Question Number: 21368

Mechanics 5/18/2009

RE: Under 18

Steven of sydney, nsw australia asks...

Do you know a video link to referee positioning tips and or just referee positioning?

Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino

The current Laws Of The Game in the Interpretations section pages 69-74 have excellent diagrams for referee positioning. They also give diagrams for positioning of ARs.

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Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

Steven the
http://ausref.com/
is your national sounding board. I suggest trying that site for input as well. There are many excellent referees there willing to help out a colleague with information and direction closer to your home. In fact we are looking for a qualified assessor/instructor from that region to participate on the panel. If you run across a good one get him or her to give us a call :o)
Sometimes there are subtle differences in how the respective national associations apply the laws ! As my colleague indicates the fIFA additional instructions offer pretty detailed concepts.
I was once aske dwhere the best place was to be ?
I tend to reply where you can see the most!
Cheers

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Question Number: 21368

Mechanics 5/18/2009

Steven of sydney, nsw australia asks...

Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino

Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

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