Question Number: 15131

Other 4/6/2007

RE: College

Kristen Braffet of carlock, IL usa asks...

On a corner kick, does the player that kicks the ball into play get credit for an assist. For my question, the player kicks the ball - and the ball is one-timed into the back of the net.

Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino

I would suppose so

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Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol

Assists are awarded by the coaching staff, not the referees.

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Answer provided by Referee Ben Mueller

Yes. I would think so.

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Answer provided by Referee Steve Montanino

Well... without a well placed corner the goal scorer would not have scored. He needed the assistance of his teammate to score.

So it was an assist.

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Answer provided by Referee Chuck Fleischer

The Laws of the Fame do not specify what an assist is, they only tell us when a goal is scored.

Statisticians handle the things like assists; the dubious goals committee tell us who gets credit for disputed goals and neither of these should be a referee's decision.

Regards,

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