LAW V: REFEREES

Play is governed by a match referee who is on the pitch. The match referee has full authority over the match he/she has been assigned to. The referee is to make sure that all elements of the game at hand are up to Bradford Beach Soccer League standards, as described in these Laws of the Game, prior to the match. Questioning of referee decisions is punishable by bookings and expulsions from the match, subject to referee discretion. The match referee may be accompanied by a secondary official, located on the sideline at the officials table. This official would aid the match referee in timekeeping, score-keeping, and overseeing that proper substitution takes place.