Post on 22-Dec-2015
Dismissal and Special IncidentReport Writing 2012
REPORT WRITINGThe Plan
• Suggestions to Report Writing• When/Why• New Forms for 2012• 3 C’s of Report Writing
• Clear, Concise & Correct
• Analyze sample reports
• Report writing exercise
Discipline Reports – Why/When• Mandated by the Laws of the Game
• Law 5 (p24, LOTG):- provides the appropriate authorities with a match
report, which includes information on any disciplinary action taken against players and/or team officials and any other incidents that occurred before, during or after the match.
• Every time a Red Card is shown, a Discipline Report must be written
• In the case of multiple ejections, each ejection must have its own report and must stand on its own
• GOAL: TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE AND USEFUL REPORT TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES.
Report Writing
• BEFORE WRITING THE DISCIPLINARY REPORT:
• Write down rough details of the incident as soon as possible (half time/after game/at home) .
• Ask details from your refereeing crew if available.
• Write a draft copy of the report• Focus on the facts• Provide a mental picture for the reader
Report Writing New Forms in
2012• Dismissal
& Special Incident Reports now on separate forms
• Two Pages
• Page 1 - Information
Report Writing New Forms in
2012• Page 2
• Description of Incident
• Information regarding further misconduct
Report Writing• WRITING THE DISCIPLINARY REPORT:
• Completely fill in relevant info in the discipline form:
Section 1 Components:- Competition & Division-Location, Date/Time- Home/Visiting Teams- Final Score- Player’s (or Team Official’s) Name and Jersey Number (if player)- Time of Ejection- Score at the time of the Ejection
Report Writing• WRITING THE DISCIPLINARY REPORT:
• Why was the dismissal issued?
- Indicate the reason for the Ejection- If a Team Official, indicate Team Official - #8 as allowed by Law 5-Indicate who the Offensive Language was directed against if choosing #7
Report Writing• WRITING THE DISCIPLINARY REPORT:
• Brief description of the incident
Example of Brief Description of events:In the 29th minute, a Montreal Impact player was running with the ball and was on a breakaway. Islanders player # 21 carelessly tackled the Montreal Impact player from behind only making contact with the player. The foul occurred outside the Penalty area. I then ejected Islanders player # 21 for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player’s goal by an offence punishable by a free kick according to Law 12, p35 of the Laws of the Game.
Report Writing – 5 Ws• WRITING THE DISCIPLINARY REPORT:
• Make sure to include the 5 Ws of fact in the brief description of the incident
• Who – Who are the player(s) involved?• What – was the offence (and the resulting
sanction)• Where – Where did the offence occur (on
the field of play, off the field of play, inside the penalty area, etc)?
• When – When did the offence take place• Why – Why did it occur. prevent an obvious
goal-scoring opportunity, etc
Report Writing• WRITING THE DISCIPLINARY REPORT:
• Further Misconduct
• Indicate if the player left the field of play immediately (if no, provide details)
• Indicate if player continued misconduct after being shown the red card (if yes, provide details)
The 3 C’s
• C = Clear
• C = Concise
• C = Correct
C = Clear • The report must be Clear
• The report must be written so that anyone reading it knows exactly what happened
• Example of incorrect report:• The guy tripped the player and he didn’t
score.
• Who were the players involved?• Where did it happen?• Why was the player ejected?
C = Concise
• The report must be to the point
• The report should contain only the facts related to the ejection
• The report must not include ambiguous language
• The report should have the appropriate detail
• The report should not include phrases such as:
- “I think….”- “The player was mean…”- “In my opinion…” (when interpreting a player’s motives)
• The report should not include recommended sanctions:e.g. “This player should get at least 5 games for this”
• Example of incorrect report:• One of the players did this thing where he sort held
him, but it wasn’t a bad holding. Just minor. But he still made the player miss his shot and because he didn’t score I had to kick him out.
C = Concise
C = Correct
• The report should be correctly filled out (ALL sections!)
• Spell and Grammar Check, Proofread
• Proper terminology must be used• Example of incorrect terminology: “The goalie
took the player down outside the 18 box”
• Example of correct terminology: “The goalkeeper tripped the player outside the penalty area as the player was going towards the goal”
• Refer to the Laws of the Game
Report Writing• WRITING THE DISCIPLINARY REPORT:
• Include the reports of Assistant Referees or 4th official in the cases of an action behind the Referee’s back.
• Use additional sheet if space provided is insufficient
• Don’t be lazy and try to fit in all the information in the few lines on the form.
• SEND IT WITH ID CARD, WITHIN 48 HRS.
Report Writing New Forms in
2012
• Same method of attaining and keeping information as dismissal form
• Check the appropriate boxes and complete the entire form.
Report Writing New Forms in
2012• Get witness.
Assistants, 4th, spectators etc.
• When writing stick to facts. Use definitive words such as “He kicked, punched, tackled.”
THE NOT SO GOOD……
THE GOOD….