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2019 NISOA/NCAA Soccer Rules Refresher Test

The 2019 NCAA Soccer Rules Test is now available on the NISOA Arbiter Central Hub.  Read the rest of this entry »

2019 Mandatory Annual Rules Interpretation Meeting

The meeting will start at 9:00am in the third floor auditorium on Fordham University’s Rose Hill campus in Bronx, New York. The NISOA Physical Performance Test will not be administered at this meeting. An agenda will be posted as the meeting date approaches. Please be aware there will likely be a fee to park on campus so carpooling is encouraged. The campus is very convenient to the Metro North railroad as well as the New York City MTA buses and subways.

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NCAA Soccer Rules; Dropped Ball

The NCAA Soccer Secretary – Rules Editor, Ken Andres, has confirmed that a goal may not be awarded on a dropped ball by the referee (Rule 9) unless at least two players touch the ball before the ball enters the goal. This procedure aligns with Law 8 of the IFAB Laws of the Game. If the ball enters the goal without at least two players touching the ball, the game will be restarted with a corner kick if the ball enters the team’s goal or a goal kick if the ball enters the opponents’ goal.

2018 NISOA/NCAA Soccer Rules Refresher Test

The 2018 NCAA Soccer Rules Test is now available on the NISOA Arbiter Central Hub.  Read the rest of this entry »

2018 Mandatory Annual Rules Interpretation Meeting

The meeting will start at 9:00am in the third floor auditorium on Fordham University’s Rose Hill campus in Bronx, New York. The NISOA Physical Performance Test will not be administered at this meeting. An agenda will be posted as the meeting date approaches. Please be aware there will likely be a fee to park on campus so carpooling is encouraged. The campus is very convenient to the Metro North railroad as well as the New York City MTA buses and subways.

Read the rest of this entry »

2017 NISOA Soccer Rules Refresher Test

The 2017 NCAA Soccer Rules Test is now available on the NISOA Arbiter Central Hub. The test includes the mid-cycle rules changes approved by the NCAA in February 2017. Read the rest of this entry »

NCAA Soccer Rule 6; Timing Sheets

A very diligent chapter member asked me last night about the requirement for teams to warm up in front of their bench prior to the match. The member went on to say that he’d read the entire rules book and the only place this requirement was mentioned was in the Recommended Timing Sheets embedded in Rule 6. There was clearly some confusion about what “Recommended” meant in that context, as in whether the timing sheets were required like a rule or a general guideline that could be followed or not followed based on the governing sports authority’s guidance.

In the case of the Recommended Timing Sheets, the activities indicated are required as a rule. Unless the NCAA Soccer Rules do not otherwise specify when the activity takes place, the timing of the activity is recommended. Rule 6.3.4 indicates game rosters are exchanged 30 minutes before kickoff and teams clear the field with the captains and officials meeting for the coin toss 10 minutes before kickoff. The timing of these activities is a rules requirement and can not be modified.

The 2014-2015 NCAA Soccer Rules first indicated the requirement that teams are to warm up in front of their bench on the Recommended Timing Sheets. The 2016-2017 NCAA Soccer Rules additionally indicate when the halftime interval must begin on the Recommended Timing Sheets (immediately when the first half ends). In summary, as you review the  Recommended Timing Sheets, consider the activities and the times indicated to be requirements just like any other rule.