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Misinformation: How to avoid using it!

9/3/2012

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Very often referees ask colleagues questions about the   ”Laws of the Game,”, Procedures, Registration/Re-certification, etc. Sometimes the advice/information received is accurate and useful; however, quite often the information is incorrect or incomplete!

Referees sometimes think that because a colleague has a higher referee rating/grade, e.g. , National or State 5, that the information must be correct!!  WRONG!

To avoid receiving and acting upon misinformation you receive from colleagues, you should do the following:

  1. Go online ussoccer.com and look up the information in the USSF publications  (LOTG, Guide to Procedures, or Advice to Referees which is an extremely valuable source))
  2. Go online to FIFA.com and at end of the LOTG there is an “Interpretation” segment. Great help!
  3. If you still cannot answer your questions, contact your  NOCRA INSTRUCTOR or some other USSF certified Instructor.

Only a USSF certified Instructor can definitively answer any questions you have about the Laws of the Game! If the instructor doesn’t have an answer, he or she will go to a higher level for assistance. Getting advice from colleagues, especially those who are more experienced or higher rated than your, may be helpful. Accept the advice or information gracefully; however, DO NOT ACT on the advice/information until you have it verified by a certified instructor!

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    Please ask me anything you want, it's all for the good of the game...Harvey

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