Referees

The NZCFA is recruiting soccer referees for the soccer season.
The NZCFA is a 32-team competition run for church teams (including Christians and non-Christians) on Saturday afternoons at Riversdale Park, Avondale.
The competition is split into 4 leagues.
Currently the NZCFA is seeking referees for the Premier League,Super League, Power League & The Womens League.

In this document:

Your Details:

If you would like to become an NZCFA referee please read through this document and then provide the below details to glennk@nzcfa.co.nz. If you have any questions please feel free to call the committee.

Name:
Email Address:
Mobile Number:
Home Number:
Street Address:
Refereeing Qualifications/History:


How it works:

The season runs from April to September. Each Saturday afternoon there are games kicking-off at 11.00am (Womens games) 12.30pm and 2.30pm.

Each referee is to state their availability for round 1 games (dates and times) for which Saturdays they would like to referee. This way there is no pressure to be available to referee more often than you would like.

Once the availability of referees is confirmed, a fixtures list for each round will be produced showing who is refereeing which games. If, for some reason, you are unable to referee a fixture assigned to you then you must advise the NZCFA immediately.


Referee Duties:


What We Provide:
Payment:

To reflect the importance and standing of referees in the NZCFA a referee will receive a $40.00 payment for each match where their duties are carried out (i.e. turn up on time, supply match information to NZCFA and $30.00 for the Womens league. Invoices can be sent anytime (weekly/monthly/1per season) to:

PO Box 9353
Newmarket
Auckland
Or email to: ryan@nzcfa.co.nz and cc glenn@nzcfa.co.nz

Location:

Riversdale Park, Avondale. Turn off the North Western motorway at either the Rosebank or Waterview off ramps. The park is located off Riversdale Road.

Map to Riversdale Park



Priorities for a Referee:

  1. CONTROL - you must be in control - not the players
    • This is not done in a dictatorial or arrogant manner.
    • Control is achieved through being decisive and positive. Even when you're wrong you're right.

      • Tips
    • Blow your whistle loudly - the worse the foul the louder & longer you should blow your whistle.
    • Don't let anything go in the first 15 minutes - this is the time when you have to convince the players that you are in control.
    • Go with your instincts - if you think it's a foul - don't delay - whistle immediately.
    • If you start to move your whistle towards your mouth - don't stop.
    • Talk to the players - give them warning's (you don't have to stop the game to do this)
  2. KNOWLEDGE of the laws of the game.
    • If you know the rules you will be better equipped to make correct decisions.
    • It is more important to get the major decisions right than the minor ones. We generally are very sharp on foul throws and players not calling a name but miss the bad tackles.
  3. POSITION on the field.
    • The closer you are to the play the easier it is to see infringements.
    • Players will argue your decisions if you are 30 metres away but will immediately accept your decision if you are right on the spot
      Tips
    • Don't run up and down one sideline only - get in the middle of the park.
    • At free kicks and throw-ins position yourself where the ball will land not where it is played from.
    • When the ball is in the air don't watch the ball - watch the players jostling where the ball will land.
  4. COMMON SENSE
    • A referees best skill is his common sense. Good referees probably ignore more minor infringements than they penalise in order to let the game flow. BUT keep in mind that you must CONTROL the game. Don't let any physical foul go unpunished unless there is a clear advantage play.
      Tips
    • After the first 15 minutes you can use your discretion to let minor infringements pass provided they have no effect on the game.
    • E.g. - throw-ins taken 2 or 3 metres away from their exact position
    • - players not calling a name
    • It is OK to change your mind if you are wrong - provided the game has not restarted.
  5. IMPARTIALITY
    • Referees must be unbiased in their decision making. Two wrongs don't make a right. If you make a mistake, don't try and make it up to the other team or you will lose CONTROL of the game.
  6. COMMENTS
    • Most fouls involving a physical infringement are DIRECT free kicks
    • A player cannot be penalised for obstruction if he is playing the ball. He can be playing the ball without actually touching it - ie shielding it with his body. Generally, a player is playing the ball if it is at, or near, his feet.

Just because a player is "playing the ball" doesn't mean he can't have committed a foul. Most fouls are committed by a player when he is trying to play the ball. The problem is he either doesn't get the ball or he also gets the man as well. Generally tackles from behind will always be a foul - it is nearly impossible to play the ball without simultaneously tripping, pushing or kicking the player. Slide tackles from the side can often be fair provided the ball is played first and not the player's legs.


Disciplinary Action:

Referees will be given the use (at their discretion) of two (2) coloured cards. They will be used to warn or send players off in the following manner:

Yellow and red cards will be used for the regulation offences stated in the FIFA rule book. A player receiving a red card will be expelled from that game.

A player who receives one red card (or 2 yellows) will automatically be suspended for any games the following week.

Remember referees decision is final. Complaints about refereeing decisions or other teams behaviour should be submitted in writing to committee members only.

Yellow Cards

Yellow Cards can be issued for the following offences:

Red Cards

Red Cards can be issued for the following offences:

Please remember that a referee's decision is final. Do not allow players to argue with referees (dissent). Players who try to influence referees decisions i.e. tell refs a player should be carded etc, may find themselves being carded!