Law 11 – Offside: ‘deliberate play’ guidelines clarified

Following a number of high-profile situations and based on the expectation that a player who is clearly in an offside position should not become ‘onside’ on all occasions when an opponent moves and touches the ball, The IFAB and FIFA,…

Monthly Membership Meeting Survey Results

To maintain our high standards of refereeing, accomplished by share information and instruction with our members via our Flag & Whistle monthly newsletter and our monthly membership meetings, we conducted a survey about our monthly membership meetings. Thank you for your responses. The…

Futsal

Please visit our Futsal page for all the details.

New Ratings System Survey: Feedback

The Board, working with various sub-committees, has worked for several hours on the proposed New Ratings System to develop something new and improved from the system previously used. While we believe it is comprehensive and will be effective, we appreciate…

Will You Have a Referee?

Read this sobering article by Lee Eichenbaum, State Director of Referee Instruction.

Exciting News

SBSRA is delighted to announce its appointment as the Referee Association for two Development Player League Teams – Fram (Boys and Girls) and Santa Monica Surf (Girls). As we continue to strive for excellence, we are gratified for these recognitions…

App for IFAB Laws of the Game for both Apple and Android

To compliment a hard copy of the Laws, check out the recently updated IFAB app. Explore them with the OFFICIAL APP from The IFAB – free and available to everyone! FIND OUT MORE: http://bit.ly/LawsOfTheGameApp