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Question Number: 21075Law 13 - Free Kicks 4/1/2009RE: Professional Professional Randall Howes of Taylorsville, UT USA asks...This question is a follow up to question 21061 The very first game that Real Salt Lake played was in monsoon conditions awat at New York.
To keep the ball stationary one player held the ball down with his foot until a split second before the kick was taken.
Some New York players tried to rush the ball when the 'holder' touched the ball but the referee made them wait until the 'kicker' kicked the ball. Answer provided by Referee Michelle Maloney Is that a question? Or simply a comment on whether or not one might see a ball holder even at the professional level - and if that, agreed.
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View Referee Michelle Maloney profileAnswer provided by Referee Keith Contarino I would assume the referee would tell all the players on both teams that one player on the kicking team was going to hold the ball and not to participate in play until the ball was kicked.
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View Referee Keith Contarino profileAnswer provided by Referee Richard Dawson As he should, standing on the ball is NOT kicking it!
Cheers
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