- Soccer Rule Referee Resources
- Home
- Ask a Question
- Articles
- Recent Questions
- Search
-
RSS FEED Subscribe Now!
- Q&A Quick Search
- The Field of Play
- The Ball
- The Players
- The Players Equipment
- The Referee
- The Other Match Officials
- The Duration of the Match
- The Start and Restart of Play
- The Ball In and Out of Play
- Offside
- Fouls and Misconduct
- Free Kicks
- Penalty kick
- Throw In
- Goal Kick
- Corner Kick
- Common Sense
- Kicks - Penalty Mark
- The Technical Area
- The Fourth Official
- Pre-Game
- Fitness
- Mechanics
- Attitude and Control
- League Specific
- High School
- Other
- Common Acronyms
- Meet The Ref
- Advertise
- Contact AskTheRef
- Help Wanted
- About AskTheRef
- Panel Login
|
- Soccer Referee Questions on Soccer Rules
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 June 2019
Over the past 20 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
http://nfhs.org/articles/eight-rules-changes-approved-in-high-school-soccer/
 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 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/24/2019RE: Competitive Under 14 Arham Hafeez of Sharjah, Sharjah United Arab Emirates asks...Is it allowed for the player or striker to shoot the ball if the goalie has one of the hands on top of the ball and the rest is on the ground because my brother said that its not a goal?...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/23/2019RE: Rec Adult lonnie hunter of saegertown, pa USA asks...when 2 defenders challenge (with contact) from opposite sides, thereby sandwiching the attacker preventing him from continuing to play the ball...is this a foul, or something I dreamed up?...
Read The Full Q & A Law 18 - Common Sense 6/22/2019RE: old man-50 years ago a goalkeeper John J. O'Hara of Berlin, NJ United States asks...I have no other place to rant so here goes. 1. I'm getting a little tired of hearing Lalas going on about goalkeepers cheating.Oh to be a 25 year old referee with a pocket full of yellow and red cards for diving-not so much in the women's game but de...
Read The Full Q & A Mechanics 6/22/2019RE: Competitive Under 18 Peter of Sarnia, Ontario Canada asks...Blue team committed a foul in yellow's half in the centre circle. Direct free kick awarded. I turned to run towards the blue end of the field and, as my back was turned, the free kick was taken. As I turned back to face the ball, a yellow player wa...
Read The Full Q & A Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/22/2019RE: College Kailyn of Winnipeg, Canada asks...If there is a free kick against the forward in the penalty box, does the goalie get to take the kick anywhere in the box? Or does it have to be where the foul was?...
Read The Full Q & A Law 5 - The Referee 6/21/2019RE: Rec Adult Gary of Nashua, Nh Usa asks...It was ussf I believe ... in regards to the statement ... I was confused because it gave me the impression you could not card players sideline after the game ...
Read The Full Q & A Law 11 - Offside 6/21/2019Petr of Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic asks...Hello,
I have one simple question about 'offside line'.
Advice for referees says:'No part of the attacking player other than the arms may be nearer the opponents' goal line than the TORSO, HEAD OR LEGS of the SECOND-LAST DEFENDER.'<...
Read The Full Q & A Law 4 - The Players Equipment 6/21/2019SANDRA KERLEW of Windsor, CT United States asks...Visiting Team B is wearing white jerseys and socks. B1 is wearing a black long-sleeve undershirt, B2 is wearing black tights, and B3 is wearing a black arm sleeve....
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/21/2019RE: Rec, select and competitive High School Mary Ramirez-de-Arellano of DAMASCUS, MD United States asks...When, if ever, can a goal keeper throw the ball out beyond the penalty area and then immediately dribble it up field without it having first touched another player after his throw? (He has thrown it to himself.)...
Read The Full Q & A Law 16 - The Goal Kick 6/21/2019RE: Comp and Select Adult Tony of Whitehorse, Yukon Canada asks...In the Copa America game between Chile and Ecuador, in the 45th minute first half, there was a goal kick awarded to Chile and the goalie took the goal kick directly 2 a teammate located inside the penalty area. In other words the ball did not go outs...
Read The Full Q & A AskTheref.com Educating and Amusing The Soccer Referee Since October 11, 1999
|
- Soccer Referee Extras
- Tuesday, June 25, 2019
|