Soccer News & Announcements
January 12, 2021
SOCCER MAIL-OUTS TO MEMBERS
The 2020‑21 Soccer Board of directors voted to mail soccer materials to Active TASO Soccer members. Each member will receive ...
December 21, 2020
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Richardson, Texas, December 21, 2020 The Texas Association of Sports Officials (TASO) has become aware of allegations concerning the Austin LBJ ...
December 4, 2020
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****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** December 3, 2020 On the evening of December 3, 2020 another vicious and deliberate assault was inflected ...
December 17, 2020
EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES
By Nate Perry The past five issues of High School Today have addressed the coronavirus’ effects on high school athletics ...
December 10, 2020
COASTAL BEND SOCCER REFEREE ASSOCIATION TOY DRIVE
On Wednesday, December 9th, members of the TASO Coastal Bend Soccer Referee Association delivered toys that had been donated by ...
November 18, 2020
TAPPS FALL SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to these TASO Soccer members for the Capital Referees Chapter selected to officiate the TAPPS Fall Soccer Championships Mike ...
October 30, 2020
TASO THREADS
Members, don’t forget about the TASO Threads Store. There is a store for each Sports Division. The on‑line store contains ...October 27, 2020
TASO SOCCER MAIL-OUTS
The 2020‑21 Soccer Board voted to mail soccer materials to Active TASO Soccer members. Each member will receive their Soccer ...
October 16, 2020
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE REFEREES: WHAT LANGUAGE DO THEY SPEAK IN MATCHES TO PLAYERS?
Officials at the top level of the game may find themselves having to explain decisions to players from all over ...July 16, 2020
SOCCER DIVISION LATE FEE DATE
The TASO Soccer Division Renewal and New Member Applications are now open. The TASO Soccer Board of Directors has extended ...
June 11, 2020
OFFICIALLY SPEAKING EPISODE 04
In this episode of Officially Speaking, the TASO Video Podcast series, Dr. Susan Elza, UIL Director of Athletics and Bryan ...
May 22, 2020
A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO TASO MEMBERS FROM BRYAN BUNSELMEYER, TAPPS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TAPPS Executive Director has a message of appreciation for TASO members. The TAPPS/TASO partnership remains strong! VIEW VIDEO
May 18, 2020
THE ANTI-AGING SECRET SPORTS OFFICIALS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
You love the game. You want to be officiating as long as you can, and there’s one thing you can ...
May 7, 2020
TASO SOCCER 2020 -2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The TASO Soccer Division 2020‑2021 Board of Directors will be: President – Phil Ochsner District V Director – Raul Cano ...May 1, 2020
NFHS OFFICIATING CLASSES OFFERED FREE THROUGH JULY !
Current high school sports officials, as well as individuals interested in joining the officiating ranks, will be able to access ...
May 7, 2020
TASO BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
The TASO Board of Directors (multi‑sport) held their annual meeting April 26, 2020. Guest speakers included Dr. Susan Elza – ...Soccer Clinics & Events
Soccer Rules & Regulations
INCIDENT REPORTING
Incident Reporting is a very important function of officiating Texas high school and junior/middle school games and matches. The points ...
SOCCER RULES INTERPRETATIONS – 2020-21
Publisher’s Note: The National Federation of State High School Associations is the only source of official high school interpretations. They ...2020-2021 NFHS RULES CHANGES
Here is a recap of the 2020‑2021 NFHS Soccer Rules changes: 2‑2‑4 SECTION 2 BALL SPECIFICATIONS: ART. 4…If the ball ...
EVERY GAME CAN BE YOUR BEST GAME
A young, motivated and talented official was assigned as the referee in a college D‑I highly contested conference game. The ...
The worse thing to call is something that didn’t occur.
