The following document provides a updated reference forum for training and instructional documentation prepared and distributed by the U.S. Soccer Referee Department during the 2008, 2009, and 2010 professional soccer seasons. This document is designed to follow the format of the FIFA Laws of the Game as published in the United States, and as such sections can be referenced in order of the LOTG booklet.
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How This Guide Works:
This guide is broken down by Law and category in accordance with the current publication of the FIFA Laws of the Game. You may browse content by Law by selecting a Law on the menu to the left. Within each Law, we have broken down the content by category. Selecting a category within a Law will take you to that specific category.
Each category offers a brief description / direction from the US Soccer Week-In-Review or other relevant publication. Videos and other reference materials are then provided for each category, broken down by year of publication. By default, the panels are closed to save space on-screen. To access information from prior years' Weeks-in-Review, simply click on that year to expand the information.
