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DSRA Membership Dues
Delco Soccer Referees Association (DSRA) dues are for the period of September 1 to August 31 of the next year.
Fees are $30 for an adult & $15 for full-time students.
Checks should be made payable to Delco Soccer Referees Association.
Handout: DSRA Membership Application 2009-2010
Friday, November 13
. The 2009 U.S. Soccer Referee Directives are availble on USSoccer.com.
Thursday, May 17
Viewing US Soccer Referee Position Papers
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ussoccer.com YouTube Page (front page)
Monday, November 20
NOTICE TO ALL REFEREES REGARDING LAW 4-PLAYER DRESS:
A situation recently arose in one of our youth leagues in which a referee pervented a player from participating in a match because he was wearing a turban or Dastar, which he is required to wear as part of his religious beliefs as a member of the Sikhs religious sect. This topic was coverd in the memorandum dated 11/22/02 below:
To: State Referee Administrators
State Youth Referee Administrators
State Directors of Referee Instruction
State Directors of Referee Assessment
National Referee Instructors and Trainers
National Assessors
National Referees
From: Alfred Kleinaitis
Manager of Referee Development and Education
Subject: Player Dress
Date: November 22, 2002
"According to Law 4, The Players' Equipment, a player must not use equipment or wear anything which is dangerous to himself or another player. The basic compulsory equipment of a player is a jersey or shirt, shorts, stockings, shinguards, and footwear. There is no provision for a player to wear a skirt or similar clothing.
However, in an analogous situation, in respect of certain religions that require members to wear head coverings, the Secretary General of the United States Soccer Federation has given permission to those bound by religious law to wear such headcoverings, usually a turban or yarmulke, provided the referee finds that the headgear does not pose a danger to the player wearing it or to the other players. This principle could be extended to other clothing required of members by their religion.
Since the referee may not know all the various religious rules, players must request the variance well enough ahead of game time by notifying the league. The league will notify the state association, which will pass the information on to the state referee committee. The state referee committee will make sure that the referees working that league's matches are informed.
The referee is still bound by the requirements of Law 4 -- the player must not use equipment or wear anything which is dangerous to himself or another player, or use this equipment or clothing to circumvent the Laws of the Game. An example would be the use of equipment or garments to trap the ball or to distract an opponent."
Referees must be aware that even though permission is given to those bound by religious law to wear such headcoverings, the referee must see that the headgear does not pose a danger to the player wearing it or to the other players, and the decision should be made based on the article itself and not how it may be misused.
ALL REFEREES ENCOUNTERING THIS OR LIKE SITUATIONS, MUST BASE THEIR DECISION ON WHETHER THE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING ITSELF POSES A DANGER TO THE PLAYER WEARING IT OR TO THE OTHER PLAYERS. IF THERE IS NO DANGER FROM THE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING ITSELF, THE PLAYER SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO PLAY.
IF THE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING IS MISUSED, IT THEN WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF THE MEMORANDUM ABOVE.
Jeff DeLuca
State Director of Referee Instruction
Eastern Pennsylvania
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