Oakland Soccer Club

Game Protocol

Before the game

arrive at least 30 minutes before the game
dress professionally, tuck in shirt, pull up the socks etc
inspect the field, nets, corner flags (write any anomalies in the game card)
get game card, player passes from the coaches
check in players
absolutely NO jewelry, Armstrong band, hard cast etc
check players' equipments, shin guard, no baseball cleats
make sure every player has a LAMINATED player pass (no pass, no play)
For Class IV games play within Jack London, the game card should be stamped and
addressed to League Referee Coordinator
pregame talk between Referee and Asst Referees (if you are lucky to have a team of referees)
remind AR to stay with second to last defender
what is Center Referee expected Asst Referees to do, call fouls or not
pregame talk to parent line persons
only signal ball in and out; give direction if capable
do not call offside

Coin Toss

Game Time

Call fouls, avoid playing Advantages in younger age group because everyone expects you to call foul.
Have Fun

After the game

monitor hand shakes between teams
shake hand with players and coaches
fill out game card including the following information if applied
yellow cards info; team, jersey #, name, cysa id, time, reason of yellow card
red cards info; as above
coaches and players behavior that you want the league to know
License referees sign the game card (not parent line persons)
Return player passes to coaches
Fill out and mail Send Off Report within 24 hours if you gave out any red card,
Depending on the game, check the Jack London website on where the report should be sent to.
Mail in the Game Card