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Welcome to SFPAL!
Host: Joanna Doyle and Heidi EdwardsAddress: 350 Amber Drive San Francisco, CA, 94131
Email: [email protected]: 415-401-4666
Evening Agenda PAL/Staff introduction-Who is PAL Partnerships
-SFRPD-SF Vikings- 415-504-8131,
[email protected] 415-968-3017,
[email protected] Season Logistics- schedule, league
start/ends, how to start the game, rule modifications, how to end a game, report scores, rainouts, fields, pay day etc.
Responsibilities of refs, mentors and field marshals
Q&A How to use PENSRA Closing
SFPAL
SFPAL is over 50 years old. Founded by SF police offices, SFPAL is where the men and women who protect the city link arms with the community to protect the city’s future, providing young people with four season of sports, a police cadet program and, most importantly, a new sense of possibilities
We are a non-profit, with staff that is made up of civilian, non-city workers. We exists based on donations for our participants, grants and the good hearted people out there, like the coaches who dedicate their time to the youth of SF. So we THANK the volunteer coaches the most, for putting in the time, care and energy to help an organization like PAL survive, even in these hard times
SFPAL
We serve over 4,000 with the help of over 700 volunteer coaches!
Sports include: Spring Soccer w/ partner SFRPD Jr. Giants Summer Baseball w/ partner SFRPD Summer and Fall Tackle Football/Cheer/Dance w/
partner SFRPD Fall Basketball w/ partner Boys & Girls Club (refs
wanted) Year round Judo
Soccer Success! Over 2,600 kids in 211 teams! That’s 105
games/weekend, WOW!
Who Are you?
Popcorn style Years you’ve officiated Why do you ref?
Share the wisdom Get to know your officials Participate in the mentor program
Mandatory for all first time refs Help out, be a mentor!
Season Logistics Schedules- The schedule will be posted on the
website the week of March 11th
Can start self-assigning to games when we go live on PENSRA
Games will start on Saturday, March 23rd! We will
play until Sunday, May 19th. Weekends off are March 30th/March 31st
Both Saturday and Sunday games during the season
Fields are Beach Chalet, Crocker, Franklin, Grattan, Marshall, Mission Playground, O’Connell , South Sunset, Sutter, West Sunset
Season Logistics How do you start a game? Team must have the minimum number of players
U8-U11 -5 players U12-U14 -7 players
Team must have their CYSA player and coach passes- No passes, no play, NO EXCEPTION
You must introduce yourself to the coaches, explain how you would like to communicate with them-at half time, during the game on throw in’s/corner’s etc?
Ask for the game card from the HOME team The roster of both teams should be listed on the game card.
Line up the players and check, player/coach passes, shirts, shinguards, shoes/cleats etc.
No jewelry (except medical alert,) no casts/splits- NO EXCEPTION
You’ll have a coin toss and once possession is chosen the game will start
Rules/Game Knowledge
Division
# of playersper sideduring play
(minimum)
Size of Ball
(Home team to provide game ball)
What if the ref is a no-
show? (forfeits see
below**)
What is an INDIRECT kick? (U8-
U10)
What is a DIRECT kick?
(U11-U14)
U8 7 (5) #3 As long as both teams have CYSA player & coach passes with the PAL sticker, then you are still allowed to play. The HOME team will have a coach ref the 1st half and the AWAY team will have a coach ref the 2nd half.
An INDIRECT is a free kick given to a team at the spot of the infraction (unless it happens in the goal box, see below.) The ball MUST touch another player (on EITHER team) before entering the goal.
A DIRECT kick is a free kick given to a team at the spot of the infraction (if in the goal box a PK is given.) A goal will be counted if the ball is kicked directly into the goal. It does NOT need to touch another player for the goal to count.
U9 8 (5) #4U10 8 (5) #4U11 8 (5) #4U12 11 (7) #4U13 11 (7) #5
U14 11 (7) #5
Division Time Substitution Times Offside, Free Kicks & Slide Tackling
U8 2 - 20 min. halves6 and 13 minute
marks
NO offside. Indirect kicks. If a foul happens in the goal box, the ref
will place the ball 5 yards back at the spot of the infraction. NO penalty kicks. Slide tackling
allowed.
U9-U10 2 – 25 min. halves
8 and 16 minute marks
YES offside. Indirect kicks. If a foul happens in the goal box, the ref will place the ball 10 yards
back at the spot of the infraction. No penalty kicks. Slide tackling
allowed.
