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Character, Attitude and Control 8/29/2010

John Lubeck of Livermore, CA USA asks...

My first game as grade 9 CR in U10 Rec. with only parent linesmen, i.e. no ARs. Would appreciate feedback on a couple of questions.

First question: An attacker 'juked' several defenders and with the GK out of position had one defender to...

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Character, Attitude and Control 7/12/2010

Greg Weigel of Boise, ID USA asks...

World Cup Final - what an intriguing game to analyze from referee perspective. Overall I thought Referee Webb did a fabulous job managing a very difficult game. I have 3 issues; 1) he clearly missed the call in giving a goal kick when it should hav...

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Character, Attitude and Control 7/8/2010

Brian of Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada asks...

This might not get posted since it's not so much a question but a rebuttal to Erik but when I watched that game I was very disappointed - to me it was cheating or at the very least poor sportsmanship. At that level if he could get his hand out to st...

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Character, Attitude and Control 7/2/2010

Chris Orme of Bathurst, NSW Australia asks...

Surely the most blatant elbow was by a USA player in the first minute of play. An elbow straight into the head region of his opponent. Didn't you see that one?...

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Character, Attitude and Control 6/30/2010

Erik of Arlington, TX USA asks...

In Ghana's 2nd goal against USA, a player basically ran in between the last two USA defenders and had an open shot at goal.

If one of the USA players was aware enough to commit a careless or reckless foul against the Ghana player, just to pr...

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Character, Attitude and Control 6/27/2010

Steven of Sydney, Nsw Australia asks...

What is some advice for refereeing girls and all age girls , they seem to winge about trifling things like in the back etc?
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Character, Attitude and Control 6/23/2010

ROMAN of Safety Harbor, Florida usa asks...

all arbiters of the game should take an oath.!...

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Character, Attitude and Control 6/23/2010

Mike of IC, IA USA asks...

In the aftermath of the last-minute USA win and advancement, and having seen no question to you guys yet about it, I'm curious what you think.

Were the calls in the last two US matches particularly egregious, or is all the attention on them ...

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Character, Attitude and Control 6/22/2010

Michael of point pleasant, nj usa asks...

I find it hard to believe that the code of ethics requires us to not consider what the 'mechanics' of the head referee were lacking in an attempt to better ourselves as referees.

I do not find it difficult to believe that such a code of ethi...

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Character, Attitude and Control 6/18/2010

Kerry B. of Bourg, Louisiana United States asks...

Regarding the USA-Slovenia game from earlier:

In your opinion, what was called on the US team that disallowed the potential game-winning goal? Offsides, or a foul in the box?

Also: What could have been called, on both teams? (I'm s...

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