Question Number: 20568

League Specific 11/22/2008

RE: Comp Under 19

Gary Blanton of Cincinnati, Oh USA asks...

This question is a follow up to question 20555

Thanks for the answer. Now lets make it even more complicated and I hope you can still answer it. I know the National High School 'rules' are different. If this happened in a high school match what if anything about it would change? Also what are other stark differences to FIFA Laws and High School rules?

Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

While there are variations in applied law to certain things I would hope the safey of the keeper is uncompromised and the right to pursue a free ball is unhindered. If the keeper does not have the ball stopped and in his hands the keeper can be challenged fairly.

http://www.nfhs.org/core/contentmanager/uploads/Soccer_Rules_Comparative_Study.pdf

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RULES AND LAWS
2008 SOCCER GUIDE
(INTERSCHOLASTIC EDITION)
By
Don Dennison
NISOA National Clinician
Robert Sumpter
NISOA Program Adviser
Larry Dorsey Raymond Bernabei
NISOA President NISOA Executive Director
Based Upon:
� NCAA Men's and Women's Soccer Rules � 2008-2009
� National Federation Soccer Rules Book � 2008-2009
� [USSF] FIFA Laws of the Game � 2007/2008
And Other Authorized Supplemental MateriaCh

If the link does not work go to the nfhs home site enter soccer as the sport it will direct you there.
Cheers