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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/5/2007

Les Sicherman of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada asks...

Thank you for your prompt replies. Referee Montanino I think provided the response that I was seeking. I have no problem in distinguishing between a hand ball and a simple deflection off the arm. What I'm trying to say that in my circumstances in not...

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Law 11 - Offside 12/5/2007

Coach of La Mirada, USA asks...

The question is, you have an attacker that is in offside position, the ball is kicked by a defender and then reflects off an attacker(hits) in which the attacker that was in offside position gets the ball while coming to onside, is the attacker consi...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/4/2007

Mark Hull of Mesquite, Texas US asks...

I would like a definition on "playing distance." I have seen it defined as two yards, two strides, three yards and the referee's discretion. I have never seen it called with any consistency, not even in the same game by the same referees....

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Law 7 - Match Duration 12/4/2007

Jeffrey Izzo of Seattle, WA USA asks...

I had a similar situation just last night (as I write this). My daughter's U19 team scored in the final seconds, breaking a tie -- but to everyone's surprise the ref called the game during these crucial milliseconds, negating the point. Her team lo...

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Character, Attitude and Control 12/4/2007

Jay Ramey of El Dorado Hills, CA USA asks...

Re: Referee not calling penalties...

I must disagree with the referees answers to this question [17863]. I as a coach and referee understand both sides of the question.

First, as a referee...we must abide by the laws of the g...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/4/2007

steven of winter park, fl. usa asks...

During the game last evening in a high school varsity match, the sweeper passed the ball back to the goalkeeper. As the ball was being passed back to the keeper, the center forward attempted to intercept the ball. When the ball entered the goal are...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 12/4/2007

Jeffrey Izzo of Seattle, WA USA asks...

The situation: the ball was in play in front of the goal. One team kicked it in to score, but in the midst of that the ref called the game. Should the point count? Is there a certain point that the whistle must be blown to determine whether the go...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 12/4/2007

Jay Ramey of El Dorado Hills, CA USA asks...

Recently I was an AR at a game with a substantially more experienced referee. We had a penalty in the box. When the offense kicked the ball, the ball was not touched by the goalie and it bounced off the post. The kicker then kicked the ball into t...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 12/4/2007

Peter of Stockton, CA USA asks...

Hi

What would the restart be from this [17700]? I am guessing an IDFK, or a GK.

Cheers

Peter...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 12/3/2007

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

Re: Red Cards:

Why is it if a player is sent off, he/she is shown the red card, but a manager or member of the staff sent off isn't shown the red card? Further, isn't sending the manager to the stands (or for that matter, the back end of ...

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