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Character, Attitude and Control 9/5/2007

JAB of River Grove, IL USA asks...

Do referees have input as to the integrity of a tournament as compared to the integrity of the game they are assigned to?

I know this is a rare occurrence but I saw this happen, this did not impact my son's age bracket. Here is the situat...

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Character, Attitude and Control 9/5/2007

Dave of Portland, OR USA asks...

Suppose that I use Ref Voshol's suggestion [16462] 'I don't think I heard that..' or Ref Maloney's suggestion 'Don't step in it...' instead of carding the player.

Then, you make another call (or fail to make a call that the player wants...

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Law 11 - Offside 9/5/2007

Richard Baroniunas of Massapequa Park, New York USA asks...

A striker remains in the opponents side between the 2nd last defender and keeper. The defender has possession and kicks the ball from his side hitting another defender. The deflection lands on the striker's foot who tries to score.

Is the...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 9/5/2007

ashton phillips of douglasville, georgia usa asks...

player is coming on a breakaway and the keeper starts to come out,when the player takes the shot the keeper dives and gets all ball and the kid falls over the keeper. is that a straight red?...

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Character, Attitude and Control 9/5/2007

Phil of Chicago, Illinois USA asks...

Obviously refereeing the game, you've most all played a good deal as well; and if you competed in enough games, you probably have received at least one yellow card yourselves during that stretch, as just through luck it becomes inevitable.


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Law 11 - Offside 9/5/2007

Ali Aksoy of Istanbul, IST Turkey asks...

Is the rule for being in active play by distraction still in effect?
In Turkish league an offside was called because of a player who seemed active but did not touch the ball. Some TV commentators said he could not be called offside as the actual...

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League Specific 9/5/2007

Bill Carmalt of Milan, PA USA asks...

This is a NFHS rule 3 section 3 Art 4.

Blue team has a roster of 10, so they are always playing short.

White team has full roster and can make substitutions.

Hot day, Blue coach pulls a player off with the referees pe...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 9/4/2007

Steve Simon of Tully, NY United States asks...

My son takes a corner kick, fast hard strike curling toward the goal waist high (though he will not swear it was on a line to actually go in, so assume not), defender can only put a leg up and ball ticks into his own goal. Does player taking corner ...

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Law 5 - The Referee 9/4/2007

Todd of Lincoln, IL USA asks...

I am interested in becoming a college official but have no clue where to start. Do I need to be certified by a youth organization first? I played college soccer and coached women's juco in Illinois but can't seem to find the best first step....

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Mechanics 9/4/2007

Mike Meyers of St Paul, MN USA asks...

Late in a 1-0 game an altercation occurs behind the play in the penalty area. The red team GK and a blue team player are cursing and pushing each other. Play is stopped and both players are sent off. The coach of the blue team claims the red GK initi...

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