ROLE OF THE MANAGER/COACH

PROCESS ROSTERS AND PASSES THROUGH CLUB REGISTRAR

SECURE FIELDS AND REFEREES THROUGH CLUB OR TOWN ASSIGNORS FOR HOME MATCHES

COORDINATE MATCH TIMES AND LOCATIONS WITH OPPONENTS – DIRECTIONS TO FIELDS; KEEP A RECORD OF EXHANGES WITH OPPONENTS

NOTIFY OPPONENTS AND REFEREES (TIMELY) REGARDING FIELD CLOSURES

ASSIST IN FIELD PREPARATION – SECURE GOALS, NETS AND CORNER FLAGS

PRESENT PASSES AND ROSTER TO REFEREE (REF KEEPS ROSTER) AT EACH MATCH

All matches between teams from separate clubs must meet these requirements: 

·       All Players, managers, and coaches must have current passes, laminated, stamped by District.

·       All teams must have current rosters approved by District listing all players, coaches, and managers.

·       Both of the above must be presented to the referee prior to kick-off; referee will keep rosters (make many copies).  If passes or rosters are lost or missing, the team and coaches may sign-in (see district sign-in policy). 

·       A referee with current year USSF certification must officiate throughout the match.

Only persons whose names appear on rosters are permitted on the players' side of the field; all others are considered spectators and are restricted to the opposite sideline. No one is allowed behind the goal lines.

CONFIRM MATCH LENGTH & RULES WITH REFEREE PRIOR TO MATCH

PAY THE REFEREE PRIOR TO THE MATCH

HEAD COACHES ARE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTIONS OF SPECTATORS AND OTHER TEAM ADMINISTRATORS.

When in the opinion of the referee spectators become disruptive, the referee may suspend the match and request that the coach or coaches speak to their respective spectators.  Coaches are REQUIRED to do this.  It is not the referee's responsibility.  Their responsibility is to focus on the players and the action on the field.  If the referee is unsatisfied that calm is restored or believes that fair play is unlikely to resume, he/she may abandon the match and must file a report with the District. An investigation will follow and appropriate action will be taken.

Likewise,  coaches and all other team administrators are prohibited from expressing dissent with referee calls or non calls.  Referees are instructed to sanctions coaches who are interfering with their ability to focus on play on the field.  Those sanctions include cautions and dismissals.

IN MATCHES WHERE YOUTH REFEREES ARE INVOLVED, THE DISTRICT DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE SANCTION OUTSIDE AND ABOVE ANY THAT OCCURED DURING THE MATCH.  

REPORT SCORES FOR HOME GAMES

DO NOT ENTER FIELD OF PLAY WITHOUT REF PERMISSION

CONFLICTS

PROTESTS ABOUT REFEREE QUALIFICATIONS, FIELD CONDITIONS AND ROSTERS MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MATCH

CANNOT DISPUTE REFEREE JUDGMENT, ONLY MISAPPLICATION OF LAWS

IF SAFETY OF PLAYERS IS JEOPARDIZED, WITHDRAW FROM FIELD

Coaches are responsible for the safety of their players. In the event that a coach believes that his/her players are not adequately protected from unsafe play or conditions, he/she is entitled to withdraw the team from the field of play. The referee must file a report with the District and an investigation will follow.