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Law 15 - Throw In 3/11/2010

Jimmy of Houston, Texas US asks...

Is ok in a throw to use your opponent back to throw and get the ball of your opponent? ...

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Law 15 - Throw In 3/5/2010

Patrick Joyner of Monroe, Georgia United States asks...

I recently refereed a game where a peculiar instance happened. A throw in was being taken by a player on his own half of the field. The player saw no one open to receive the ball so he threw it to his own goalie. The ball was thrown relatively high a...

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Law 15 - Throw In 2/26/2010

Graeme Bedford of Yeovil, Somerset England asks...

Hi
When taking a throw-in can the foot be on the line or slightly over the line? Is it the same as 'the whole of the ball must be over the whole of the line' i.e. its only a foul if the whole of the foot is over the whole of the line? Or does the...

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Law 15 - Throw In 2/25/2010

Steven of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

if as a player holds the ball in their hands and face the field ready to throw in but the ball slips out and lands of the field of play but the thrower has not thrown it over her head and
2. What if it slips out just as they throw it and pick it...

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Law 15 - Throw In 2/24/2010

Todd of Camp Hill, PA US asks...

Referee Wickham makes a very valid point. The purpose of a throw-in is to get the ball back into play. As one's experience in refereeing increase, it becomes very evident when a player is performing an illegal throw-in or delaying the match as oppo...

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Law 15 - Throw In 2/21/2010

Gustavo Rivera of Lake Forest, California US asks...

Is there such thing as an 'Illegal Throw in'?
I was an AR at a game and one of the home team players was getting ready to take a throw in and changed her mind walked on the field and handled the ball to a teammate with only one hand, I immedi...

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Law 15 - Throw In 2/17/2010

HUGO ALVAREZ of LA HABRA, CALAFORNIA UNITED STATES asks...

DEFINE THE THREE PARTSTO A PROPER 'THROW IN' FROM THE TOUCHLINE...

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Law 15 - Throw In 2/16/2010

Don Klecher of Marlon, New Jersey USA asks...

Why can't a player score directly from a throw-in?...

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Law 15 - Throw In 12/21/2009

John of Norton, MA USA asks...

I think that ref Contarino makes an interesting point however there is another cases where an improper restart can lead to changing to a restart for the other team. In the case of an improperly taken throw in the ball is never actually in play, sinc...

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Law 15 - Throw In 12/7/2009

Jason Devoys of Folsom, CA USA asks...

One of our players is taking a throw-in and the opponent is encroaching and is within 2 yards of the thrower. Our player gets frustrated and makes a legal throw but deliberately at the head of the opponent encroaching (not too hard but deliberate nev...

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