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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To all those in a tizzy about “wrong side” spectating…Sorry, but not sorry.

I will stand wherever I want…been doing so for many years and I don’t give a rat’s bum what any of y’all think.

If the sideline police want to report me, I’m easy to spot.  I stand by the goal line away from everyone and I am very quiet.  My kids are defenders and I enjoy watching them play.  If that makes me a helicopter parent, then sign me up.[/quote]

As a referee, I would ask you to move. Spectators shouldn't be behind the goal line or on the side from the goal line to the top of the 18 yard box. So at the very least, can you abide by those rules so the referee might not have to stop the game to manage your stupidity?[/quote]

Genuinely curious about this one. Of course I know that spectators shouldn't stand BEHIND the goal line (note that the PP did not say he stands behind the goal line) but I've never heard a referee ask that spectators not stand on the sideline between the goal line and the 18 yard box. So long as people stand back away a sufficient distance from the sideline, and not stand behind either goal, no referee has ever said anything about the 18 yard box.

Is that a thing? Why? My kid plays defense and I generally stand (quietly) on the sideline in that area so that I have a better view of him, sometimes taking videos to show my wife who often can't make the game. Why is this bad form to stand along the sideline, back away from the sideline of course, inside the 18 yard box? [/quote]

This is news to me too. The so-called ref who wrote this never replied, eh?[/quote]
Not that poster, but, yeah, some leagues do have rules like the one described above, NCSL and CCL, for example.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xJdAWviat6PLOKPszz0nMrTjjWVmQh073_IBV2qrqa0/edit?tab=t.0

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Penalty Area Rule for Coaches and Spectators 
No coach, assistant, or spectator shall position themselves further from the halfway line than the top of the penalty area.  Coaches and assistants must remain on their side of the halfway line on the teams' side of the field.  Coaches are responsible for anyone on their side out of an appropriate position and any interference with the play of the ball or game.
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https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/b621-2400480/Club_Champions_-_Rules_and_Procedures_-_August_1_2023_V2.pdf

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VI. SPECTATOR AND COACHING AREAS
A. All coaches, players, and spectators will remain eighteen (18) yards from the goal lines.
B. Coaches and players are to take opposite sides of the field from the spectators.
a. Spectators are encouraged to be on the opposite side (same half of the field) as their team, facing
their team bench.
C. No coaching may take place from behind the goal lines.
D. All coaches and spectators must always remain at least one (1) meter from the touchline.
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As a ref I don't think I've ever enforced it, but if given a reason by hypothetically combative or disruptive parents, I might.

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