[ayso45-refs] Enforcing fare playing time by referees?

[Beau James]

Afshin wrote:

> I beleive there is a AYSO rule that says no player should sit out 2 
> quarters unless everyone else sits out at least 1.
>  
> I am wondering if the refs should enforce this rule?


Definitely not.  It is not the referee's role to "enforce" playing time 
policy.
See below.

For reference: AYSO National policy requires that all players play half
of the time they are present at the match.

The "3 before 4" playing time guideline (no player plays 4 quarters before
all players have played 3 quarters) is a strong recommendation, but not
currently a strict policy, in region 45.  It is a regional policy in 
some regions
in our area.  (It may become region 45 policy in the future.)

> As a linesman who keeps track of the team card and knows who is in and 
> who is out every quarter, should we remind the coaches


It is appropriate for a referee to remind a coach - for example, "coach, 
are you aware
player #12 has already sat out one period?"  That should be the extent 
of the referee's
or assistant referees' involvement with this issue, during the match.

> <>and what we should do if a coach does not take action? 


There may be totally fair and valid reasons why certain players play 
less than three
periods on a particular weekend. The referee team at any one match 
cannot know
all the background for the coach's decisions (nor should it).  The 
referee team's role
is to observe and report.

Make sure that player participation time is correctly recorded on the 
lineup cards,
and entered correctly into WebYouthSoccer.

Make a note in the "game comments" section of WebYouthSoccer if you 
think it is
called for.

The division coordinators and the region board monitor the WebYouthSoccer
data for patterns of the same players playing half the game while other 
players
play the entire game, week after week, and will intervene when appropriate.

Beau

> Regards,
> Afshin Faridjoo
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