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Welcome to AskTheRef.com -- a Soccer Law Question and Answer site. Providing answers to questions regarding soccer laws since October 11, 1999... 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 March 2018
Over the past 18 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 2017 - 2018 LOTG
The new Laws of the Game can be viewed here and will be effective from 1st June 2017
http://www.theifab.com/document/laws-of-the-game
Referee article of interest
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/16/my-under-10-matches-are-the-worst-no-end-in-sight-to-youth-referee-abuse
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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 11 - Offside 4/24/2018RE: Competitive Under 19 Dave Bermingham of Herndon, Virginia United States asks...In one of my games this past weekend there was a fast forward playing off the defender's shoulder trying to time runs in behind. At one point she was PIOP just inside the attacking half on the AR side as the ball was passed in behind. The keeper re...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/24/2018RE: Intermediate Under 14 Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...I have a follow-up question to what referee Peter Grove said. The law says, in part, that the goalkeeper is in control when: 'the ball is between the hands or between the hand and any surface (e.g. ground, own body) OR by touching it with any part o...
Read The Full Q & A Law 14 - The Penalty kick 4/24/2018RE: Competive Adult Enrique86 of Red Deer, Canada asks...A player who is taking a penalty misses the ball when attempting to take the kick what is the restart....
Read The Full Q & A Law 11 - Offside 4/23/2018RE: Adult Fuzesy Anatol of Sighetu M., Romania asks...Hello, https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/liga-1/astra-fcsb-live-video-2045-digi-sport-1-ros-albastrii-condamnati-sa-castige-428948, i have a question about second goal. Why player with no.9 isn't considered as interfering with play sinde capp is going ...
Read The Full Q & A Law 17 - The Corner Kick 4/22/2018RE: Adult Graeme Wright of Bradford, United Kingdom asks...I attended the (very enjoyable) Bradford (Park Avenue) v Harrogate Town game yesterday, & witnessed an incident that had me browsing for a ask the ref website - I landed here.
With the visitors automatic promotion hopes dwindling at 0-2 down...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/22/2018RE: Amateur College James Maclachlan of Doncaster, Yorkshire United Kingdom asks...I was watching a game on TV and the commentators cut to a retired referee to ask him a question about the rules following a controversial decision. He said that 'an opponent is not allowed to make contact with a Goalkeeper once both his feet leave th...
Read The Full Q & A Law 14 - The Penalty kick 4/22/2018RE: Under 18 Gareth cope of York , Yorkshire England asks...When a penalty is awarded in normal play where can the opposition players stand .
Clearly it has to be outside the penalty box and all players on both teams seem to stand at the back of the box close to the D.
Is there a rule to stop ...
Read The Full Q & A Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play 4/22/2018RE: Competitive Under 15 Mark Fischer of Armonk, NY USA asks...In a U14 EDP game, the referee mistakenly blew the whistle. S/he restarted play with a dropped ball 3 feet outside of the box to one side of the goal (not on the line parallel to the goal line). The question came to me whether the dropped ball should...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/22/2018RE: Competitive Under 15 John Nagel of Wilmette, IL USA asks...I was CR, and had the following situation. An attacking player was fouled just outside the top corner of the penalty area by the last defender. I decided that the foul was careless (not reckless or with excessive force). I was comfortable that it ...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/22/2018RE: competitive Under 14 Anthony Newhouse of Brentwood, CA United States asks...The goalkeeper, while catching the ball, goes completely out of the penalty area into the penalty arc area with the ball still in his/her hands. How should the referee restart play?...
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