Other 2/27/2014

RE: Most All Ages Youth to Adult Other

Dan McGill of San Jose, CA USA asks...

Where can we buy the full FIFA Laws of the Game booklet that matches the 148 page pdf? AYSO publishes their version, but those aren't available to the general public, only AYSO clubs.

The pdf is nice, but not too portable.
The USSF ve...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/25/2014

RE: Competive Under 13

Marin of Regina, Sask. Canada asks...

On U10s and U12s when you often have two or three players trying to take a ball from one player. They come from behind, around so to say surrounding and/or trapping the player between them, tackling or just kicking the ball. Is that a foul?
Tha...

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Law 11 - Offside 2/25/2014

RE: Travel Under 15

Bill C. of Barto, Pennsylvania USA asks...

Hi,
This is a question about the Offside rule.
Red#4 team has a goal kick. Red#9 is in an offside position, behind the whole of the Blue teams defense, except the GK. Red#4 kicks the ball the length of the field directly to Red#9 who controls...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/24/2014

RE: Varsity HS High School

Sarah K of San Antonio, TX USA asks...

Was watching my son's HS game the other night and had a question about ref's call. Orange team is attacking White Goal. White keeper makes the save and stands up with the ball in his hands. As he walks toward the 18 to punt the ball away, he walks...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 2/24/2014

RE: Recreational Under 19

Bruce of Mount Sinai, NY USA asks...

Is there a new application of the IDFK that says the ball must oscillate, or move from its resting spot as opposed to just be tapped as it has in the past?

Is there no longer the rule that an illegal throw in can be called if the ball is spi...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 2/23/2014

RE: Competive Under 12

Adam boyes of Derby, Derbyshire England asks...

At half time I made several substitutions. The referee started the 2nd half we had been playing a couple of minutes when we scored a goal. 3 minutes later the opposition coach spotted that we had a extra player on the pitch!!
What are the rules t...

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Law 11 - Offside 2/23/2014

RE: Level 10 Under 19

Lee James of London, London England asks...

Hi,

I was linesman at an U11 game today, and I didn't give an offside, although thinking about it afterwards, I was 75% sure that I should have given it. It happened very fast. As I didn't call offside, play continued and led to a goal. Th...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 2/23/2014

RE: Club College

Bill Badger of Madison , WI asks...

I'm a goalie, if I get mad at my team and shoot the ball in my goal during a goal kick, is it a goal for the other team? Law 16 suggests it's wouldn't be. Then what would it be? A corner?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/23/2014

RE: Athena Under 15

Russell Campbell of Newnan, GA United States asks...

One of our players got called for a foul today. She came in from the opponent's left and, before anything, contacted the ball and sent it flying. Her leg was in front of the opponent and her upper body behind the opponent as they contacted and the op...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 2/23/2014

RE: 8 Under 17

Bill Jozefowski of Arlington Heights, Illinois USA asks...

Hello, what is the action and restart in those scenarios:
1)IFK taken by opposing player outside of penalty area and goes into the goal and a)goalie did not touch it b)goalie touch it c)hit the crossbar or post
2) same scenario but IDF taken...

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