Linesman duties

For teams U12 and up only.

The linesman is also known as the assistant referee.

If you have been chosen as your team’s linesman for the day, this is what you need to do.

When the referee enters your field of play before the kickoff go up to him/her and make yourself known as your teams linesman.

He/she will tell you what side of the ground they want you on and will give you a flag.

The ref will let you know what they expect of you.

Go to the side indicated (then swap in the second half) and wait for kickoff.

You will more than likely be expected to put your flag up when the ball has gone out; with you flag indicate which team gets the throw in; put your flag up if you think there has been an off side infringement (click here for easy off side rules); sometimes the ref will wave away the offside and continue play if they think it appropriate.

Once play has started you must keep yourself in line with the second last defender on the field (the goal keeper being the last defender), so you need to run up and down quite a bit following that line.

Also don’t go past the half way mark, which is your boundary.

Really being the linesman for the day is a great way to get some outdoor exercise.

Enjoy the game!

Marshal Duties

For teams U12 and up only.

The FFV referee of each game requires an escort to and from his/her game. It’s in the FFV rules and not something that we can avoid.

In some cases a referee will not attend his/her game without the marshal escort, so please take this duty seriously.

The marshal duty is very simple.

If you have been rostered as a marshal for your child’s game then go to the kiosk 30 min before kickoff and ask for a fluro marshal’s vest. No, you cannot choose the colour that suits you best.

Then go to the ref’s room, about 20 metres to the right of the kiosk, and let the relevant referee know that you are their marshal for the day.

He/she will then give you instructions as to what they want you to do.

But more than likely wait for the ref, walk him/her to the ground in time for kickoff, walk them back to the rooms at half time, then back to the ground for the second half and finally back to their rooms at the end of the game.

Its that simple!