GENERAL PROCEDURES

ECNL National Event

2017

EVERY GAME PLAYED IN ECNL MATTERS.

The teams are competing for conference championships, seeding for the national championships, and an overall

ECNL club champion. These games count toward their standings. As such, ECNL and its teams, coaches, players

and parents expect high standards of professionalism and performance from the referees. In return, ECNL

demands high standards from its clubs and coaches. Below are general information and rules applicable to ECNL

National Event competition.

Game Ball • Provided by ECNL. Referees pick up the game balls from the Field Coordinator located near the field of

play and return to same Field Coordinator after the game.

Game Length • U14, U15 & U16: 40 minute halves

• U17 & U18: 45 minute halves

• All half times 10 minutes

• Referees should provide appropriate stoppage time in every game.

Substitutions

• U14-U18: FIFA, seven (7) per half. Substitutions are permitted at any stoppage of play.

• Players may not re-enter in the same half.

• Head Injury. Any player suspected of suffering a head injury may be substituted for an evaluation without

the substitution counting against the team’s total number of allowed substitutions during the game

Rosters, Reports and Passes • Each player must have an ECNL player pass. Players should give their pass to the referee when they enter

the game.

• All passes should be returned to the team at the end of the first half and after the game. See Exception

for Send off and/or Dismissal.

• Both the Home and Away Team will provide an ECNL Game Report to the referee. Only eighteen (18)

players are eligible for the match. These 18 must be indicated on the Game Report. Age-appropriate

players that are not pre-printed on the roster may be hand-written on the roster as long as they have a

valid ECNL pass card.

• Players not listed in the 18 eligible players are allowed in the bench area as long as they have a valid

player pass, are not in uniform and behave in an orderly manner.

• At the conclusion of the game, after the report has been completed by the referee and signed by entire

referee crew and signed by both teams, the referee gives the game report back to the Field Coordinator.

• In case a red card or dismissal is issued during the game, the referee reports this to the Field Coordinator

and returns the Game Report and the player card/coach card to the ECNL headquarters. See Exception

below in Red Cards.

• Red card player(s) and/or team personnel dismissed must leave the bench area (Technical Area) and

report to the Field Coordinator tent located near the field of play.

GENERAL PROCEDURES

ECNL National Event

2017

Red Cards • Red cards are held by the referee along with the game report and card and game report are to be turned

in to the ECNL Headquarters. Write the details of the red card incident on the back of the Game Report.

If ECNL requires additional information, you will be asked to complete a USSF Supplemental Report.

Any Coach dismissal requires a Supplemental Report

• EXCEPTION: Last day of Event. Return all cards to the team including any red cards or dismissed

personnel. Make sure the details are reported on the Game Report.

Technical Area

• Only personnel with ECNL passes may remain in the technical area and between the benches. All others

must be on the public area of the field.

• Team members who are not designated as players/substitute for the game may sit in the technical area

as long as they have a player pass and not dressed to play.

• College Coaches, U.S. Soccer Scouts and other designated personnel by ECNL may be on the team side of

the field. They are not allowed in the technical areas during the game. U. S. Soccer Scouts may enter the

technical area.

Miscellaneous • All games will have an international start. Teams will line up and enter the field of play along with the

referee crew from the technical area.

• Games will start at the scheduled time. Plan the international walk out to accommodate this additional

required time. Please let the coaches know that you plan on the walk at 3-4 minutes prior to the

scheduled start time.

• Coin Toss will take place at the side lines in the technical area prior to the international walkout.

• Introduce yourself and your crew to the coaches and work out a plan to inspect and check players. Do not

interrupt the coach/teams while they are doing their warming up

• Team Uniforms o Home Team - light shirt, light socks, any short o Away Team: dark shirt, dark socks, any

shorts o If conflict, then the Home Team changes

Referee

• Referees are to report to the Referee Headquarters one (1) hour prior to their first game of the day. You

must check in at the Referee Headquarters before going to your field. Plan to arrive at the field you are

assigned to at least 30 minutes prior to scheduled kick off time.

• You must be dressed in your referee uniform prior to going to the field.

• ECNL is sponsored by NIKE. Only Nike and U.S. Soccer and Officials Sports apparel are requested.

GENERAL PROCEDURES

ECNL National Event

2017

Contacts for ECNL National Event – Phoenix – Nov 11-13, 2016

Dick Triche Officials Management Group 832-295-9601 Office 832-577-7191 Cell dick.triche@officialsmgtgroup.com r.triche@yahoo.com Jane Fallon (Referee HQ 1) Lead Assignor 602-717-2468 Cell Jane.Fallon@cox.net (no email on cell phone, so use text during weekend) Maggie Barton (Referee HQ 2) Assignor Team 520-869-0554 Cell 520-797-9735 Home cactusmouse@comcast.net

SETTING UP GOPay

To All Referees:

All officials will be paid for the games they officiate. Game fees and approved expenses will be

paid by electronic transfer directly to your bank account through GOPay after the Event.

To set up your GOPay account, See ‘My Payments’ in the left hand column. Click on ‘Add New

Pay Method’ to add a Checking or Savings Account information.

There is no charge to you for an electronic deposit to your account.

You may request payment a check mailed to your address. There is a $5.00 transaction fee

charged to you only if you request a check. This fee will be deducted from the check. You still

must enter your check request in the Add New Payment Method.

There are instructional videos to help you set up your GOPay located on the top right hand side

of the ‘My Payments’ webpage.

You must have a W-9 on file with Officials Management Group. You can complete the W-9 that

is included with this message and send it Officials Management Group or hand it to the Site

Coordinator at the field.

Officials Management Group

c/o TriCom Media Group LLC

17101 Kuykendahl Rd Suite 200

Houston, Texas 77068

832-295-9601 Office

832-577-7191 Cell

dick.triche@officialsmgtgroup.com