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Law 13 - Free Kicks 5/8/2008

Phil Wearmouth of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

Free kick inside the defender's penalty area. The keeper plays the ball & before it leaves the penalty area an attacker
intercepts the ball & scores. The ref gave a goal ... I thought all defending goalkicks and free kicks had to leave the area...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/8/2008

Curt of Edmonton, Alberta Canada asks...

Hi Ref's

I am having trouble finding up to date information on rules affecting the goalkeeper. My last year of competitive soccer was in 2001, just want to brush up with my rulings before I start playing again.

1.) If a player p...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/8/2008

Mike Dreyfus of Germantown, TN USA asks...

Scenario: IDFK occurs in the penalty area (or could be outside the PA). Defending player other than the goal keeper deliberatly blocks the ball the with their hand preventing it from going into the goal. This defender was the first to touch the ba...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/8/2008

John of San Jose, CA USA asks...

Hello Referees,

Thank you very much for this valuable information and glad that you were able to share some insight. In example #2 (this actually occurred about 2 years ago), I called the foul on the red player that left her feet, headed...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/8/2008

Daniel of London, Ontario Canada asks...

What would you do if during a game, a player warming up behind a goal and off the field?
Suddenly came on to the field and prevented a
shot ball from entering the goal?

How would you apply the laws in this situation?

...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 5/8/2008

paul of greenville, north carolina usa asks...

can a player wear a cast during a middle school game...

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League Specific 5/8/2008

Ron of Oshawa, Ontario Canada asks...

Can a player kick the ball back to his goalie as part of a play? How many kids are allowed on the field from each team?...

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Mechanics 5/8/2008

Rumy Petkov of New Brighton, Minnesota United States asks...

how to signal a direct and indirect free kicks? ...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 5/8/2008

David of St. Louis, MO United States asks...

8 on 8.

The other team has substituted players on to the field - but one did not come off.

The team scored and upon line up - it is discovered that they had one too many players on the field. The player ran off without informin...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/8/2008

David of St. Louis, MO United States asks...

At my daughters game the level of physical play was over the top. Pushing the offensive player with the ball from behind and thus knocking her to the ground was an obvious infraction in the box. If the offensive player was to the side of the goal a...

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