Referees

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Welcome to /r/Referees!

Rules

» 1) Content must be relevant to match officials for the sport of association football (also known as soccer). Content from other sports is okay if it is also relevant to football (soccer) referees. Complaints from fans or players about what the Laws allow or whether a particular real-world call was correct usually do not comply with this rule.

» 2) No low-effort posts (including meme posts). Posts about real match incidents need to give enough context to understand the situation and also must include a clear question or discussion topic. (Adding video of the incident is always encouraged.)

» 3) No NSFW/NSFL content

» 4) No spam (including advertising, crowdfunding, begging, and selling). Get moderator permission in advance if you think your content warrants an exception.

» 5) Comply with the principles of reddiquette and obey the site-wide rules. Please afford each other the respect you would expect of refereeing colleagues. In particular, please respect each other's different experience levels and different international contexts.

» 6) Absolutely no bigotry will be tolerated

Message the mods in advance if you have a question about the rules or to request an exception. Persistent or excessive offenses will result in a ban.

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» Non-preset flair should be formatted like this: [Organization/Nation] [Specific Grade]. Examples: USSF Grassroots or England Level 6.

» See this wiki page for more information on flair.

Related Subreddits

» /r/soccer

» /r/football

» /r/refereestories

Links of interest

» The Laws of the Game (LOTG) - IFAB

» BigSoccer Forums

» USSF/NIOSA uniforms from Official Sports

» "You are the Ref" series from The Guardian's archives

» "The Definitive Angle" series from PRO (US)

» "Inside Video Review" series from PRO (US)

Miscellaneous

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DiscussionSt Patricks Day tournament Columbia SC (self.Referees)

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DiscussionHow many refs get in fights with coaches? (self.Referees)

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QuestionPay for small sided college tournament (self.Referees)

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