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Welcome to AskTheRef.com -- a Soccer Law Question and Answer site. Providing answers to questions regarding soccer laws since October 11, 1999... to ask a question simply click on Ask the Ref in the menu bar and pose your question and the panel will reply. Those who have ideas or articles please feel free to contact the editor Richard Dawson at mrref@asktheref.com with suggestions. To recover You Call it answers use the .. Articles.. link button 3rd top left. NEW YOU CALL IT for Mar 2019
Over the past 18 years we have amassed tens of thousands of questions and answers but the LOTG have changed and/or portions no longer apply. Be SURE to reread the latest version IFAB 2019 - 2020 LOTG
The new Laws of the Game can be viewed here and will be effective from May 26th 2018
http://www.theifab.com/document/laws-of-the-game
VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE
How the VAR will work. Check out it, it's an interesting setup. They're putting a lot of work into it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdwOL08NfxQ
Here's a video on how they'll be doing the VAR line looks like, unlike what a lot of us see on TV, it'll try to take into account the head/chest/shoulder and not just the feet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCOK7-kc_8o
Also,
https://football-technology.fifa.com/en/innovations/var-at-the-world-cup/
And for explanation on what incidents get looked at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp431Y1Eqf0
Referee article of interest for USA high school
You may be interested in seeing the high school or college 2018-2019 Rules Changes. They can be found at http://nfhs.org/sports-resource-content/soccer-rules-changes-2018-19/
https://ncaasoccer.arbitersports.com/Groups/106254/Library/files/2018_2019_Soccer_Major_Rules_Changes_061118.pdf
 You Call It!
After two years and many request - You Call It is back! Now it's your turn to test your knowledge in a scenario created by our panel of referees. If your answer is spot on we will publish it on our site! Good luck click here!
Law 3 - The Players 3/21/2019RE: Rec Adult Steve Quinn of Perth, WA Australia asks...In your answer to Jeremy Brogan, a couple of you said the restart to an extra person on the field of play when a goal is scored was a goal kick or IFK. Surely that has now been changed to a DFK from wherever the extra player was?...
Read The Full Q & A Law 3 - The Players 3/20/2019RE: Grass Roots Adult Irishkeeper of Old Toongabbie, NSW Australia asks...If a team has less than seven players because the others have been sent to the temporary dismissal area does the referee abandon the game as one side has less than seven players on the FOP? ...
Read The Full Q & A Mechanics 3/19/2019RE: Under 17 steve of houston, tx usa asks...If a fight (not mass confrontation) breaks out in a youth game should you be physical with players to break them apart? Obviously in a mass confrontation situation your crew needs to just record numbers. But if say two youth players are fighting, and...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/19/2019RE: Youth to adult, comp and rec. Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks...As Richard Dawson said: '...at the park level no one would be inconsolably freaked out if it was red.'
I've got to say, I'm seeing red on that play - at least at the 'park level.' I know if I had been taken out like that, I'd have a good cha...
Read The Full Q & A Law 13 - Free Kicks 3/18/2019RE: Select High School Richard Jones of RICHMOND, TX US asks...Why did they make the rule that the ball has to leave the penalty area on a free kick or the kick has to be retaken?...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/18/2019RE: Rec Adult russell of Sydney, Australia asks...Foul recognition " why did VAR overturn the straight red shown to Lindelof in the Wolves v Man U FA cup match.
Looking at the front on replays, I am surprised that the VAR officials marked this down as yellow only, effectively saying that Re...
Read The Full Q & A Law 3 - The Players 3/18/2019RE: Travel/select Under 14 jeremy brogan of Cincinnati, OH United States asks...Our goalie was given a red card. The coach pulled out center back to play keeper and then subbed a new center . This left is with still 11 players. The opposing team then kicked a ball out of play. On our next possesion one of our players, not the...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/18/2019RE: Under 17 jake of las vegas, nv usa asks...Please see my attached beautiful diagram. Should this sort of foul always be a YC for UB (tactical foul)? Attacker A has ball running up sideline with no defenders directly in front of them on the opponent's half of the field towards goal and a defen...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/17/2019RE: College Mel of Stuttgart, Germany asks...If the ball hits the body first or part of it (e.g. leg) and from there it hits the arm or hand (opened, not on body) is it considered handball then?...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/16/2019RE: Competitive Under 15 Eric Miller of Albany, NY USA asks...After the goalkeeper makes a save inside the penalty box, he throws the ball to his teammate and the ball hits his teammate's hand inside the penalty box. Is this a direct kick (penalty) for the opposing team, or an Indirect kick for the opposing tea...
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