the dual system

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