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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/24/2007

MJ of Vacaville, CA USA asks...

Goalie pushes player during corner kick after ball has gone out, what is call? Scenario; During a U-16 Girls (competitive) game a corner kick is being taken, players are jockeying for position, one attacking player kept (rather aggressively) trying t...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 9/24/2007

MJ of Vacaville, CA USA asks...

Is the original kicker on a PK required to take all re-kicks? Scenario; In a youth game a PK awarded defending team encroaches before kick, kicker misses, referee signals for kick to be retaken, another player steps up to take kick, referee allows ki...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 9/24/2007

Fred Algar of Johnson City, Tennessee USA asks...

Kick off a defending team moves into center circle just as attacking team kicks ball forward, referee signals for a retake, ball kicked backwards by attacking team, referee signals for defending team to now take kick off as an indirect kick. Seems to...

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Law 15 - Throw In 9/24/2007

Greg McGuire of Ft. Collins, Colorado USA asks...

On throw-ins, if the ball never enters the field of play, what is the correct call?

Also, the FIFA Official Rules and Regulations book does not mention anything about lifting the foot during a throw-in. Is it correct to award a throw-in t...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/24/2007

ed weller of Maple valley, WA USA asks...

What the difference between reckless foul and a hard challenge? ...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 9/24/2007

Rick Czechowski of San Diego, CA USA asks...

If a coach chooses to request a substitution when the other team is about to throw and, once his substitute(s) is/are off and his player(s) is/are on the pitch, should I then assume that the substitution is complete and then signal to the thrower to ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/24/2007

K of Maple Grove, MN USA asks...

At my daughter's U-11 game, a member of her team was redcarded because she supposedly slid and tackled. This girl is quite tall with very long legs and tends to get her legs tangled. She also falls alot due to her recent growth spurts. The ref sai...

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League Specific 9/24/2007

Ted Campbell of springfield, IL USA asks...

3 out of 3 answers said Indirect Free Kick and I agree. 1 of the 3 said IFK for the opposing team, which I agree with also. 2 out of 3 said IFK, but didn't designate for which team. Can someone clear this up for me definitively, remembering this i...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/24/2007

Jose Salazar of CENTENNIAL, CO usa asks...

Is the ball in play when a keeper bounces the ball before they punt? Can our player attempt to take it when they release it from their hand?...

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Law 6 - Assistant Referee 9/24/2007

Brad of Aptos, CA USA asks...

Love the site. Here's my question: I am AR and the play is right by me near the sidelines and the ball could likely be kicked out by opponents simultaneously kicking at the ball trying to gain possession. Do I watch for the ball to be kicked out or w...

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