Gomezioms

"The following 13 axioms are derived from my 42 years of experience as a Referee, Instructor, and Assessor. I have come across certain TRUTHS or POSTULANTS that are most meaningful for soccer referees throughout the ages: be it in the 60s all the way to the new century. Simple, beautiful truths do NOT change with time, but the use/misuse will have profound meaning & learning accumulation for any referee (at any level, throughout his refereeing career)."

1.	Teams DECIDE how the game will be played; Referee DECIDES how the game will be called.

2.	"QUICK" free-kicks belong to the players; the "Ceremonial" free-kicks belong to the referee.

3.	Players may DOUBT what the Referee may say but will never DOUBT what the referee does.

4.	If the referee does not exact JUSTICE, the players will!

5.	FITNESS of the referee is great; but, more important, the referee must run for a purpose.

6.	Referees may have IMPERFECTIONS, but they should never be INCOMPETENT.

7.	The game of soccer is the best TEACHER.

8.	Coaches have PRIVILEGES while players have rights.

9.	The OUTCOME of every game depends upon the performance of the referee and his crew.

10.	Players will do EXACTLY what the referee will allow.

11.	The 'BENEFIT-of-DOUBT' should go to the attacking team.

12.	Once the game begins, the referee becomes a MANAGER.

13.	Players WATCH the ball; the referee WATCHES players.

National Referee Instructor, National Referee Assessor