Laws of the Game & FA Rules

The Reserve Assistant Referee

The Reserve Assistant Referee

FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game

The reserve assistant referee:

 

  • is appointed under the competition rules and replaces the timekeeper if any of the referees is unable to continue officiating the match. He assists the referees at all times 
  • assists with any administrative duties before, during and after the match, as required by the referees
  • after the match, he submits a report to the appropriate authorities on any misconduct or other incident that occurred out of the view of the referees. He must advise the referees of any report being made
  • records all incidents occurring before, during and after the match
  • carries an alternative manual chronometer in case it is required due to an incident of any kind
  • is situated in a prominent place, but not next to the assistant referees