About
Questions posed to this website are answered by Jim Allen, National Instructor Staff/National Assessor.
Jim is assisted by:
- Dan Heldman, National Instructor Staff
- Alfred Kleinaitis, USSF Manager of Referee Development and Education
- Paul Tamberino, USSF Director of Referee Development
- Brian Hall, USSF Manager of Assessment and Training
- David McKee, USSF National Director of Assessment (assessment matters)
- Ulrich Strom, National Instructor and National Assessor (matters in general)
If you have a question about the Laws of the Game, simply go to the Ask A Question page and fill in the form. All questions, published or not, will be answered privately. Some questions and answers will be posted on this page. As of February 23, 2000, all replies to technical questions posted in this column will have been coordinated with and approved by the U. S. Soccer Federation’s National Program for Referee Development. Questions that require an opinion, rather than or in addition to a technical answer, will bear a caveat pointing out that the answer may not have official status and should not be quoted in various fora as an “official” answer. If you wish more personal service, please direct your question to your State Director of Referee Instruction in writing (names and mailing addresses supplied upon request).
Answers posted here apply only to games played under the aegis of the United States Soccer Federation. Officials from other countries should not quote these answers as “proof” to authorities in their own national associations of “facts” about the Laws of the Game or referee procedures and mechanics.