U11 2 – 25 min. halves
8 and 16 minute marks
YES offside. Free (direct) kicks, penalty kicks from 12 yards. Slide
tackling allowed.
U12 2 – 30 min. halves
Free substitutions on your own team’s throw-ins, goal kicks and restarts (after a goal is scored, injuries and if a
caution is given.)YES offside. Free (direct) kicks and penalty kicks from 12 yards. Slide tackling allowed.
U13/U14 2- 35 min. halves
PAL League Policies Registration- CYSA player, coach and assistant coach
passes will be used for all age groups and must carry the PAL sticker. Without the PAL sticker on the CYSA pass, the player, coach or assistant is not eligible to participate. Please check that all your passes have the PAL sticker
Sideline- Only 2 coaches on the sideline during a game
Guest Coaching- A coach with a CYSA 2012-2013 pass can substitute coach or guest coach to any team in their same home league. A guest coach who is suspended cannot participate. All guest coaches must fill out the guest coach registration form and be fingerprinted and cleared by SFPAL before they can guest coach for a team. They will present to you a confirmation e-mail with the PAL logo as well as their CYSA 2012-2013 coaching (with PAL sticker) pass to show the are an eligible coach.
Player participation- U8-U11 subs will be on a specific minute. U12-U14 will have free substitutions but it will be expected that ALL of your players who show up for games play at LEAST half the game
4+ Goal rule- You must take a player off the field once the team is at a 4-0 advantage. If a team goes up 5-0, you must take another player off the field. If the opposing team scores and now it’s 5-1, then you can put one player back on. This continues as needed however, no team will go under the minimum players per side.
Guest Coach Form
Guest Coach Form Cont.
Uniform- Proper dress for all teams and players is required. Minimum requirements are SFPAL T-shirt worn on the exterior, shorts or pants, proper footwear and shin guards completely covered by socks. Have GK in a different shirt/penny All teams must wear SFPAL shirts on the exterior during
games. If an individual player doesn’t have their SFPAL shirt they cannot play and must sit with the spectators, not with the team
No jewelry, accessories or hard casts/splits may be worn during play. The only exception is if a child has a medical alert bracelet or necklace. They are allowed to wear it but it must be fully taped down to the body
PAL League Policies Cont. Ejections-
Send off report and pass sent to SFPAL- 350 Amber Drive, SF, CA 94131
Any player or coach ejected from a game will also be suspended for an additional 1-2 games
Ejections and poor sportspersonship could affect your participation in MYSL and SF Vikings
Volunteer Line Judge- Calls the ball out of bounds for you so use them
Take Back the Game Weekend- SFPAL will have a weekend where the players and official are the
ONLY ones allowed to be vocal during the game No coach, parent, spectator or fan is allowed to talk Only “golf” clapping is allowed The only people allowed to be speak are the referee and
the players This is for the players, it’s giving the game back to them.
It’s for developmental purposes and just letting the kids play their game
TBTGW will be the weekend of May 4th/6th
Send-Off Report
CYSA Case Report
How to End the Game?
When the game is over, give back the coaching/player passes to the coaches
Write on the game card any additional information you need and keep it for your records
The teams should do a post game hi-5/handshake Exceptions for this is if a coach feels their team will not
behave in a sporting manner
Start checking in your next game and get it started
Report your score at www.sfpal.org/soccer and give feedback about the game, coaches, field conditions etc. if needed
Report Scores
HOW & WHEN TO REPORT SCORES: Scores must be reported by Monday 9am after your game Log onto www.sfpal.org/soccer/ Click on the “Report Scores” link. This will take you to our
form to report scores Please make sure to fill in all required responses If you do not have access to the internet, please report scores
on our office voice mail at (415) 401-4666
FEEDBACK: If you had a negative experience with a coach, player, parent
or fan you must report it to SFPAL immediately Use the referee score report to do so. If it is urgent, you must
also call the office at 415-401-4666
Reporting Score Form
Rainouts SFRPD has a rain-out link so you can
conveniently check on your computer at home PAL has that posted on our website
PAL will NO longer do the rain-out hotline
If you have the first game, and the field closures are NOT posted on the SFRPD website, you must go to the game to see if it is on, or off (SFRPD will post signs on the field.) Unfortunately, this will happen if you have the first game of the day
Rainouts Cont.
