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Other 10/5/2007

kate palthey of grasse, france asks...

I have always coached younger teams under 9; this year I took over the clubs handicap team. 22 adults with a combination of physical and mental disabilities. I am looking for interesting warm up techniques for all these different levels. One girl f...

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League Specific 10/5/2007

tuncer of istanbul, turkey asks...

what are the rules to become a fifa assistant referee. does FIFA have some rules for this or it is just under the control of national committees. for ex a 20 year man, if turkey says this will be the fifa assistant referee, does fifa have some more o...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/4/2007

Andrea Kebort of Hartstown, Pa Crawfor asks...

The ball bounced up and hit one of our defensive players while she was in the box. The ref called a handball, he said it hit her hand, but she said it hit her in the chest. We lost the game on the penality kick that was awarded. this is a very sub...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/4/2007

David of Yuba City, CA. U.S. asks...

Don't you think the other team shoud get infront of ball and slowly back up. [17044]
That way the rest of their team can get set up.
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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/4/2007

Dave of middlesex, nj usa asks...

A goalie catches the ball inside the goal box then, when running to kick it, runs thru and past the penalty box.
Is that a penalty kick from the penalty mark?.....It was last year for a game I had...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 10/4/2007

Scott Bershadsky of Gray, GA USA asks...

Hi, At our last game, we played the first half and a few minutes into the second half with 1 too many players. I thought we were playing 9 plus the goalie, but it was 9 WITH the goalie. About 5 or 6 minutes after we scored to lead 1-0, the other co...

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Other 10/4/2007

Francesca of Portsmouth, Rhode Island USA asks...

What is a low scoring game referred to as in soccer? I believe the correct term starts with "or" but I can't seem to remember the entire word. Thank you for your help!...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 10/4/2007

Elsa of Riverside, CA USA asks...

When the other team has a free kick, if the player does not ask for her space in front, am I supposed to just give her the space, or is it ok for me to stand there and block her view/kick? I recently got a yellow card b'cuz the referee said i didnt g...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/4/2007

Bryan Davis of New Castle, IN USA asks...

In regards to a GK offense (Law 12)
-touches the ball again with his hands after it has been released from his possession and has not touched any other player - what constitutes "released from his possession"? I have seen GKs bounce the ball p...

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League Specific 10/4/2007

Shauna of Lucasville, Ohio United States asks...

One of our players was given a "hard" red card from a ref in a game. He was suspended from that game and from the one following. The pricipal of the schools stated that the player was not allowed to practice with the team or associate with the team i...

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