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Question Number: 15423Law 13 - Free Kicks 5/8/2007RE: travel select Under 11 bill of oshkosh, wisconsin usa asks...This question is a follow up to question 15330 On a free kick, is the referee *required* to push back the wall if it is set up closer than the 10 yard rule?
Or is the kicker *required* to ask the referee to move back the wall?
Answer provided by Referee Chuck Fleischer Bill neither is correct! The players from the team found guilty of foul play are required to retire a distance of ten yards from the point of the restart without being asked. The ten yards is measured in any direction.
Regards,
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View Referee Chuck Fleischer profileAnswer provided by Referee Ben Mueller Defenders need to retire the 10 yds immediatly and if they do not, then the referee can caution for failure to respect requiered distance on a free kick. The referee of course should not stop a quick kick from occurring.
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