If you are on a TURF field, the likely hood of your game being cancelled is almost NONE
The only time SFRPD will close a turf field is if the weather is extremely hazardous (constant lightning, extreme rain, etc.)
If you are on a turf field and it is raining you will play
Rules for Lightning If at anytime you see a lightning flash
you must stop the game immediately, find shelter and wait 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, if there isn’t a second flash of lightning, you may continue the game. However, if there is a second flash of lightning, you must call the game off and the score will stand as is.
Fields for Spring U8- Grass fields will include
Grattan Playground A & B and Louis Sutter U8- Turf fields will include
Mission Playground U9-U11-Grass fields will include
Beach Chalet 1C/D ,2A/B & 2C/D West Sunset- A & B
U9-U11-Turf fields will include O’Connell Marshall South Sunset 1, 2, & 3
U12-Grass fields will include Beach Chalet 3
U12- Turf fields will include Crocker 3
U13/14- Grass fields will include Beach 3
U13/14- Turf fields will include Franklin
Beach Chalet
Crocker Amazon
Franklin
Grattan
South Sunset
Sutter
West Sunset
Pay Scale and Experience
U8- $20/game U9-U11- $25/game U12- $30/game U13/14- $40/game
Age/Experience Requirements: U8- 1st year U9- 1st year U10 2 years+ and at least 13 years old U11- 3 years+ or 2 years if at least 15 years old U12- 3 years+ or 2 years of at least 16 years old U13/14- 4+ years and at least 17 years old
Pay Day!
2 pay periods The week of April 15th The week of May 20th Please give us 7 business days to sort, calculate, cut
and mail out checks. If you do not want us to mail your check, please call us ahead of time
Keep your game cards incase of a discrepancy on your payment
Communicate with us. Do not hesitate to call or e-mail us during the season
Responsibilities of a Referee
Assign yourself to the proper age division If you’re a first time official you must sign up with a
mentor Show up to your game early- 30 minutes
Check field for hazards, goals/nets secure Check in players and coaches- no pass, no play Start on time
Report your score Add additional comments and follow up with PAL via
phone call if it’s urgent Report forfeits
Look like a ref, act like a ref- take ownership of the game, you’re the one in charge- use your voice, let the team know who’s ball it is, what the call is, throw in, corner kick etc.
Referee Mentor Goal- To support our soccer youth referees to properly officiate
the game. The Referee Mentor is the “instructional lead and support” during games to our youth and first year referees. The mentor is to provide assistance and guidance to the youth/first time referee before, at half time or during the game
Required Skills and Experience: Must have strong communication skills Positive attitude and a sense of humor Knowledge of the rules and regulations of soccer in a CYSA’s District 1
Qualifications: Grade 8 license preferred or Grade 9 license with 3+ years officating with SFPAL/MYSL/SF Vikings Must have been a referee for PAL/ SF Vikings for at least 2 years Experience officiating games at the U8-U14 recreational level Prior Referee Mentor a plus!
Rate: $25/hour for U8 games and $30/hour for U9 games. Please inquire with Heidi Edwards, Program Coordinator at 415-401-4666 or email [email protected]
Field Marshal Mission: To support our soccer youth and referees in enjoying the game
in a sporting manner. The Field Marshal is the “go-to” person for information on game days
Goals: Be a resource for parents and coaches about field logistics, trash
pick-up and appropriate sideline behavior Support our referees’ ability to officiate and players’ ability to play
soccer by helping with crowd/parent/fan/coach management. This is particularly important for our youth referees
Keep games on schedule
Required Skills and Experience: Must have strong communication and customer service skills Positive attitude and a sense of humor Knowledge of the game of soccer
Qualifications: Knowledge of SF Vikings/SFPAL/MYSL/CYSA leagues a plus A certified CNRA Grade 9 or higher a plus Prior field marshal experience a plus Must be at least 16 years of age
Rate: : $15/hour. Please inquire with Heidi Edwards, Program Coordinator at 415-401-4666 or email [email protected]
Additional Support
SFPAL wants to better support our referees! We will provide a mid-season check-in for officials Roundtable discussion of what’s working for you, what’s
difficult, trouble shooting with more experienced officials etc.
Refresher clinic- if possible Mandatory for referee mentors
Mid-Season check-in- Thursday, April 18th @ SFPAL from 6:15pm-7:30pm An RSVP for the event will be sent out on Monday, April
1st
Questions?
How to Use PENSRA?!
