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The Hand of Control
Evaluate using the five stages of match deterioration
By Craig Bohnert
April 7th, 2008

The levels of game control can be counted on the fingers of a hand. It's when you run out of fingers that you run out of options and have to abandon a match, a place no referee wants to be.

Stick around as our expert, Craig Bohnert, explains how not to run out of options.

2008 NFHS Soccer Rule Changes
By National Federation
March 3rd, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (March 3, 2008) - Effective with the 2008-09 high school soccer season, players will be penalized (yellow card) for subsequent violations of illegal equipment rules.

A change in the penalty for illegally equipped players was one of three rules revisions approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Soccer Rules Committee at its annual meeting January 27-28 in Indianapolis. The rules changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.

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Substitution Mechanics
By Craig Bohnert
February 7th, 2008

Exercising its option as the National Governing Body for the sport of soccer, the U.S. Soccer Federation has altered the Laws of the Game to permit unlimited substitution at certain levels of the game, a decision that has been mirrored in interscholastic play.  Craig Bohnert examines just what that will mean to the official and the game.
AR Mechanics
By Craig Bohnert
January 28th, 2008

Craig Bohnert reviews just exactly what we are supposed to do when we are the assistant referee.
Lingering Looks
By Craig Bohnert
December 19th, 2007

A lingering look at the point of play for a split second after the ball is gone can be invaluable in a hotly-contested match when emotions are high and late fouls are likely. Learn to use this technique because it can make the difference between a physically — but fairly — played game and a match that disintegrates into chaos.
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