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League Specific 7/5/2007

Niamh Kenna of Dublin, Ireland asks...

Wat age do girls have to stop playing on a boys team at ???...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/5/2007

Alex Belanger of Pierrefonds, Quebec Canada asks...

Is a pass back a penalty kick or a direct free kick...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 7/5/2007

Mike Bawden of Raleigh, NC USA asks...

If only the referee determines how much extra time is added, how does the fourth official find out from the referee how much time to put on the board he holds over his head to indicate additional time added?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/5/2007

Kyle Kenney of Ontario, Canada asks...

you know all the INDFK calls for goalie's disobeying the rules?

Like.. if a goalie plays the ball with his hands after it has been passes to him by his own player.. Where is the INDFK located? Inside the box? Outside the box where the goal...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 7/5/2007

Kyle Kenney of Ontario, Canada asks...

Law 13 states..

" If a direct or indirect free kick is kicked directly into a team's own goal, a corner kick is awarded to the opposing team "

Why is this rule in place?
If you score on yourself, that's just too bad.
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League Specific 7/5/2007

Mjichelle of St Eustache, qc Canada asks...

I've coached for a few years but this is the first time I'm considering a protest. After the game last night I ask the ref to explain some calls he had made during the game. On of them was about Obstruction. He saw that a player pulled on a jersey....

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Law 9 - The Ball in and out of Play 7/5/2007

Ron of Sioux City, IA USA asks...

I'd like to know if anyone has some background on why the ball isn't out of play until it has entirely crossed a touch or goal line, but on throw-ins, the trower is not considered to have entered the fireld so long as some part of his foot is still t...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/4/2007

Joel Shaw of Melbourne, Victoria Austraila asks...

At our Match the other team passed the ball back to the keeper while he was under pressure and he picked the ball up and then realised he couldn't pick the ball up and then threw it away. The Ref saw everything but we weren't awarded a penalty.
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Law 11 - Offside 7/4/2007

Kyle Kenney of Ontario , Canada asks...

Is it true..

If one player deeks through all the defenders and there's no second last defender, just the goalie remaining, the attacking player can pass the ball forward to a teammate without it being offside? Is it because he was in an on...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/4/2007

Kyle Kenney of Ontario , Canada asks...

I have a couple of goaltender questions..

1. The goalie doesn't release the ball within 6 seconds.. do I give the opposing team and INDFK at the edge of the box and a yellow to the goalie??

2. The ball is out of the 18yrbox and ...

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