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League Specific 9/24/2007

sergio of orlando, florida usa asks...

if the game is canceled for bad weather and the team # 1 is wining for the diference of 1 gol when they play for 30 minute the first half who is the winner? team#1 1 team#2 0 ...

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League Specific 9/24/2007

Ryan Wimmer of Charlevoix, Michigan USA asks...

Can a high school referee add on time when three seconds are left on the clock if he thinks we were taking to long at the end of our game?...

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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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