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Law 15 - Throw In 10/6/2007Gary Stevens of Avon, CT USA asks...Throw in question. I get the basic gist of both feet being on the ground and both hands over the head. But when I played in high school, you were not allowed to put a huge "side spin" on the ball or it would be called back. Here in Connecticut it ...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/6/2007Doug of Rocklin, CA USA asks...Goalies have a habit of bouncing the ball up and down on purpose. Is it ok for an attacker to try to kick the ball when it is in the air or on the ground, momentarily, while the goalie is bouncing it up and down?
I see goalies do this som...
Read The Full Q & A Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/6/2007Franco of Bloomington, USA asks...IDFK just outside the penaly area.
Number 10 comes up and touches the top of the ball with her foot. It slightly moves.
Number 11 smashes the ball directly into the back of the net. A rocket that did not touch anyone or anything...
Read The Full Q & A Law 3 - Number of Players 10/6/2007Franco of Bloomington, USA asks...Players cannot leave the field of play without ref's permission.
This sounds like a BLACK and WHITE rule, but really it has much grey in it or does it...
All situtaions below are without permission or at least no formal permissi...
Read The Full Q & A Law 5 - The Referee 10/6/2007Franco of Bloomington, USA asks...I have to say Chuck Fleischer is spot on with his response! It is the number one attitude that turns me off about all sports at all levels.
AS A COACH- I have had referees come to me to ask me to calm my parents down. I as the coach feel l...
Read The Full Q & A League Specific 10/6/2007charlie of Hull, yorkshire england asks...Can aanybody stand behind the goal while play is in progress....
Read The Full Q & A Law 1- The Field 10/6/2007Kenny Tse of Hong Kong, China asks...why some of the corner flags of English Premier League club is triangle but some are rectangle????...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/5/2007John of Lincoln, NE USA asks...I'm not sure what subject this would fall, but at our match tonight, the opposing team's defender turned and played the ball to the keeper which in turn picked the ball up with his hands. Law 12 tells us we can't do that. Ref didn't make the call and...
Read The Full Q & A Law 14 - Penalty kick 10/5/2007John of Lincoln, NE USA asks...At a recent match we were awarded a PK. My players all stood at least 10 yards behind the ball and behind the player taking the kick. The other team's coach had his players line up on all sides of the penalty area and told them that as soon as my pla...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/5/2007Clarence Kennedy of Laurel, Maryland USA asks...I have a keeper who while making a punt out of the goal/penalty box steps over the line and is given a handling the ball call awarded to the other team. What should the restart be? Direct or Indirect Free Kick from the spot of the foul.
Ag...
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