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Law 13 - Free Kicks 9/7/2007

Dave of Portland, OR USA asks...

OK, then same scenario [16556]: Defending team is down by 1 so they are in a hurry and they have a goal kick. This time, they place and take the kick so quickly that the ball was rolling as it was kicked. Again, LOTG call for a retake. But in prac...

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League Specific 9/7/2007

Damon of arusha, tanzania asks...

What is the policy on playing with a cast? I broke my hand and a big game for our school is coming up. I have seen professionals play with thier casts wrapped up, should I do that?...

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Character, Attitude and Control 9/7/2007

Phil of Chicago, Illinois USA asks...

Thanks for the great answers! They give a great deal of insight! [16551]

If I may, I have one follow-up question that skews slightly (but is still very relevant) off this main topic.

I have done some refereeing, coaching, as wel...

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Law 11 - Offside 9/7/2007

Ross of san francisco, USA asks...

If an offensive player who is offside goes out of bounds on the side of the goal to be out of the play and the other offensive player shots and the goalie catches it and the player who left the field gets permission from the ref to re enter and does ...

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Law 11 - Offside 9/7/2007

Dave of Portland, OR USA asks...

The Brown team is on offense and all 10 of their field players are in the cobalt team's half of the field. The keeper from cobalt team gains possession and then punts the ball to the other half of the field where his cobalt forward in an offside pos...

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Character, Attitude and Control 9/7/2007

robert of san marcos, tx usa asks...

This is a comment on the question 16530. If you go to a high school football game, there are 5 officials on the field. At higher levels, calls are reviewed on video.
The philosophy seems to be the game has to be called perfectly for it to be fa...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/7/2007

socrgoddess of Overland Park, KS USA asks...

A player passes the ball back to the goalkeeper who is in her six yard box. The goalkeeper, knowing she can't pick the ball up from a back pass, attempts to clear the ball with one touch. The ball hits a bump in the field before it reaches her and sh...

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Other 9/6/2007

Jed of Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia asks...

Addressed to Keith, sorry about the confusion.
A federation/association/branch referee coach is a referee/referee inspector (what you guys call an assessor) that is responsible for conducting training exercises and increasing knowledge amongst...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/6/2007

Greg of Boise, ID United States asks...

Referee stops play because two players on opposite teams start exchanging punches, away from the ball. Referee sends off both players. What is the proper restart? Thank you....

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League Specific 9/6/2007

Dave Eberle of Clarkston, WA USA asks...

Should I be concerned about seeing a high number of high school players appearing on a roster?

One high school team recently showed up with 26 players on their roster. The other team had 17. The team with 26 won by a large margin.
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