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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/12/2008

Dave Eberle of Clarkston, WA USA asks...

No Calls

At a recent high school match, a lone forward dribbled the ball up the middle. As he neared the penalty area, he became sandwiched between two defenders. The defenders made a few fair shoulder charges. The defenders were within...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/12/2008

Gary Morgan of Culpeper, VA USA asks...

Thanks for all the great work! A question about rules in HS soccer: Last evening, the Blue goalkeeper advanced quickly to the top of the penalty area and punted the ball---too quickly, as the punted ball struck the back of a retreating Red player a...

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Mechanics 4/11/2008

Jon Babylon of oakton, va us asks...

Thanks to all the refs who have answered my questions! This one is directed to those who have officiated a pro match: When I was playing in middle school no one "flopped" on the pitch. Then when I was playing on a select travel team in high school ...

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Law 5 - The Referee 4/5/2008

Loren Stanton of Ketchikan, Alaska USA asks...

In a girls high school game between teams from Alaska and British Columbia which was a "friendly" set of matches a person in the crowd yelled "kill herrrr". I was reffing and I heard the yell and identified the person who did it in the crowd. Suppo...

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The Fourth Official 3/31/2008

jon b of oakton, va us asks...

I watch EPL, what's the job of the fourth ref in the stands?

Why don't high school soccer games in the USA have a 4th ref?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/11/2008

Tony of powder springs, ga u.s. asks...

My question is in regards to law 12 and what is careless, reckless, or excessive force. I know it is subjective. Can some of the Refs review the video and give their opinion on the physical play? I came across the following video of a local high sc...

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Other 3/8/2008

Otis Wirth of Tilton, NH USA asks...

I am the president of our state high school referee association. I am trying to come up with a ranking system for our referees. Currently we have none in place. The ranking system would determine what game/level each person could be assigned to. I kn...

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Law 6 - Assistant Referee 3/4/2008

Jake of Memphis, Tennessee U.S.A. asks...

Recently I was an assistant referee at a local recreational tournament. I have a vast experience with refereeing (NISOA, Division 1 amateur, high school, etc), in fact I had just done a college match the night before. The purpose of me working the ...

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Law 11 - Offside 2/28/2008

Eric of Utah, Utah USA asks...

NFHS (USA High School Rules)

Hello! Offsides question:

If attacking Player 'A', in an onsides position at instant the ball is last touched by a teammate, runs into an "offside position" where he/she is nearer the opponent's goa...

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Law 11 - Offside 2/24/2008

john macinnes of murfreesboro, tn usa asks...

this occured in a high school game. team a was attacking team b's goal. a player from team a was in an offsides position close to team b's goalkeeper. a a team player attempted a pass to the player in the offsides position. the ar immediately ra...

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