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Here's the part I don't understand. If the coaches want to rid the game of the proliferation of profanity and other forms of unsportsmanlike conduct being reported here, just do it. Get the Coaches Association in agreement (sounds like the coaches posting here already agree) and approach the Referees Association and request to have the laws of the game regarding such conduct that are already in place enforced uniformly around the state.


Try convincing the ADs to pay for three referees. Only 2 referees were assigned the games at the Viking Cup except for the semi-finals and finals which had three each.


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I have to admit I'm not familiar with all of the local high school rules that may override FIFA's "Laws of the Game", so full enforcement of FIFA's rules on our high schools' fields may not be possible.


Since the SCHSL is not a member of USSF/FIFA, the FIFA laws do not apply to high school matches. The high school league is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) which has its own rule book. The rules are, however, very similiar to FIFA's with some fairly minor differences. The "deadly sins" you mentioned are also send off violations under NFHS rules.