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Law 1- The Field 8/9/2007

Stephen Sooter of Berryville, Ar US asks...

What should the official size goal be for u12 and under? I have read different books and looked at organizations and everyone is different. Do you feel that the 6 x 18 goal is good for U-8 to U-12? ...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 8/9/2007

Nathanael Vitalis of Center City, MN USA asks...

Thank you to all the referees that provided answers to my initial question 16199!

But sadly, our referee circle is still in deep discussion on this question/issue.

We have reviewed your answers to question 16199, Law 13, and Adv...

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Other 8/9/2007

Keith of Harrisburg, PA USA asks...

I am a little confused. How are the players positioned, I am to play 8V8 for my girls U10 team. Can you provide a layout or tell me? Thanks, Keith ...

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Law 1- The Field 8/9/2007

dave of dublin, dublin ireland asks...

is the area inside the goal nets ( behind the line) still part of the playing field and subject to game rules?? ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/8/2007

tony of sydney, nsw australia asks...

if a player is fouled by the goalkeeper in a one on one situation what colour card should be shown to the keeper...

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League Specific 8/8/2007

Kyle Kenney of ktown, Canada asks...

In the laws of mini soccer (U10 & U11)

it states.. "Players sent-off by the referee must be replaced by a team substitute."

In other words.. no matter who gets sent off, the team will never play a player short for this league? A...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/8/2007

James Hart of Oakland, MD USA asks...

Follow up question for #16217

In that question what I really meant was can a player who is sitting on the bench receive a yellow/red cards simultaneously (held in one hand) for misconduct to show that he has been disqualified and still th...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/8/2007

Dave Wu of new york, us asks...

so i was reffing a U11 competitive game and the a player took a shot on the goalie and he yelled "I GOT IT!" while there were there other attacking players around him. The coaches of the attacking team started freaking out and started yelling at me.<...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/8/2007

Lee of Manchester, England United Kingdom asks...

I've been told that a referee may show a yellow card, a red card, but may not threaten to show one. Ie if he says "I am cautioning you against fouls" that is fine, but if he says "if you foul again I will book you" that is not allowed. Is this true...

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Law 11 - Offside 8/7/2007

john shinew of DEDEDO, GUAM USA asks...

REFEREE MAGAZINE SEP 2005--FIFA HAS FURTHER INTERPRETED WHAT INTERFERING WITH PLAY AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE MEAN IN CONCRETE. AS A RESULT USSF ISSUED O MEMO TO ASSIST REFEREES--IN BRIEF AN ATTACKER IN AN OFFSIDE POSITION IS NOT INVOLVED IN ACTIVE PLA...

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