Mass Confrontation

U.S. Soccer Federation Referee ProgramGrade 7 Referee CourseAmateur Adult Training

Game Disreputeo Minimum of 1 player from each teamo Aggressive behavioroProvocation

o Directed toward officials or playerso Dead ball situationso Can lead to mass confrontation

Mass Confrontationo 3 or more players in totalo Aggressive behavioro IntimidationoPhysical contactoPotential for misconduct

o Directed toward officials or playerso To prevent Mass Confrontation – be the third

person in!

Responsibilityo Be preparedoDiscuss in pre-game conference

o Recognize warning signsoSafetyoLocationoPlaymakers

o Intervene and defuseoAct quickly to avoid further escalation

Warning Signso Severity of foulo Area of contacto Skill level of player fouledo Scoreo Challenges off the ballo Situations when players are on groundo Goalkeeper collisionso Set pieces

Triangle of Control

Managemento Be preparedo Recognize and act quicklyo Triangle of controlo Observe and recordo Issue misconduct as neededo Restart gameo Include details in game report

Review Questiono Which of the following best describes game

disrepute?

o At least one player from each team adopting an aggressive attitude towards each other or the match officials

o At least three players from each team adopting an aggressive attitude towards each other or the match officials

Review Questiono How many players are involved when

describing mass confrontation?

o At least one from each teamo At least three regardless of which team they

are from

Review Questiono Should referees avoid discussing game

disrepute and mass confrontation in the pre-game conference?

o Yeso No

Review Questiono Should officials recognize the warning signs

of game disrepute and mass confrontation and attempt to deal with these proactively?

o Yeso No

Review Questiono When mass confrontation breaks out among

the players, what approach should the referee team use to manage the situation?

o Circle of trusto Triangle of controlo Iron triangleo Referee rhombus Though this would be really cool