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Old Tue Nov 07, 2006, 09:54am
Nevadaref Nevadaref is offline
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Originally Posted by drinkeii
Sounds nice - don't see this happening in our area... What is the purpose of a 4th official between the benches?
He handles all the substitutes, keeps the coaches and other bench personnel in order, keeps a record of the match (who scored the goals and when + which players received cards and when), and watches for misconduct out of the view of the Referee and ARs.

Even US Youth Regionals and Youth Nationals now use 4th officials. NV even has started using them at the State Cup tournament.
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