FA Law 6 – The Other Match Officials

Law 6 – The Other Match Officials

This is the key section.

It states that assistant referees must:
• Indicate when an offence has been committed out of the referee’s view
• Signal when the ball is out of play
• Advise the referee on fouls and misconduct

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🚩 How they signal (as per the Laws)

The Laws specify that assistant referees:
• Use the flag to communicate
• Raise it to:
• get attention
• indicate offences
• show direction of restart

They are also instructed to:
• Keep eye contact with the referee
• Only signal when they are confident the referee hasn’t seen it or needs help

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🎧 Additional guidance

While the Laws mention flag signals, more detailed mechanics (like how long to hold the flag) are covered in:
• FA guidance
• Referee training materials
• Professional Game Match Officials guidance

Posted By: The Gaffer, Apr 11, 20:50:20