whole ball fully outside the whole 18 yard line while the keeper is distributing the ball with his hand ..handball where the ball was when it crossed the line

Interested in your opinion on whether either or both should be carded?

Thank you. Good stuff

Kind of Reckless but... play on!

I disagree on the third. Good shoulder to shoulder we agree there, but getting your feet caught up with a defender is not a foul in my opinion. It is just a footballing play, there needs to be intent or dangerous play for a foul. If you reverse the reasoning and imagine an attacker running directly into a defender and tripping without the defender making a tackle, you couldnt call a foul on the defender for taking no action. This happened yesterday between Portugal and Slovakia for the penalty. The referee analyst disagreed with the penalty call.

I agree on all three of these. For the last one, with the trip being inadvertent, I think it's one of those calls that I would make for the defending team (as it is here), but if it were the other way I'd probably let it go. Great example of how to manage the game in the different zones of the field. Something that does stand out to me is your focus in the first example on the player having made contact with the ball. The Laws of the Game talk about making a challenge FOR the ball, but they don't actually say anything about making CONTACT with the ball. An attempt to make a play on the ball that is unsuccessful in making contact with the ball is still a challenge for the ball. Whether you make contact with the ball is only one of the considerations in determining whether it was in fact a challenge for the ball (as is how the foot landed flat in front of the opposing player, and not into them, as you illustrated), but it doesn't have primacy. It's a challenge for the ball, so now we move onto the second question: Whether it was careless, reckless, or done with excessive force. Here again, contact with the ball is a strong piece of evidence in making that determination, and most of the time a lack of contact with the ball makes it pretty clear that a challenge was at least careless, but once again it doesn't have an outsized importance compared to other possible factors. I'm sure YOU know all this, and you do take this into consideration. I just think it would be useful from an educational standpoint to make this clear. The #1 most common objection I get from players, coaches, and spectators is that "I/he/she got the ball!" as if that's the ultimate pass/fail line in determining whether a tackle is legal or not. Television commentary (which is usually poor from a rules standpoint in any sport) contributes to that, probably because the question of whether the first point of contact was with the ball or the player is the clearest thing for super-slow-motion replays to focus on, so it makes for good drama. Because of that, I do consider it important for at least US as referees, to understand the letter of the law and the nuances in decision making. That's what this channel is all about, after all. Cheers!

If you are arguing throw in calls at midfield then you are an idiot.

I appreciate your making these videos, which are so helpful!

The only one that’s a yellow card for me is the last one. If there’s no foul there, he is in inside the 18 with a shot ready to go. Clip 4 with no foul he has 3 defenders right in front of him. Clip 5 same thing with 2 defenders waiting to pounce but much more of a card for me than clip 4. That’s what I love about this channel. As an official, we all see a little differently, but these are very good discussion points.

Stephen, how about the other side of the coin. You have a foul in the box against a team that is already losing huge. Let's say a handball and the player clearly knows she did it to where her face and body mannerisms and dejected look even tattles on her. She puts you in a position where if it was any other game, you have to call it. Do you in this case?

I really needed to hear this after a brutal game last Saturday....it went to hell in a handbasket real quick.

I was taught fouls from the back usually have yellow card "written all over them" as they are not plays on the ball, they are playing the man at that point. #3, to me, is definitely a yellow and borderline red in my mind. Out of bounds, from behind, and an obvious shoving motion a brief second after he touches the player. It sort of mad me mad to even watch it. #4 with the girls, I don't know about that one, I almost feel like white is simulating. To me, I just see blue putting out her arms to feel the white players proximity as she goes up for ball. i think she even pulls her hands away at the point in which white player goes down. But, as always, it's easy to analyze when you are watching slo mo, don't have that luxury on the pitch.

Point of Contact, Mode of contact and Use of Force. You will never guess who taught me that! :)

Would you say that foul #7 3:09 is a caution on the first player who makes contact? From my perspective, it looks like a reckless charge from behind with no intent to play the ball. At least the second blue player makes a play on the ball before he gets plowed over by his teammate. Thanks for the videos mate, they are great!

I like watching US soccer ref videos as well since Im from Canada. Fouls are universal I know but there is a slight difference refs manage the games compared to Canada I find. Keep up the good work. Keep posting more vids:-)

I miss these face-to-face videos, I would just pop in my AirPods and just listen while doing some work…. We need some more guru Steve 😂😂 Thank you!

This happens to me more often than I care to admit. 😅 My most recent one was an adult league where the GK asked the defender to "pass it back" - defender did (as he was starting to get pressed), with his feet - a normal soccer pass, GK bent over and scooped it up. I had to shake out the cobwebs and was like "did what just I think happen actually really happen" and felt dumbstruck for a LONNNNNG 2-3 seconds and finally blew the whistle. lol.

Get up, you're an embarrassment to mankind.

Thanks for the story, I would have reacted the same as you. Since I could have missed the call on the potential scorer and the player was probably hurt by the fence, I could not give out a red. Yeah getting verbally abused is difficult. Under ideal conditions, telling the player the contact was on the shoulder and not a clear call, here's a yellow card that should have been red. It is a teaching moment to the player. Lets say it was defender giving foul language after a foul or penality given, easy red card since the player instigated. Super difficult job being ref and ensuring a positive atmosphere and outlets to help players be better people

The group behind you were probably annoyed nuns jumped in front of them and didn't want any more late comers to jump in. Were you alone? They probably thought more people were going to jump in. It was a passive aggressive action to stand close. "No more people in front us, we're going to not give any space" Extending this to referree-ing, how does a ref handle retaliatory fouls? Example where a hard challenge isn't called and more hard challenges occur in retaliation. Once calls need to happen, then players complain about the first foul not being called. De-escalation is not easy

Yes...very helpful and love the analogy! Expecting the unexpected is a good way to get mentally prepared for each game...or vacation tour :)

High school coach here… a player, when I asked her to remove her jewelry, told me “but what if it is a religious necklace”? I felt like saying, “especially if it’s a religious necklace, I don’t want you relying on prayer instead of skill.” 😂

1st contact no foul - 2nd contact tripping and clear use of elbow and push off is a foul.

Something else to keep an eye out for. At the end of clip 8, the player who gets the card runs off (maybe this is a rule?) and another player comes on. The new player runs onto the pitch immediately, without waiting for the other player to come off or for a signal from the ref that he can come on. That is a yellow card offence, 12 players on the pitch. Also, there is a red player standing at the halfway line, probably warming up, but his bib is not on and the coach (wearing identical colours to his players, which is a no for me) is not only out of his box, but actually on the field of play. Make sure you stamp these things out.

No protest from blue?... how is that a reason?

Good points. One other question is does attacting team have an advantage that you need to play out before stopping play?

Finally someone who understand a legal charge. I’m showing this video to my association.

I thought, "I am a really bad referee," because I did not see any, except on the one that could have been an advantage.

Wait wait wait!!! That throw-in was wack! I agree with all the other non calls though

I said 0. Some looked like they could get close but they never escalated to what I would call a foul.

I'm seeing a foul in #6, where the defender is advancing hip-to-hip into the attacker. The clip cuts out before I can see whether to play advantage, but otherwise I'm calling the foul.

play on play on play on play on play on play on play on *parents autistically screeching*

0

I thought this was a trick question - maybe 0 but I'd like to see the rest of clip 6.

I had the foul throw at number 6 and that was it.

I have 0 as well.

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Second clip is a yellow card for reckless challenge, late, no play on the ball, keeper in a vulnerable position, blue turns his body, and moderate force, unfair challenge.