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Other 7/3/2007

ivan of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

1)If a player has been sent off before a game commences can he be replaced?

2)A player shoots for goal and the ball hits the referee then the ball rolls into the net is that goal ok?...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/2/2007

Geoffrey of Laguna Beach, CA USA asks...

At what point is an offside player, who did not get involved in play, allowed to "reinvolve" themselves in play? Last weekend, a pass in the air to a player that was offside, ended up being more of a pop-up, fell short, and was trapped cleanly by a ...

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Law 5 - The Referee 7/2/2007

Kati hulbert of Metairie, LA USA asks...

When you allow for advantage on a foul / infraction, if a goal is not scored by the team it was committed against, does the referee call for the foul / infraction after the 4 count or allow play to continue?...

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Other 7/2/2007

Joe of Burlington, Ontario Canada asks...

Ok, let's say you are a left midfielder, and the ball is on the right side of the field. Do you stay o your side and do nothing or go over to the right side and play?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 7/2/2007

Gil of Ann Arbor, MI USA asks...

I had one of these late in the Spring season. U12G Select. Keeper dives on the ball, and the opposing forward comes in and makes contact a split second later. Simple careless foul, no card necessary. But now the keeper is down and needs some atten...

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League Specific 7/2/2007

Ian Sammy of Mississauga, Ontario Canada asks...

Recently my sons team lost a game based on rules set by the South Region Soccer Association in Ontario. The results were based on the fact that they did not have a full team prior to the 15 minutes grace allowed by SRSL and a game sheet for the refer...

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Law 11 - Offside 7/1/2007

Simon of Rockingham, WA Australia asks...

during a recent game the opposion team sent out the goal keeper as a normal player and put a defender in the goal area, they then made the other defenders move up to the half way line and thus leaving just one player in there own half. This was done ...

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Other 7/1/2007

Khadijah of Sydney, NSW Australia asks...

Can you please provide me with the following information on outdoor soccer>
Rules
Equipment
playing area
offensive formatiuons
defensice formation
safety cosiderations that need to be made
offensive and defensice st...

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Other 7/1/2007

marthea cole of labrador city, canada asks...

what do you call a soccer ball and what don't you call a soccer ball or the referee wil blow the whistle and give a free kick to the other team?...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 7/1/2007

John Mccullough of Shelton, WA Mason asks...

if a goalie places the ball on the line and is preparing to kick it
can the player or players from the other
team run up and kick the ball or run up to the ball and act like they are
going to kick the ball to distract the goalie...

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