The decisions and instructions to referees appointed to Regional and National Cup Competitions and Tournaments contained herein conform to the Laws of the Game, the decisions of the International F.A. Board, and guidance from USSF through its Advice to Referees, Guide to Procedures, and various official memoranda. This document is therefore regarded as authoritative and may be quoted as such. For further details on any of these points, consult the sources listed above.
References throughout to the male gender in respect of players, referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, and others are for simplification and apply to both males and females.
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by Erin Doran (Snohomish TOPSoccer, Washington)
The Snohomish TOPSoccer Program (Washington State Youth Soccer Association) is jumping into the spring 2003 season with a pilot program intent upon training the art of refereeing. US Youth Soccer’s TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) program is a community-based program for young athletes with special needs. Now in our fourth year in Snohomish, we felt our players might enjoy participating in another aspect of the game.
