THE DUAL SYSTEM
Feb 25, 2016
THE DUAL SYSTEM
BY: DON MUENZ
DIRECTOR OF SOCCER OFFICIATING DEVELOPMENT
NF TRAIN-THE-TRAINER STATE FACULTY
SCOPE OF THIS MODULE PREMATCH CONFERENCE DUAL SYSTEM MECHANICS GAUGING MATCH TEMPERATURE LOWERING MATCH TEMPERATURE
THE PREMATCH,GENERALLY
GENERALLY…• WORK AS A TEAM, NOT TWO
INDIVIDUAL REFEREES• ADJUST TO EACH OTHER’S
STYLES, AS PER PREMATCH
GENERALLY……….. FOCUS ON THE FIELD NO BALL-WATCHING! WATCH YOUR PARTNER’S BACK EYE CONTACT ON EACH DEAD BALL
WHAT WE WILL COVER……• NECESSITY OF THOROUGH PREMATCH• POSITIONS AND DUTIES• TRAIL AND LEAD: COORDINATION• RESTARTS• SUBSTITUTIONS• POSTMATCH DUTIES
THE PREMATCH
ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS HEAD REFEREE TO GIVE GOAL: NO SURPRISES WHEN SHOULD I HELP MY
PARTNER?
PREMATCH: MORE• INTERPRETATIONS….HEAD REFEREE• GOAL OR NOT……HEAD REFEREE• OVERALL MATCH MANAGEMENT…H.R.• FOULS…..EQUAL RESPONSIBILITY• CANNOT SET ASIDE, BUT CAN CONFER
PREMATCH WITH SCORER & TIMER HEAD REFEREE GIVES START CLOCK, TIME OUT, GOAL 10-SECOND COUNTDOWN OVERTIME PROCEDURE
THE PREMATCH CONFERENCE
PREMATCH: MORE• PREMATCH INSPECTIONS• ENTER AS A TEAM• INTRO TO COACHES: ASK THE
QUESTION, NF 5.2.2(d)(4)• ROSTERS, FIELD, GOALS, EQUIPMENT
PREMATCH: MORE• BOTH HEAD COACHES + ALL
CAPTAINS• PREMATCH SPORTSMANSHIP• COIN TOSS
PREMATCH: MORE• SUBSTITUTIONS• SAME SIDE• OPPOSITE SIDES• STOPPAGE WHISTLE• RESTART WHISTLE• SIGNALS
PREMATCH: MORE• SET PIECES• COVERED THROUGHOUT MECHANICS• TRAIL’S RESPONSIBILITIES• KICKS FROM NEAR PENALTY AREA
PREMATCH: MORE• OFF-THE-BALL INCIDENTS• WATCHING AFTER THE BALL LEAVES• UNDERSTANDING WHERE IT WILL GO• LISTENING TO THE PLAYERS• KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED EARLIER• PREVENTIVE REFEREEING
PREMATCH: MORE• BENCH MISCONDUCT• SAME SIDE, BOTH SIDES• PREVENT ENTRY OF FIELD• NO PHYSICAL CONTACT WHATSOEVER• WRITE, WRITE, WRITE• CONSULT BEFORE CARDING• SHALL WE TERMINATE?
