Christchurch Interchurch Football League » Things that make you go hmmm

Not a good weekend!

Dave — Mon, 30 May 2011 10:49:48 +0000

The round 5 results have been posted. This was not a good weekend for the CIFL with serious injuries and fights caused by sloppy play! There are some rules which have been clearly laid out on this website since the start of the season. The first line of the page reads

Games are to be played with a Christian spirit.

This is not negotiable. This is a social Christian soccer league and will be played as such by ALL participants. If teams and their players cannot abide the rules of the CIFL then they should make their way to another competition.

We have a ZERO TOLERANCE policy towards violence and any player who assaults another will be immediately ejected from the league.

Communication with the referee is also strictly the duty of the captain. Any arguing with the referee will earn players a 10 minute sin-bin… and you won’t be much help to your team from the side-line.

The old offside rule

Dave — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:00:27 +0000

Just a reminder to all our players – we play the old offside rule in this competition.

A player inside the defenders half must have two defenders (this may include the keeper) between them and the defending goal when an attacking player passes the ball forward. Regardless of if a player is in the play of the ball or not, they must adhere to this rule.

This assists our referees, especially if no linesmen are available – but if you do have players on the sideline then they can help rectify this!

A full run-down of the unique rules of the competition can be found right here.

Show the referee some love

Dave — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:12:17 +0000

Officiating a soccer match is no easy task. There are so many moving parts in a game that it is impossible to get every call right. Yet time and again we expect the ref to pick up on every slight and foul. We begrudge them if they take too much control in our games. We even blame them for our own poor performance.

The referee is a necessity and they have a thankless job.

All teams in the CIFL are required to supply a referee for half a game each week. The referee should be knowledgeable of the rules and confident enough to enforce them. When the referee makes a call – it is FINAL. Only the captain can seek clarification of a call. All other players, resume your positions.

Arguing with the referee can earn you a 10 minute sin-bin… and you won’t be much help to your team from the side-line.

This post is directed at only a few select players, but we want to make sure we’re all on the same page.