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Is there any written Cal South or Presidio rule that forbids a referee from handling a match involving a club that he/she is affiliated with as a coach or parent of a team/player in the Club?
As a ref we get told not to do games as a AR or center that has a team from our club or that our child has played on in the past. I believe the actual rule is that you can not be a center on a game that you are affiliated with.
Thanks for that. As I read it, Coast only bars a referee from working a game where the conflict is with a player in THAT GAME. So this does not necessarily bar refereeing a game for a CLUB that the referee is associated with.I found the CSL rule
http://coastsoccer.com/CSL-rules-2016.pdf
3. Any CSL Gaming Circuit game refereed by any administrator, parent or relative of a player in the same game shall be forfeited by the relative’s team unless such referee is approved by both teams in writing on the Match Report prior to the game being played.
I always feel that I would be unfair to my child's team for me to referee their game, I know the types of fouls the players commit and know what to look for on each one of them.
Is there any written Cal South or Presidio rule that forbids a referee from handling a match involving a club that he/she is affiliated with as a coach or parent of a team/player in the Club?
Thanks for that. As I read it, Coast only bars a referee from working a game where the conflict is with a player in THAT GAME. So this does not necessarily bar refereeing a game for a CLUB that the referee is associated with.
I know that many youth referees cover games that their own club is playing in, as these game are usually close to them. Last year, a youth referee covered our game as an AR, and he was on a different team competing in the same flight as us. I personally knew him and joked before the game as it was his first year as a referee. He was the best referee of the group... I also know coaches that referee and handle games where teams from their own club play.
I'm still wondering if there are any documents setting forth a specific policy for Presidio/SDDA. I've never seen anything in writing setting forth a policy in this regard from any of the S.D. referee associations.
It seems Coast's rule almost follows this guidance (as refereeing teams in the same flight could affect the affiliated team, but this is no barred by Coast's rule) , while SCDSL is more strict, expanding team to Club.Because Presidio must abide by Cal South's rules and Cal South must abide by USSF's rules, you can get there by starting at the top (USSF):
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
In addition to the U.S. Soccer Federation Polices 531-1 and 531-6, officials should take steps to prevent any appearance of a conflict of interest.
An active official may serve on the administrative committees or board of a competition or State Association (except as restricted by U.S. Soccer Federation Policy 531-1). An active official may officiate in a competition or State Association while also being a member but should adhere to the following:So, it basically comes down to how broad you want to define "that person's team may be affected by the outcome..."
Source: http://www.ussoccer.com/referees/resource-center/refereeing
- Disqualify themselves from participating in any disciplinary proceeding in which the subject is a team, player or other person where there is a vested interest
- Disqualify themselves from participating in any disciplinary proceeding involving a game where they served as a game official
- Not officiate in any match where there is a vested interest
“Vested interest” is defined as when the official or a member of the official's family (spouse, child or parent) or that person’s team may be affected by the outcome of the proceeding or match.
If this happened 5 weeks ago, would you ask for a forfeit if you didn't approve of the referee in writing?I found the CSL rule
http://coastsoccer.com/CSL-rules-2016.pdf
3. Any CSL Gaming Circuit game refereed by any administrator, parent or relative of a player in the same game shall be forfeited by the relative’s team unless such referee is approved by both teams in writing on the Match Report prior to the game being played.
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