VAR

Attacking Possession Phase (APP) / Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT)

9 Sep 2024

Attacking Possession Phase (APP)

Limited to the immediate phase ahead of:
-a goal
-penalty incident
-possible red card for a denial of an obvious
goal scoring opportunity

Subjective:
-no time limit or number of passes
-not necessarily when the attacking team
gained possession

Other considerations:
-ability of the defence to reset
-momentum of the attack

Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT)

-Increases the speed of virtual offside line placement and offside decision-making
-Guarantees consistent application of virtual offside line in all situations
-Generates a virtual visualisation to be shared with broadcasters and in stadia
-Solution will be adopted as soon as ready, anticipated to be after one of the Autumn International breaks
Some software limitations and edge cases will always exist leading to VAR delays

Contents:

VAR
VAR Improvement Plan
Decision-making process
What VAR cannot do
Threshold for VAR intervention

Participant Behaviour Charter
Context for Change
Core Principles
Regulatory

Updates for Season 2024/25
Effective Playing Time – Allowance for time lost
Effective Playing Time – Calculation of Additional Time
Effective Playing Time – Delaying the restart
Effective Playing Time – Managing momentum
Handball – Interpretation
Holding
Blocking
Denying a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity
Penalty kicks
IFAB Trial