Questions & Answers for "Technical Area"

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 8/11/2008

Jack of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

I have a question regarding Law 4.

Suppose a player runs over towards his technical area and demands of his manager 'I want my other boots.' (Note that the boots he was wearing were not damaged, and had already done him for 75 minutes of the...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 7/2/2008

Chris of Vancouver, Canada asks...

If there is no 4th official, should the AR closest to the technical area make the substitution signal? Or should it be left exclusively to the infamous 'Ref Sub' call from the coach?

I also take it that the 4th official does not make the ...

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Character, Attitude and Control 7/2/2008

George of Concord, NC US asks...

In a U14 girls game last year, I was involved w/ a game in which a coach delibertly ignored multiple warnings to back off the line, to allow me (serving as AR1) to have a good view of the line. To contribute to his failure to respect the warnings, he...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/13/2008

Biff of Palatine, Illinois USA asks...

As follow up to my prior question and response to the panel, I submitted my query last week and before the esteemed panel could respond took an assignment of eight games at a local mid level tournament. With my teenaged sons as my AR's (who I would t...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 4/28/2008

Mike Owens of Temple, TX USA asks...

Looking for some Assistant Referee advice.

I have worked a half dozen games as Senior AR (i.e., on the player bench side of the field). In all these games, played at various sites, the technical area has not been marked. I find that many...

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Law 5 - The Referee 4/18/2008

Oscar of Geneva, -- Switzerland asks...

If a player is injured (but able to move) and requires treatment, it is common for the ref to order him off the park while the trainer attends to him. He then has to return to the technical area and be brought on via the 4th official.

What...

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Law 5 - The Referee 3/14/2008

Melvin Hagerman of Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S.A. asks...

It seems to me that ordering a coach to the stands instead of sending him off entirely--into the locker room for the rest of the match, for example--might give a coach an advantage, a different perspective . . . and a chance or two to use a cell phon...

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Character, Attitude and Control 2/19/2008

Dave of des moines, ia us asks...

A few of questions about handling non-players.

If at a youth level game, a parent is acting up, is it the referees place to resolve the situation or is the ref expected to tell the coach of the team to handle it?

What about ove...

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Law 5 - The Referee 2/6/2008

Bradd Waggoner of Allen, Tx USA asks...

First off, I wanted to tell Kasey that he is not alone with this, I have pointed the wrong way at times.
One thing I have done (and I discovered this while working indoor soccer) is IF both teams technical area's (The Bench) are on the same sid...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/2/2007

Jed of Mid North Coast, New South Wales Australia asks...

In a recent mixed (men and women) game I played, with unlimited substitutions, I noticed a situation that I've never seen before. When a player was substituted, she entered the technical area, went to her bag and lit up a cigarette. In an effort to t...

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