On-Line Referee Training Courses

Grade 8 (Referee) Course

Grade 7 (Referee) Course

Grade 6 (State Referee) Course

HSRA INSTRUCTOR FORMS AND PUBLICATIONS

The following are various Forms and Publications from HSRA specifically for Hawaii Instructors. These publications are available in downloadable electronic formats.

HSRA FORMS

• Report Codes for Cautionable and Sending-Off Offense

• Referee Academy Agreement Release from Liability (.pdf)

USSF AND FIFA INSTRUCTOR FORMS, PUBLICATIONS AND DOWNLOADS

The following are recommended study materials for all referees. These publications provide rules, interpretations, procedures and applications as defined by the U.S. Soccer Federation and are available with other content, not listed here, through www.ussoccer.com in electronic format.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

BOOKS

• Laws of the Game (US Soccer version)
• Laws of the Game (FIFA version)
• Guidelines for Referees and Assistant Referees.zip
• Offside Made Easy
• Information for New Referees
• Advice to Referees on the Laws of the Game
• Laws of the Game Made Easy

PUBLICATIONS

YouTube Videos

• Advice to New Referees - Videos
• Spirit of the Game
• Laws of the Game (Laws 1 – 17)
  • Law 5 - Advantage
  • Law 11 - Offside
  • Law 11 - Offside Position
  • Law 12 - Careless vs Reckless
  • Law 12 - Denying an Obvious Goal Scoring Opportunity
  • Denying an Obvious Goal Scoring Opportunity
  • Handling
  • Law 12 - Serious Foul Play

• Challenges and Tackles
• Positioning
• Ceremonial Restarts
• Recognize to Recover - Concussion Initiative
• Referee Reports
  
  • Laws of the Game: Supplemental Report Writing Part 1
  • Laws of the Game: Supplemental Report Writing Part 2
  • Laws of the Game: Supplemental Report Writing Part 3

USSF Referee Directives (2009) 

• Managing the Technical Areas
• Injury Management
• Handling the Ball
• Game Management Model (Flow, Risk Taking, Game Management)
• Game Disrepute and Mass Confrontation
• Free Kick and Restart Management
• Dissent
• Contact Above the Shoulder
• Assistant Referee Involvement
• 100% Misconduct- Tactical and Red Card Tackles

AUDIOS

• FIFA FITNESS TEST AUDIO FILES

USSF DOWNLOADS FOR INSTRUCTOR COURSES

FIFA REFEREE WEBSITE AND PUBLICATIONS

FIFA DOWNLOADS LISTED ON U.S. SOCCER SITE

• Laws of the Game: FIFA Publication
  • Includes Interpretation of the Laws of the Game and Guidelines For Referees
    (formerly the FIFA Question and Answers publication.)