Question Number: 18223

Law 5 - The Referee 1/9/2008

RE: 1 Under 10

Corey of Bligh Park, NSW Australia asks...

what do you write in your note book

Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol

Anything that you will need to know to accurately report the game, as required by the competition authority.

For a U8 game, I only note team colors, who took the kickoff, and which direction (so I can remember to reverse it in the 2nd half).

Our recreational league asks us to report goals by player jersey number, so I have to record that. But not the time the goal was scored.

In some leagues, you will have to verify player names at all times, and so you will need a roster.

Of course, any misconduct must be reported, so you should write notes in your book to remind you of the incident.

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Answer provided by Referee Chuck Fleischer

We write in our notebook that which is pertinent information. In other words what our match report needs.

This may be anything from the condition of the pitch and its markings, flood lights, weather conditions, posturing during prematch, intensity of play, acceptance of players to the whistle, acceptance of foul play, discipline taken, conduct of spectators, conduct of technical staff, stadium security, changing room provisions, and on and on...

Regards,

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Answer provided by Referee Steve Montanino

I record:

The names of the teams that played in the game and the color kits they wore.
The site name, the condition of the field, and the actual start time of the game. The league name and the competition level/division/age grouping.
The direction of kick off and who took it.
The names of the other referee's I'm working with and their grade level (something we sometimes need to report in the USA).
The score of the match... recording each goal by scorer # (or OG for 'own goal') and minute scored.
Misconduct, recording the player's #, name if possible, and minute it happened. Along with that I record a brief description of what happened for cautions and a little more if there is a send off.
Major injuries that need to be reported for the match report.
Any other MAJOR events that require documentation (like a coach dismissal or match termination).
I've also recorded the next restart and ball location after major stoppages like lightning which take lengthy periods of time - this way I will not forget how to restart the game in that time frame.


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Answer provided by Referee MrRef

Corey, I usually allow two days for the panelists to answer a question. I see you have become impatient regarding our tardiness in providing an answer because you have taken time to ask again. We are scattered about the world and usually don't communicate with each other as to how and when we'll answer something, we just pick and choose to provide or not. Two days is the goal in getting a series of answers on the street. Be patient...

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