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Law 15 - Throw In 11/25/2007

noel lopez of aurora, il usa asks...

at my last game the opposing team would have a lot of spin on their throw-ins. i repeatedly told the ref to watch the spin on the ball and that he should call a bad throw. the ref then asked me, "who told you that?". and i just shook my head knowi...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/24/2007

Alejandro Berry of Poway, California U.S.A. asks...

I was reffing a boys under 10 game and the score was 2-1 in the last ten minutes. The attacking team just had a corner and the ball squirted out towards the edge of the box. One of the defenders trips over himself while reaching to kick the ball an...

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Law 11 - Offside 11/24/2007

Joel of Fallbrook, California USA asks...

well then if the AR did call it wrong he was calling it wrong all game long...

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Law 9 - The Ball in and out of Play 11/24/2007

ricky of philadelphia, pa usa asks...

I was playing goalie and i caught the ball just on the edge of the 18 yard box towards the center of the field, one of my foot stepped out of the box but the ball didn't go out of the box The ref said it was an infraction and awarded a direct free k...

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League Specific 11/24/2007

n hawkins of corringham, essex england asks...

do own goals count on your own end of season goal tally...

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Law 17 - Corner Kick 11/23/2007

christopher Sliney of Encino, CA United States of America asks...

Regarding a corner kick...this is one of those almost silly questions...but it did come up today.

We were playing a short corner, both offensive players in the arc--not on purpose, that's just where the 2 girls chose to stand. Player A ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/23/2007

Mike of Chino Hills, CA USA asks...

I will concede that the keeper did not have possession of the ball due to the deflection off the arm [17975]. That part of my reasoning was probably a stretch, and I appreciate the clarification. I did consider that it could have been PIADM by the ...

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Law 6 - Assistant Referee 11/23/2007

Joe of Bel Air, Maryland USA asks...

Although I am a USSF referee, on this particular day, I was serving as a club linesman for my daughter's game. While observing play from my sideline, a ball from the adjoining field bounded into our field as play in our game proceeded toward me.
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Law 11 - Offside 11/23/2007

Can Evren of Istanbul, Turkey asks...

Hi Ref,

When a defender is behind the baseline, is he active or passive in terms of the offside line? Can he move behind the baseline in order to put the attacker in an offside position?...

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Law 15 - Throw In 11/23/2007

Christopher Lloyd of Novato, CA USA asks...

Steve,

The "6 foot rule" you say doesn't exist is probably my wording.

Law 15 says (among other things) "All opponents must stand no less than 2 meters (6 feet)from the point at which the throw-in is taken."

And agai...

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