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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/26/2007

Susan Coll of Norwood, PA USA asks...

Yesterday, my son had a soccer game. There was an issue of a red card against my son. My son is a defender, and the other team had a break away, my son was in pursuit (last defender) before the other guy made it into the box, my son tugged on his s...

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Law 5 - The Referee 9/26/2007

DOUG HART of INDIAN RIVER, MI CHEBOYGAN asks...

WHO GOVERNS FOWL WEATHER POLICY, AND WHAT ARE THE PARRAMITERS, IE: RAIN, THUNDER, LIGHTNIG. ETC. THANKS FOR THE LAST RESPONSE, DOUG HART...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/26/2007

jonah of Calgary, Alberta Canada asks...

I require some clarification on "impeding." In our game last night, our opponents had only one player (#21) that was a real threat, and only so because she is quite fast. I situated my fastest, smartest defender in one-on-one coverage on #21 and in...

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Law 11 - Offside 9/26/2007

Julie of Hinkley, Ca usa asks...

If the ball is defelcted off the goalie to a opponet is the opponet offside? At what point is the opponet consider behind the ball/onside? please explain how the attacker can be onside and able to rebound fairly....

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/26/2007

Gar of Frisco, Texas USA asks...

An opposing player plays a ball into the defenders penalty area. The balls rolls through the area and out the side without touching another player and remains in the field of play. Is it legal for the defending goalkeper to gather the ball with his...

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Other 9/26/2007

baah of Accra, Ghana Ghana asks...

i want to know whether a referee is suppose to give a ball to a player who scores a ha-trick in a game after the final whistle ...

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Pre-Game 9/26/2007

Adal V. of Saint Cloud, MN usa asks...

Thank you all and indeed, this is something that should've been covered at our pre-game conference. [16832]
Lesson learned for sure!
Thank you all and have a fun rest of your soccer seasons.
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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/26/2007

Mark of Elkins, WV US asks...

If a defensive player falls down in the goalie box and the ball accidentally makes contact with his arm is it a handball? We were told in our referree class that it had to be "hand to ball" not "ball to hand" for it to be a handball. Thank you for yo...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 9/26/2007

Mark of Elkins, WV US asks...

I have a question about substituting and did not know where to look under your "Q&A Quick Search" and was unable to get the FIFA Laws to download. Can either team substitute during a throw-in,goal kick, corner kick, or dead ball or is it limited to j...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 9/26/2007

pete of pete, pete pete asks...

what are the risk and hazards of playing football with jewllery...

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