PREMATCH: MORE• ADVANTAGE• TRAIL LOOKS THROUGH PLAY• THE IMPORTANCE OF PAUSING• PLAY IN FRONT OF A REFEREE• TRUST• DISCUSS DIFFICULT INTERPS
MORE PREMATCH: TEAMS INFO FROM RECENT MATCHES TEAMS’ STYLES TEAMS’ FORMATIONS TEAMS’ TACTICS
DUAL SYSTEM MECHANICS
POSITIONS AND DUTIES +
TRAIL-LEAD COORDINATION
KICKOFFS
MOVEMENT PATTERNS
GENERAL MOVEMENT
• CHANGING LEAD TO TRAIL, VICE VERSA
• OFF-THE-BALL COVERAGE
RESTART WHISTLE• START OF PERIOD---TRAIL• KICKOFF AFTER GOAL---TRAIL• DROP BALL---TRAIL• GOAL KICK---TRAIL• CORNER KICK---LEAD• PENALTY KICK---LEAD• FREE KICK---LEAD
RESTART WHISTLE
• THROW-IN---REF ON THAT TOUCHLINE
MAKING THE CALL• LET THE WHISTLE DO YOUR TALKING• VISUALLY SIGNAL FOUL OR STOPPAGE• GIVE DIRECTION• INDICATE IF INDIRECT• INDICATE SPOT IF NECESSARY• LEAD GIVES 2ND WHISTLE, WHERE
NEEDED
MORE MAKING THE CALL
IF IFK, GIVE + HOLD SIGNAL UNTIL: A SECOND PLAYER TOUCHES OR BALL GOES OUT OF PLAY
ADMINISTERING THE CAUTION• STOP PLAY• STOP CLOCK• ISOLATE PLAYER• WRITE DOWN INFORMATION• INFORM PLAYER OF REASON• SHOW CARD• NF 5.3.1(e) NOTIFICATION
DISQUALIFICATION • STOP PLAY• STOP THE CLOCK• ISOLATE PLAYER• SHOW PROPER CARD(S)• WRITE DOWN INFORMATION• INFORM PLAYER OF REASON• NF 5.3.1(f) NOTIFICATION
COACH OR BENCH PERSONNEL DISQUALIFICATION
• STOP PLAY• STOP THE CLOCK• ISOLATE COACH or BENCH PERSONNEL• SHOW PROPER CARD(S)• GIVE NOTICE TO COACHES, SCORER,
OTHER REFEREE
FREE KICKS
FREE KICK NEAR GOALOPTION: TRAIL MANAGES RESTART,
TAKES OFFSIDE AND NEARBY FOULS
OPTION: TRAIL MANAGES RESTART LEAD TAKES OFFSIDE, NEARBY FOULS, GOAL LINE
GOAL KICKS
CORNER KICK: RIGHT
CORNER KICK: LEFT
THROW-INS
• POSITIONING• ELEMENTS—RESPONSIBILITY• BALL IN PLAY—RESPONSIBILITY
PENALTY KICKS
SUBSTITUTIONS---FROM SAME SIDE
MANAGED BY THAT REF BOTH REFS GIVE SUB SIGNAL RESTART PER MECHANICS
SUBSTITUTIONS: BOTH TOUCHLINES
BOTH REFS HOLD SUB SIGNAL UNTIL THEIR SUBS ARE FINISHED
RESTART WHISTLE ACCORDING TO MECHANICS
MATCH TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE AWARENESS:• FREQUENCY/SEVERITY FOULS OR
MISCONDUCT• TACTICAL FOULS• ARGUING BETWEEN OPPONENTS
MORE AWARENESS: OPPONENTS CONFRONT, JOSTLE ARGUING BETWEEN TEAMMATES BODY LANGUAGE SHOWS ANGER,
FRUSTRATION, OBSTINACY DISSENT: MORE SEVERE, OFTEN
MORE COACHES’ COMPLAINTS: INCREASED PLAYER FRUSTRATION LESS FOCUS ON PLAY LESS DISCIPLINE RETALIATION, POUND OF FLESH
LOWERING TEMPERATURE
REDOUBLE EFFORTS TO CONTROL: CLENCHED FIST TO TIGHTEN UP INCREASE TALKING TO PLAYERS INCREASE WATCHING OFF THE BALL
MORE EFFORTS TO CONTROL
• WATCH AFTER BALL LEAVES• ALL EYES ON FOULS, MISCONDUCT• HOT SPOT: OPPONENTS NEAR EACH OTHER and AT SET PIECES
MORE EFFORTS TO CONTROL• NO RELAXATION AT DEAD BALL• CALL MORE, AS APPROPRIATE• SLOW DOWN MATCH A BIT• USE ADVANTAGE LESS OFTEN• LEND A “PREVENTIVE PRESENCE”
ADDITIONAL EFFORTS ASK CAPTAINS TO HELP OUT CALL CAPTAINS FOR CONFERENCE TAKE A TIME OUT FOR CONTROL, NF 5.3.1(h) & 5.3.2(e) ASK COACHES TO HELP
ADDITIONAL EFFORTSMORE CARDS, IF APPROPRIATERUN HARDERCONCENTRATE HARDERCOMMUNICATE MOREQUICKLY TO SPOT OF A FOUL
POSTMATCH DUTIES• VERIFY SCORE, WHERE NECESSARY• THEN LEAVE TOGETHER IMMEDIATELY• NO COMMENT TO ANYONE IS BEST• FILE NECESSARY OFFICIAL REPORT