New rule changes for 2016 season

[Domino1195]

For those of you who referee or pay attention to FIFA rules changes:  the only changes adopted by NISOA for this season are the amendments made to OS.  I spoke to the officials at half of the Kenyon game after the red card foul against Otterbein.  They all agreed that if college had adopted the new FIFA interpretations on DOGSO the card would have been yellow, not red. 

The new OS interpretation has us calling the player OS when they actually get involved in the play.  Each year this term: "getting involved in the play" seems to receive a new treatment - but the take-away from this revised interpretation - and all of them over the past 4 years quite frankly: hold your flag and wait for a player in an OSP to get involved.  "Getting involved" has moved more towards a player physically touching the ball.  An oddity we'll probably see and will cause a murmur to run through the crowd: a player coming back from an OSP and touching the ball in his defensive half - the restart is in his defensive half where he touched it.

[lastguyoffthebench]

Always keep flag down until ball is touched by the player.   Only raise the flag if player in offside position prohibits the defender from playing the ball or block GK from making a save...

Gotta love the coaches, spectators, and fans making a claim for a call.   Even if your view is 10 yards away.   Nearly impossible to see if you are not standing in line with second to last defender...

[Domino1195]

Always keep flag down until ball is touched by the player.   Only raise the flag if player in offside position prohibits the defender from playing the ball or block GK from making a save...

But we still had 2 or 3 calls in the Kenyon game where the far side AR raised his flag as soon as the ball went through the back line.  He "should" have waited - but that is not how too many AR's call it.  Kenyon's coach was on his best behavior yesterday with respect to criticizing officials, but after the third OS he provided some feedback . . .

[Christan Shirk]

Got this posted to D3soccer.com this morning:

What's new in 2016? - Part 2: Rules Changes

Overall, there's no really big or impactful changes this time around.  Most seem sensible, worthwhile changes.

[Mr.Right]

Got this posted to D3soccer.com this morning:

What's new in 2016? - Part 2: Rules Changes

Overall, there's no really big or impactful changes this time around.  Most seem sensible, worthwhile changes.

Again, excellent and and informative piece. The one change I am most concerned about are throw-ins. The old rule allowed for the defensive player to stand in front of the thrower. This helped prevent long throw-ins from becoming set pieces for a team with a long thrower or 2 to have a significant advantage. While the long throw was to still adequate it used to "disrupt" the thrower or take the advantage away in a little way. 2 yards is 2 yards and now the long thrower will ahve a clear and unaffected throw into the penalty box. 

[Golden_Fan]

Got this posted to D3soccer.com this morning:

What's new in 2016? - Part 2: Rules Changes

Overall, there's no really big or impactful changes this time around.  Most seem sensible, worthwhile changes.

Again, excellent and and informative piece. The one change I am most concerned about are throw-ins. The old rule allowed for the defensive player to stand in front of the thrower. This helped prevent long throw-ins from becoming set pieces for a team with a long thrower or 2 to have a significant advantage. While the long throw was to still adequate it used to "disrupt" the thrower or take the advantage away in a little way. 2 yards is 2 yards and now the long thrower will ahve a clear and unaffected throw into the penalty box.

This have been a FIFA and USSF rule for a few years

[Domino1195]

Got this posted to D3soccer.com this morning:

What's new in 2016? - Part 2: Rules Changes

Overall, there's no really big or impactful changes this time around.  Most seem sensible, worthwhile changes.

Again, excellent and and informative piece. The one change I am most concerned about are throw-ins. The old rule allowed for the defensive player to stand in front of the thrower. This helped prevent long throw-ins from becoming set pieces for a team with a long thrower or 2 to have a significant advantage. While the long throw was to still adequate it used to "disrupt" the thrower or take the advantage away in a little way. 2 yards is 2 yards and now the long thrower will ahve a clear and unaffected throw into the penalty box.

This have been a FIFA and USSF rule for a few years

What I found interesting last night was only one of the three officials had a clue about the FIFA rule changes this summer. I only have a USSF licensed - but had all three until my mid 30's. Mr. Right  - there's a great video from a California HS game where a defender chooses to stand 2 yards in front of a flip throw. When kids insist they have the right to do X or Y - I say "Yes you do - but just because you may doesn't mean you should . . ."

[lastguyoffthebench]

Official Sports and Kwik Goal have been cleaning up!   New jerseys released earlier this summer (all on backorder), new logo, new shorts...

Kwik goal new sized goals, different color paint for all the various size fields...   


For NCAA... ball still must move forward on kick off, but that will be changing this year or next most likely.

[Domino1195]

What I found interesting last night was only one of the three officials had a clue about the FIFA rule changes this summer. I only have a USSF licensed - but had all three until my mid 30's. Mr. Right  - there's a great video from a California HS game where a defender chooses to stand 2 yards in front of a flip throw. When kids insist they have the right to do X or Y - I say "Yes you do - but just because you may doesn't mean you should . . ."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM_48UTwV3Y - I don't think actually standing two yards versus 2 feet would have made a difference