Law 6 Assistant Referees

Question 1

Does the center ref need to use the info the side ref is giving

Answer 1

No it is up to the center ref to decide how to use the info.

Center ref can ask for help from the side ref

Question 2

What are club linesmen. What do they do

Answer 2

They are volunteers from the sideline who help the center ref when there is not side refs

They help by flagging when the ball leaves the field

Question 3

An assistant ref help the referee by signaling when what 5 things

Answer 3

• When the ball has left the field and what team gets a throw in, goal kick, and corner kick.
• When a team wants to substitute
• When an attacker is offside
• When a foul or misconduct happened but the referee didn’t see it.