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Law 13 - Free Kicks
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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/19/2008

Emiliano of olney, md usa asks...

penalty kick was awarded. kick was taken and missed, referee says goalie moved off the line and orders rekick. Question - can the kicking team team change their original kicker to a different kicker on the rekick?...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/14/2008

D.WHITLEY of YUCCA VALLEY, ca usa asks...

My question is at what moment does the ball become 'LIVE' or 'IN PLAY' on a IFK attempt???
....When the ball is 'Touched' with no visible movement or does the ball have to 'physically move' in order for the ball to be in play? Thank you!...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/6/2008

Jerry Strabbing of Troy, Mi USA asks...

On the restart of a direct kick near midfield a defending player is standing off to the side of the ball 6 or 7 yds away. When the attacker approaches the ball to kick it, the defender lurking to the side tries to run in front of the kick to block i...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/6/2008

Todd of Rockford, IL USA asks...

I was AR in a game where the defending team was awarded a direct free kick from within their own penalty area. one of the defenders took the kick and kicked the ball almost straight sideways to the keeper (still inside the penalty area) where the ke...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/4/2008

Pam S. of Palo Alto, CA USA asks...

Dear refs:

White team has been given a free kick just outside of the box against blue team. Blue team sets up a wall, and as the white player comes up to take her kick, the 4 players in the blue team wall jump up and down and scream in an e...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/2/2008

Andy Sinsigalli of Los Gatos, CA USA asks...

On an indirect free kick does the ball have to be simply touched or does it actually have to complete a rotation? This of course is only pertinent in the case of a goal being scored....

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/29/2008

Jeffrey of Saratoga, CA USA asks...

Two questions about interfering with a quick restart:

I have read LOTG and ATR on this point, and think I understand that if:
(a) opponent does not retreat the required distance OR
(b) is still retreating and within the required dis...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/27/2008

Joe Sutter of St. LOUIS, MO USA asks...

We recently had a game when a player for our team was taking a direct free kick from right outside the box. When she started to approach the ball to strike it a defender started to charge and was within the 10 yards allowed when the ball was struck....

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/23/2008

Gregory Kowalski of Harrison, New Jersey USA asks...

In the referees'advice book 'For the Good of the Game' written by Edward Bellion and Robert Evans, two former NASL referees who are FIFA National Referee Instructors and USSF Referee Assessors, the authors state that 'The team that broke the law has...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/23/2008

Don Swanton of Chicago, IL USA asks...

This has come up twice now. Red player is about to take a DFK. He has not asked for the ten yards to be enforced, and I have not told him to wait for the whistle. He none the less takes a few seconds to make up his mind, and in that time a blue de...

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