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Mechanics 6/11/2018

Ollie Glixman of Sydney, New South Wales Australia asks...

The other week I was refereeing an all age mens div 3 game where the players were aged '18-35. The game was going smoothly as normal until one player threw an unsolicited assault like punch into the opposition's jaw. This caused both sides to crowd a...

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Mechanics 6/4/2018

Russell of Sydney, Australia asks...

Was there any player reaction to the IDFK hindering the keeper release - yes.

The attacker did reference the Benzema /Karis moment by saying "but it was ok in the UCL final", to which I replied "yes that was ok, but then, he didnt change dir...

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Mechanics 5/24/2018

Phil of Tarzana, CA United States asks...

I have a question about something referee McHugh said...that he would caution both players. I thought that if you didn't see the 'initial' foul (& no AR did) that you couldn't punish that person, however unfair that may seem.

Sometimes the ...

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Mechanics 5/20/2018

mary ramirez-de-arellano of damascus, maryland USA asks...

I have watched many people play soccer and I have refereed it for 8 years. I have never played it.

I did get an E license in coaching but decided I preferred refereeing for a few reasons. I would like to know more about soccer from the coa...

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Mechanics 5/19/2018

Max of Maple Grove9, Minnesota USA asks...

Hey all,

Just got back from a 19 year old girls game as an AR.
The center ref had a more laid back style of letting the players set the tone and only calling the fouls where someone would get pushed down. Unfortunately, most of the fouls...

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Mechanics 5/7/2018

Stewart of Livermore, CA USA asks...

My question is concerning the proper location of the CR during a PK. They always stand in the penalty area, off to the side and behind the ball. Since players can be anywhere along the 18, in fact they can be on the side of the PA as long as they are...

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Law 15 - The Throw In 5/1/2018

Coach John of West Chester, PA USA asks...

Thanks to all of the replies! I wanted to double check before next practice so I can explain & prepare the team. I tried to clip the video segment to show the whole throw but I'm not great with editing. However, her mechanics, foot placement, and ...

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Mechanics 4/25/2018

Ethyn Fleischmann of Indianapolis, Indiana United States of America asks...

How does somebody get better at foul recognition?...

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Mechanics 2/19/2018

Ali Asger of Pune, MAHARASHTRA India asks...

So I was refereeing a cup final in my city yesterday. 21 out of the 22 players were on the field and ready for kickoff while only the Blue goalkeeper was taking his own sweet time to get on to the field for no justifiable reason. This delayed the ki...

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Mechanics 11/15/2017

Matt of Bristow, VA USA asks...

I disagree slightly with your ability to punish something you did not see. There are various tools that a referee may use to ascertain what happened. It would not work every time and should not be used every time, but why not ask the offending play...

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