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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/20/2007

mike of hatboro, pa asks...

When do you consider the goalie to be in possession of the ball so that an opposing player can not still legally challenge for the ball. For example, goalie is stretched out in front of the net with one hand on top of the ball away from thier body, a...

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Other 7/20/2007

M Simms of Media, PA USA asks...

I have been a PIAA (Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Assoc) ref for the past 10+ years. I want to move up to at least Division III college level.
What certification tests do I need to take and/or what camps do I need to attend ?
I'm i...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 7/20/2007

Dan Prince of Ottawa, Ontario canada asks...

I played soccer for many years in my youth and never seen this before. We were playing a team and one of the player had a knee brace in fiberglace, you know the ones that football or wrestlers are wearing. When I questionned the referee about this he...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 7/19/2007

Aaron of Chicago, Illinois USA asks...

So, if what you say in 16058 is true (which it probably is), what's to stop a team from simply having all but one of their players get sent off during kicks from the penalty mark leaving only their best player to take all of the kicks? After all, th...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 7/19/2007

Bob Roach of Charlottesville, Va USA asks...

As a follow up to 16049, I was at a tournament recently and we were playing in a very evenly matched division where every team had a shot to win.

In one of our games the opponent had only two subs. Hot day but at 8am not too bad yet. The o...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/19/2007

Colin Ellis of Regina, Saskatchewan Canada asks...

By definition, you cannot be offside in your own half of the field. What constitutes being in your own half? If a player has a foot in each half of the field, straddling the centerline, is this player in an offside position?...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/18/2007

Steve of Tiburon, CA USA asks...

Watching the Czech/Austria U-20 semifinal. On the Czech 2nd goal, the Czech central forward is clearly in an offside position when the ball is played from the midfield to another forward on the wing. The central player stops and is passed first by th...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/18/2007

Dan of Topeka, KS USA asks...

I reference to the U20 World Cup game and the red cards. I watched the video clip and the very first thing saw was what Nathan Lacy mentioned about the two red players running by and "brushing" or steppin on the down white player. I figured both of...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/18/2007

david pawloski of haslett, mi usa asks...

I have a question about the rule regarding a keeper handling the ball from a deliberate kick from a teammate. The rule states nothing about intent. So if in an "attempt", where the ball is played with the foot, to clear a ball, it is picked up by the...

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Law 6 - Assistant Referee 7/18/2007

Steve of Toronto, Ont Cda asks...

Is it acceptable for an AsstRef to move onto the field to gain a better view.

Specifically, corner kick on AR side of half, but on the far side. Field is wide with a good crown. You cannot see the goal line on the far side of the goal.

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