Pre-game/Post-game Procedures For Teams and Referees

Pre-game Procedure:
-Line-up cards, players should be listed alphabetically (last name first—as found on the team roster) with their uniform number. Unfinished cards will be returned for completion.

-Player passes, passes should be given to the referee in alphabetical order (same as found on line-up card and roster) with coach’s passes at the end. Out of order passes will be returned for correction.

-Each team’s coach is responsible for submitting two completed line-up cards to the referee prior to the game. The cards should not be signed.

-The referee shall keep one line-up card from each team. He will give each team’s second unsigned line-up card to the opposing team prior to the start of the match.

-Procedure for check-in: One referee will check the line-up card and call the players forward for equipment and uniform check. Another referee will check the roster. The third referee of the crew will check the player/coach’s passes.

-The referee shall hold a line-up card and roster for each team and passes for all players and coaches until the completion of the game.

Post-game Procedure:
-The Referee registers the score on the two remaining line-up cards and has each coach sign his team’s line-up card to verify the score being recorded. The signature can be from any of the coaches listed on the roster.

-The referee then returns the rosters and player/coach’s passes to each team*. He gives the signed line-up cards to the winning coach or coach of the home team in the event of a tie per PA West Soccer Youth Division Playing Rules.

*In the case of a red card or send-off during the match, the offending player or coach’s pass must be kept and sent to the State Office with a completed game report. Referees must file misconduct reports with the State Office within 48 hours.

Reports must be filed for all injuries, red and yellow cards of a player or caution or ejection of a coach, and any abuse or referee assault.