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Law 5 - The Referee 8/23/2010

Chris Burns of Middletown, Ohio United States of America asks...

Trickery on a corner kick? Attacking team is setting up to take a corner kick. Player places ball and steps back. She is clearly ready to kick. Coach yells 'Have Sue take the kick'. Within seconds of this comment the player kicks the ball about 15 ya...

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Mechanics 7/12/2010

Richard Gonzalez of Sacramento, California USA asks...

I have been told twice now that I do not vary my whistle enough. I use short quick whistles for small things, solid whistle for fouls and strong whistle for cardable offenses and PK. I just don's understand why I am being told to vary my whistle mo...

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Mechanics 7/8/2010

Steve of Granby, Quebec Canada asks...

this evening at my daughter's U12AA match, I noticed that the referee who started the game switched with one of the linesman at the half, therefore making the linesman the new ref and the ref became the linesman.
is there a rule covering this? se...

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Mechanics 7/7/2010

G of Windsor, Canada asks...

I would just like to know if there is a special 'system' that a ref should use for placement while reffing a game in corresponding to where the play is....

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Mechanics 6/27/2010

Brian of Wauwatosa, WI USA asks...

Follow up to #23504. Thanks for the prompt response. I quess I was looking more for insight on positioning, etc. Anyway, after watching GER v ENG and ARG v MEX, is the prattle I heard on ESPN and ABC the death rattle for the diagonal system of con...

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Mechanics 6/23/2010

Jamie Laning of Huntsville, Ontario Canada asks...

Hi I'm back, the first year ref, trying to work out the details.

In the interpretations/guidelines, under law 6, gestures, it says: 'As a general rule, the assistant referee must give no obvious hand signals'.

I was AR for a U19 rec...

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Character, Attitude and Control 6/22/2010

Michael of point pleasant, nj usa asks...

I find it hard to believe that the code of ethics requires us to not consider what the 'mechanics' of the head referee were lacking in an attempt to better ourselves as referees.

I do not find it difficult to believe that such a code of ethi...

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Character, Attitude and Control 6/18/2010

Michael Borga of point pleasant, nj usa asks...

Can anyone tell me what the foul was that called back the 3rd goal for the US against Slovenia? AR didn't raise flag so it couldn't have been offsides, could it?

Never saw any indication from the ref as to what he was calling, did you?
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Mechanics 6/17/2010

Michael Borga of point pleasant, nj usa asks...

After watching the South Korea v Argentina game, I was wondering what was the referee's justification for continually stepping in and stopping the players from taking a quick kick after he awarded a free kick. Didn't seem to matter which team it was,...

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Mechanics 6/7/2010

David of Southfield, MI USA asks...

What is the proper positioning for a Center Referee on a corner kick? I think just outside the penalty area, in line with where the ball may land....

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