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Law 11 - Offside 7/24/2007

megan of san fransisco, california america asks...

When is it possible for a player to be offsides?...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 7/24/2007

megan of san fransisco, california america asks...

how would you describe the referees signal for an indirect free kick....

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Other 7/24/2007

megan of san fransisco, california america asks...

Megan a Player from san Francisco California America regarding: select Under 16

(1)What is the difference between a direct and indirect free kick? Explain please....

(2)How would you describe the referees signal for an indirect ...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 7/24/2007

Mark of LA, CA USA asks...

A related question cam up on another board about kicks from the penalty mark so I would like to get some clarification here.

If a player is sent off after the final whistle or decides at the end of the match that he is too injured to con...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 7/24/2007

Jim Ferris of Martinez, CA USA asks...

In studying for my USSF Grade 8 I was reading Law 16 - it states that the ball is in play when it is directly kicked beyond the penalty area.

However, in the Infringements section it states that if the kicker commits a second touch or hand...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 7/24/2007

Arabena Bourne of Ottawa, Ontario Canada asks...

I'm Always at a lost when it comes to when a drop ball is necessary?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/24/2007

Jim Brubacher of Heidelberg, Ontario Canada asks...

is calling mine a foul and where do I find this in the laws of the game?...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/24/2007

Philip of Houston, TX USA asks...

How would a ball deflection off of an attacker affect an offside condition?

Example - Play is close to the goal and the attacking team passes the ball away from the goal to a player with a clear lane to shoot. Striker(A1) sends hard shot t...

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Law 5 - The Referee 7/24/2007

Ryan of Flower Mound, Texas USA asks...

Dear Referee Panel,

I have two questions about referee ethics. First, if you are at a tournament where one of your games is a scheduled forfeit would it be unethical to go do another match in the same time slot and get paid for both match...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 7/24/2007

Bill of Grand Rapids, Mi USA asks...

Esteemed Collogues,

I was an AR in a recreation tournament Team A passes back to their keeper. The proper call was made, Team B awarded an IFK. The ball was placed on the 6 yard line and 2 players from team B are standing near the ball. ...

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