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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/22/2007

john donovan of aurora, il united states asks...

Is a ball played with the shoulder a deliberately handled ball?...

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Mechanics 10/22/2007

Scott of Huntington Beach, CA USA asks...

Hi,

I'm a fairly new ref, and I think I missed an opportunity for a "teachable moment" recently. During a Under-8 girls game, one girl (who happens to be the best player on her team) kept complaining about being pushed, especially by a par...

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Law 11 - Offside 10/22/2007

John Askew of Roslyn, New York USA asks...

A offensive player is clearly off sides (within 3 yards of the goal mouth) but the ball is on the opposite side of the field. The ball is taken to the end line and then crossed to the "offsides" player. Is this player now considered on sides since ...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 10/22/2007

Bradd Waggoner of Allen, Tx USA asks...

It's almost funny to read about a referee not allowing chewing gum. My hats off to the referee who does understand what a hazard gum in the mouth can be to a Little. We have arguments all the time in young lady's games about earrings. Woe to ANY refe...

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Mechanics 10/22/2007

Sarah K of San Antonio, TX USA asks...

Thanks for the answers to my last questions (and yes, I meant penalty area, not goal area). Now another one for you:
I was AR'ing a U12G rec game Saturday. At the far end of the field, a defender passed the ball to the keeper, who picked it up...

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Character, Attitude and Control 10/21/2007

Jonathan Sterling of Titusville, Florida United States asks...

Once I was ref'ing a tournament and we had a guest referee from far away come in. When the subject of coaches wandering too far and interfering with the AR's line of site came up, he said that he used to always carry white spray paint with him. If ...

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Law 5 - The Referee 10/21/2007

Margarita Lagomarsino of Saddle Brook , New Jersey United States asks...

If a ref is not in a position to have seen a play between two players can he make a call based on what he assumed happened...

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Mechanics 10/21/2007

Dave Eberle of Clarkston, Washington USA asks...

Hit and Runs

From time to time, I fail to identify who commits a foul. This usually occurs when the offender quickly flees the scene of the crime.

Any advice to overcome this weakness would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/21/2007

Daniel Goyzueta of West Hartford, CT USA asks...

A player strucks an opponent standing in the penalty area while the ball is in play in the opposite half field.
What are the actions you would take?
Thank You....

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/21/2007

Paul Cassell of Salt Lake City, UT USA asks...

Regarding the various answers to the question #17386, two follow-ups questions:

1. If the referee blows the whistle to end the game while my team is lining up to take a free kick just outside the PA, doesn't that unfairly give the advanta...

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