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Since IFAB’s changes to Law 16 (The Goal Kick) went in effect on June 1, 2019, there have been a lot of questions about how the new rule impacts the implementation of the Build-Out Line (BOL). The short answer is, very little. The purpose of a BOL is to ease defensive pressure on goal kicks/goalkeeper […]

Information regarding Recertification is available on CalSouth at https://calsouth.com/maintenance-upgrade-requirements/.  In addition to registration and payment, you will need to take the Recertification Quiz for Grassroots Referees (Previous Grade 9, 8 & 7) for 2020. You can click here to take that test. As reference you can click here for the recent Laws of the Game. […]

April 30, 2019  This email update is being sent to the entire Cal South referee community. New National Requirement All USSF Certified Referees, Instructors, Assessors & Assignors, 18 years of age and older are now required to be SafeSport trained. This requirement must be completed before the deadline of 9/1/2019 in order to be allowed […]

To compliment a hard copy of the Laws, check out the recently released IFAB app. Laws of the Game 2019/20 come into force on 1 June. Explore them with the FIRST-EVER OFFICIAL APP from The IFAB – free and available to everyone! DOWNLOAD: http://bit.ly/LawsApp_iOS   http://bit.ly/LawsAppAndroid FIND OUT MORE: http://bit.ly/LawsOfTheGameApp …    http://bit.ly/IFAB_Release

The IFAB released the actual language of the changes to the 2019 Laws of the Game.  Some of these are going to roil instruction in all of our various associations for the next several seasons. NOTE: All changes come into force on June 1, 2019.  Competitions starting before that date may apply the changes from […]

The 133rd Annual General Meeting will be held in Aberdeen, Scotland on 2 March 2019 and will be chaired by Alan McRae, President of the Scottish FA. The full agenda is available on The IFAB`s website.

Entry courses for those seeking to become first time Referee Instructors Grade 7 or Referee Assignors are now posted. For the Instructor Grade 7 Entry course – Please click here For the Assignor Entry Course – Please click here Please fill out the applicable application and email that to our SDI, Randall Reyes at lawfive01@yahoo.com. […]

These are helpful tools for referees to be aware of and their use: Step by step instructions to print the USSF Registration Card Standards of Dress Pocket Guide

Cal South’s State Referee Committee is providing the attached guidance. It covers a procedure for the referees to follow when the presence of drones may impact the safety of participants of the beautiful game. This is a matter of safety – the prime directive of referees. Cal South SRC Guidance Regarding Drones

This summary (LOTG Restarts) of the 8 restarts and the 9 criteria to compare them inclusive of the most recent modifications to the LOTG will be referred to during the September In-Service Monthly class.