North American Futsal Federation Referee Association Policies

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1 North American Futsal Federation Referee Association Policies NAFF Referee Association under the direction of the NAFF Referee Committee shall supervise the training, evaluation and assignments of officials to professional and amateur matches conducted in the NAFF, MLF or JFA. The Major League Futsal assignments shall be made by the NAFF National Referee Assignor with the assistance of regional coordinators. All officials must be certified and registered under the NAFF yearly. Referee Appointments The NAFF National Referee Assignor shall appoint all Referee and Second referees. The state regional associations will provide a list of all Timekeepers and Third referees approved to officiate matches to the regional coordinators who shall make assignments. Referees will be listed according to a criterion set forth by the NAFF National Referee Committee. This is based on experience and evaluations from assessors. Only NAFF National and Regional Referees are eligible for referee and second referee assignments with cases by case exceptions for State Referees for Junior programs. State Referees may be used for third referee assignments and any referee grade is eligible for timekeeper assignments. Referee Fees Referee fees are established by the NAFF National Referee Committee. Travel fees or hotel accommodations for regular season matches may be required if deemed necessary by the NAFF. Hotel rooms for officials are to be paid for by teams which shall be one room per two officials, but in all cases every effort should be made to secure local referees. Hotel Accommodations Hotels will be provided for officials traveling over 100 miles. Must be at a hotel of reasonable standard (3 star or above ie. Marriott, Hilton, Crown Plaza) and shall room two referees. An exception is made if an official of opposite sex who shall be entitled to their own room. 1

2 Referee Fees Fees: Professional Event: Pro Referee: Single Double Second Referee: Single 40 Double Third Referee: Single 40 Double Adult Amateur Event: Amateur Referee: Single 40 Double Second Referee: Single 30 Double Third Referee: Single 30 Double Juniors: Junior Division self refs all matches with one lead referee per match: Lead Referee: All Matches Second Referee: Third Referee: Fees must be paid by check or cash to the match inspector or referee crew prior to match. All fees are USD. 2

3 All Referee Responsibilities and Duties As per Laws of the Game and submit official report to the NAFF within 24 hours. Arrive 75 minutes prior to lead pregame with referee crew and pregame duties. Pre-Game and Post-Game dress must be trousers and NAFF Referee Polo or trousers, navy blue blazer with NAFF Referee Futsal Logo and button-down shirt and tie. Game uniform is official approved NAFF uniform current NAFF Ref badge. Uniform may include NAFF, AMF, MLF, JFA and referee program sponsor patches. Uniform may include AMF, NAFF and referee program sponsor patches. Match Inspector Must communicate about all details pertaining to the match(s) with regional coordinator and host. Act as liaison between referee and host officials. Coordinate the arrival of the referee crew Arrive 90 minutes prior to match. Review facility details and inspect court Inspect team and referee locker rooms Ensure that referee locker rooms are secured and bottled water is provided (pro) Meet with team representatives and review game details Inspect match balls with Third Referee Inspect official s table area Provide timekeeper with official scoresheet Escort referee crew for court inspection Escort referee crew from locker-room to tunnel for entrance to the court Meet with media and show approved area for photographers Escort media after match to interview referee Schedule with media TV commercial break timeouts Stand behind officials table during match Ensure that the court is secure and ready for second half Make sure that no unapproved personnel enter locker-room area at half time Escort referees to locker-room post-match Escort referees to vehicles 3

4 Deal with other issues that may be necessary to ensure proper management of match Submit a report to the NAFF. Additional Details: Media Interviews Everyone from the press may submit up to three questions to the Match Inspector who will review and then give to the referee. The referee will then answer the three questions per reporter. Referee Locker-room Host Team should make every effort to have a locker-room that can be secured with a shower, toilet, chairs and bottled water cold and at room temperature. At minimum, the locker-room must have water and chairs. Officials table Must be a solid table that is draped with MLF and or NAFF Logo banners. No sponsor or team logos may be on the officials table. Clock Game clock must show timer, score, and foul count. Rosters Team rosters must be signed and submitted 50 minutes prior to game start to the Match Inspector. The match inspector will transpose roster and numbers to official scoresheet. Match Scoresheet Check Timekeeper with Match Inspector will check in players to the passes and to the score sheet in team locker-room. Match Balls Game balls will have provided 60 minutes prior to match. The Match Inspector with the Third Referee will inspect balls and meet with ball persons. Ball Persons Host team must provide 2 individuals minimum but 4 are recommended. The minimum age is 14 years old. 4

5 Match Time Sheet 90 th Arrival of Match Inspector 85 th Meeting between Match Inspector and Home Team Representative 75 th Arrival of Referee Crew 60 th Balls Inspected 50 th Rosters Presented to Match Inspector 45 th Teams warm-up on court 40 th Match Inspector and Timekeeper check officials table and area 20 th Teams will return to locker-room 18 th Scoresheet check in team locker-rooms with Match Inspector & Timekeeper 18 th Referee Crew check court 13 th Referee Crew return to locker-room 12 th Team Captains meet with Referee Crew for coin toss 10 th Referee Crew and teams gather in tunnel to walk out to court 7 th Referee Crew lead teams out to League/Team Anthem 5 th Starting Players announced and Referee Crew 3 rd National Anthem.59 Ceremonial Coin Toss 0:00 Kick Off NAFF is a direct affiliate of the AMF 5