NEW JERSEY SOCCER ASSOCIATION

STATE and NATIONAL CUPS

 

REFEREE INSTRUCTIONS

2011/2012 SEASON

 

MAIL

REPORT TO:           NEW JERSEY SOCCER ASSOCIATION

P. O. BOX 9765

TRENTON N.J. 08650

 

Reports MUST be returned to the NJSA within 24 hours from the end of the game WITH ANY PASSES of the players EJECTED during the game.

 

 

EMERGENCY         All NJ State Cups                   Carlos Pais      Tel. (908) 963-4120 (cell)

 

All USASA National Cups     Mark Kelly      Tel. (973) 868-2719 (cell)

 

NJSA's Office FAX                                       Tel. (609) 587-9265

 

 

GAME FEES:           STATE CUPS:                      Referee Fee                Linesman fee

NJ PREMIERE CUP             $80.00                         $45.00

NJ MEN CUP                         $70.00                         $40.00

NJ WOMEN CUP                  $66.00                         $38.00

NJ MEN OVER-30                $66.00                         $38.00

NJ MEN OVER -40               $66.00                         $38.00

                                    USASA NATIONAL CUPS

MEN OPEN CUP                  $80.00                         $45.00

MEN AMATEUR CUP         $74.00                         $42.00

WOMEN AMATEUR CUP  $70.00                         $40.00

MEN OVER-30 CUP             $70.00                         $40.00

WOMEN’S OVER 30 CUP   $70.00                         $40.00

U20/U23 CUPS                      $66.00                         $38.00 (Full games)

                                                $50.00                         $30.00 (1 hour games)

 

 

PAYMENT:              BOTH TEAMS WILL SPLIT THE TOTAL FEES OF THOSE REFERESS WHO OFFICIATE THE GAME: IF AN OFFICIAL IS NOT PRESENT AT THE GAME, THE TEAMS WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR.

 

 

END OF GAME:      Each game shall last twice 45 minutes.

 

At the end of 90 minutes, if the score is tied, the game will continue with a MAXIMUM of 2 overtimes of 15 minutes each.

After the 2 overtimes, if the score is still tied, PENALTY KICKS shall be taken according to FIFA rules to determine a winner.

 

 

GRACE PERIOD:   ALL CUPS: Travelling team is allowed 15 minutes.

 

No grace period for home team of any Cup, but allow finishing preparing the field if necessary, and reporting in your referee report.

 

 

SUBSTITUTIONS:  ALL CUPS: Each team is allowed up to 18 PLAYERS on the LINE-UP Sheet

 

For NJ STATE CUPS there will be UNLIMITED substitutions: PLAYERS CAN RE-ENTER the game after being substituted.

 

For USASA NATIONAL CUPS: 7 substitutions and NO RE-ENTRIES are allowed. Once a player is substituted, he cannot go back into the game.

 

Substitutions must be made according to FIFA rules:

1. Can be made at ANY STOPPAGE of the game

2. Players must enter the field from the center line AFTER the player being substituted has left the field.

 

 

EJECTIONS:            Return passes of the ejected players to the NJSA office:

                                    NJSA

                                    P.O. Box 9765

                                    TRENTON, NJ 08650

 

 

PLAYER PASSES:  ALL players must have a valid CURRENT SEASON pass.

 

If a player does NOT have a valid current SEASON STICKER, he shall be allowed to play but the pass must be CONFISCATED and RETURNED to the NJSA for verification. Please note this on your game report.

 

No player should be allowed to play without a pass UNLESS you are notified directly by the State Cup Chairman, or his Deputy Commissioner or the NJSA State Registrar.

 

If a team wishes to check the passes of their opposing team at your presence, you cannot refuse to do so and they shall be notified of any irregularity you find while checking the player passes.

TEAM OFFICERS: All teams MUST present to you AT LEAST ONE Team Manager pass.

 

                                    These passes are similar to the Player passes BUT they are on

 WHITE PAPER with RED INK

 

These Officers passes must also be VALIDATED for the Current season.

Just like the players, all Team Officers will be listed on the Game Line-up

Each team must present to you the pass for AT LEAST ONE of those Team Officers. The Team officer MUST BE AT THE GAME.

 

Please mark on the Line-up, which Officer was present and showed the pass.

 

A player (that has Player card) CAN ALSO BE a Team Officer (white card with red ink)

 

                                    If a team DOES NOT present to you a current Team Officer pass, ALLOW

                                    the game to take place, BUT REPORT this in your game report.

 

 

SPECIAL

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Line-up must be received BEFORE the game starts: no player other than the ones LISTED shall be allowed to play.

2. As long as the player's name is on the line-up before the game starts, he his allowed to participate in the game even if he shows up late, but BEFORE the start of the second half of the game.

3. Every player in the game MUST sign the game line-up sheet. Late arriving players MUST sign the game line-up sheet before the start of the second half of the game.

4. Each participating player shall have a unique shirt number ASSIGNED to him/her

5. If team wishes to check the opposing team's passes, the referee WILL check the passes AT THE PRESENCE of such team's manager or coach.

6. Only the players LISTED on the Official game line-up are allowed to play in the Cup game. You may be notified IN WRITING by the Cup's Chairman or by his Deputy or by the State Registrar, that a player does not have a player's pass, but is allowed to participate in the game. In this case such player will be allowed to participate provided that he shows some kind of identification (driver's license, passport, etc...)

IF NO IDENTIFICATION IS AVAILABLE, HE SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY.

7. Each team MUST present to the referee a Team Officer card before the start of the game, together with all the player passes of the participating players. You must report if a team does NOT present a Team Officer Card.

8. If for any reason the game is not played because only one team is present, DO NOT COLLECT from the team that is present. Get the names and addresses of all game officials and report in your game report. The Cups Committee will refund the proper amount.

9. BOTH TEAMS will split the cost of the total Referee and Linesmen fees that are actually present at the game.

10. WRITTEN Reports MUST be mailed within 24 hours from the scheduled game EVEN FOR GAMES NOT PLAYED. You MUST return the Game LINE-UP sheet with your report. You MUST RETURN ALL EJECTED PLAYERS CARD TO THE CUP COMMISSIONER, not to the League of affiliation or to the team.

11. Report ALL injuries, no matter how small. You don't have to give a diagnosis of the injury, just tell us that there was an injury and who was hurt.