Linesman
Linesman in addition to the referee (two referees in the nhl), there are two linesmen on the ice who are responsible for calling any rules infraction concerning the lines, eg offside, icing. They are also responsible for facing-off the puck in most circumstances, and for assisting the referee (ice hockey) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 362P.) Linesman a former name for assistant referee (football) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 261P.) Linesman a member of the officiating team, positioned on one side of the field, responsible for monitoring the line of scrimmage (am.Football) (chambers. Sports factf.,2005, 16P.) Linesman one of the two officials primarily responsible for calling icing and offside violations. The linesmen also conduct most faceoffs, separate fighting players, and may inform the referee of fouls, but they cannot themselves call penalties (ice hockey) linesman 1. Same as line judge 2. (In american football) an official who watches for infringements, marks the downs and places the ball in position 3. (In football) an assistant referee positioned along a touchline (dated) (dict. Of sp. And ex. Sc. 2006, 126P.) Linesman assistants of the referee in several sport disciplines, e.G. Soccer, tennis, ping-pong, volleyball, who have the task of supervising several lines and offside positions. They can also report rule violations to the referee, however, the referee is not bound by such reports in his decision-making. (H.Haag &g. Haag, dictionary, 2003, 285p.) Linesmen the 2 officials who assist the referee in making his decisions, they monitor the sidelines and goal lines to determine when a ball goes out of bounds and they carry a flag to signal their observations (football) linesmen the two officials on the ice, one toward each end of the rink, responsible for infractions of the rules concerning off-side plays at the blue lines or center line and for any icing violations, they conduct most of the face-offs, sometimes advise the referee concerning penalties, and separate players who are fighting, they wear black pants and an official league sweater, and are on skates (ice hockey)
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