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Mechanics 7/31/2007

MARV of BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO CANADA asks...

UNDER 10 BOYS HOUSE LEAUGE

In a recent game the youth referee felt that a player was persistently simulating being fouled and also feigning injury. After brief treatment he would be back up at full speed only to(appear to) be fouled and g...

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Mechanics 7/25/2007

gus of athens, greece asks...

Does a referee has the right to stop the game for a while so the players can drink some water when the weather is very very hot? a stop of one -two minutes? And if he can,where this is mentioned in the rules of games?...

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Mechanics 7/25/2007

tony borges of kingston, ontario canada asks...

Can an AR switch sides at half time? For example: to give him a 'break' from the sun?...

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Mechanics 7/17/2007

rob of woodbridge, ontario canada asks...

my question deals with proper mechanics regarding hand signals. for example, i am also a basketball official and we have certain hand signals when ball is out of play or foul occurs. i know none of that exists for soccer but what im referring to is ...

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Mechanics 7/15/2007

Doug of Toronto, Canada asks...

Hi. This occurred in a tournament, where there were four referees at the field during the course of the day to cover nine games (2 lines 1 middle per game on a rotational basis). Anyway, one team had the same middle for their first two games. That te...

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Law 5 - The Referee 7/13/2007

Kris of Erie, Pa USA asks...

What are the proper mechanics for abandoning a game? Are there different ways to let everyone know if it is for too few of players or because you saw lightning?...

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Law 5 - The Referee 7/13/2007

Al of Sarnia, ON CANADA asks...

Greatly enjoying, as always, best referees plying trade at U20 FIFA World Cup. With Holland not in and Canada out, I tend to cheer on officials. Obviously also enjoying incredible invdividual and team skills.

Deliberate Handling: Hope F...

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Mechanics 7/6/2007

John Metz of Aurora, Indiana USA asks...

Could you led me to some information on the difference between officiating a womens match and a mens match.
Thanks...

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Mechanics 7/6/2007

Steve of Vero Beach, FL USA asks...

We rarely have issues with ARs not showing up, but it did happen to us this Spring. I was an AR and our Club Assignor was the CR. The second AR was a no show (we found out later it was a miscommunication). Instead of selecting a Club linesman, the CR...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/26/2007

Al of Sarnia, Ontario Canada asks...

Hi Guys:

Thanks for the responses on my mechanics question re: off-side.

I guess my "scenarios" were read a tad wrong because I tried to limit my writing -- you guys must put in long days like I do. No offense taken, but I did ...

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