RESPECT FOR ALL

I'm having trouble understanding what they mean by this:

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Are they saying that spectators should be on the same side of the field as the team, but closer to the goal than the center of the field? Or are they saying they should be on the opposite sideline, but closer to the goal rather than the center of the field?

A season or two ago Norcal pushed for spectators to be on the same side as the team they are affiliated with, so one sideline would be team A plus their spectators, and other sideline would be team B plus their spectators. This was in reaction to a bunch of incidents, a number of them getting heated, and even some getting violent. But although teams complied somewhat for league games, tournaments never made the switch and some clubs ignored the recommendation. Gradually it fell away, and once again it is like it always was traditionally, with both teams on the technical side; spectators/parents on the other side. Often there is a reasonable separation with most from one team on one side of the field or the other, but it's very common for spectators to set up wherever there is space, regardless of which team is on that side of the field.
 
RandomSoccerFan said:
I'm having trouble understanding what they mean by this:

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Are they saying that spectators should be on the same side of the field as the team, but closer to the goal than the center of the field? Or are they saying they should be on the opposite sideline, but closer to the goal rather than the center of the field?

A season or two ago Norcal pushed for spectators to be on the same side as the team they are affiliated with, so one sideline would be team A plus their spectators, and other sideline would be team B plus their spectators. This was in reaction to a bunch of incidents, a number of them getting heated, and even some getting violent. But although teams complied somewhat for league games, tournaments never made the switch and some clubs ignored the recommendation. Gradually it fell away, and once again it is like it always was traditionally, with both teams on the technical side; spectators/parents on the other side. Often there is a reasonable separation with most from one team on one side of the field or the other, but it's very common for spectators to set up wherever there is space, regardless of which team is on that side of the field.
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What if the Assist Referee is cute??????
 
Arizona has switched to having parents on the same side as their bench / teams opposite each other. As a referee I like the setup, not a fan of the AR being right in front of parents.

To answer the original question ... if the teams are at midfield the AR on a particular side will work the touchline to the team's right. Parents should sit to the team's left.
 
And I think that section mentions when field conditions permit. But ARs and referees love it, coaches sometimes not so much. Now the coach's parents are sitting right next to them, and they need to deal with them immediately if they are yelling at refs, or coaching their kids. A great coach doesn't mind, a soft one doesn't like it. The ARs no longer have parents behind them helping with offside calls. The center now can tell the coach to deal with his parents immediately or the coach is getting a caution.
 
When we were setting up that way, it seemed that the refs were much more bothered that we were "changing things", compared to what they were used to. Several complained that it would be hard to track subs, if kids were coming into the field from both sides. It seemed like a strange complaint to me at least, as the league was encouraging the clubs to set up this way and I thought that the refs would be mainly in favor - but that didn't seem to be our experience.
 
RandomSoccerFan said:
When we were setting up that way, it seemed that the refs were much more bothered that we were "changing things", compared to what they were used to. Several complained that it would be hard to track subs, if kids were coming into the field from both sides. It seemed like a strange complaint to me at least, as the league was encouraging the clubs to set up this way and I thought that the refs would be mainly in favor - but that didn't seem to be our experience.
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Yeah, some refs grumble about having to look at both sidelines for subs. For me, small price to pay for the benefit of not having parents behind the ARs. And it's much easier to prod the coach to control parents when they're right there ... can't play the "I don't know who that is" game any more. I love it and would never want to go back to the old way.
 
Phoenix Soccer Dad said:
Yeah, some refs grumble about having to look at both sidelines for subs. For me, small price to pay for the benefit of not having parents behind the ARs. And it's much easier to prod the coach to control parents when they're right there ... can't play the "I don't know who that is" game any more. I love it and would never want to go back to the old way.
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Not sure what the refs are grumbling about, there's an AR on each side managing the subs for that side. I love this setup BTW, it keeps the parents quieter, allows the refs to do their job without having to listen to garbage behind them, and keep the coach "honest" as everything he says to the players is being listened to by the parents beside him/her.
 
Why its taken so long to implement this simple solution is mind boggling. A few of us have been proposing this for years. However, is Cal South even relevant anymore?
 
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