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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 6/11/2007

RIch Siebeneichen of Gaithersburg, MD US asks...

Can the goalie punt or throw the ball directly into the opponents goal?...

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Other 6/11/2007

abhi of mumbai, maharashtra india asks...

my question 2 u is that if sum1 wants 2 play fr a club what has he got 2 do nd dat 2 in london......i mean what exactly he has 2 do......and when he does not have any contacts or so or how shud he get inside a club??????...

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Mechanics 6/11/2007

Alex of Sydney, New South Wales Australia asks...

This has been debated rigourously for some time by the national and NSW state football bodies.

The situation is as follows:

It is the 90th minute. A player commits a cautionable or send-off offence. The referee awards adva...

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League Specific 6/11/2007

Michael McCarthy of Huntington, WV USA asks...

A quick follow-up regarding small-sided U10 play and the question writer's concern that goalkeepers will merely punt the ball to each other on a small field: US Youth Soccer's Official U10 Playing recommendations include the following modification t...

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Law 11 - Offside 6/11/2007

Tonia of Windham, NH USA asks...

What is the Restart on a Reversed Offside Call?

The AR flags an offside. The center ref fails to observe the call. The defense is pointing the ref to the AR to observe the offside call. The play continues and the AR puts down his flag wi...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/10/2007

Tak of Irvine, CA USA asks...

I was a coach and parent of Team A and the coach from Team B habitually kept calling for substitutions whenever our team had a throw in at an attacking position and Team B was very slow and tired to return to their own defensive end, (5 minutes remai...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 6/10/2007

m of ny, ny usa asks...

can a goalie be substituted after a pk is award to the other team ?? if so does that goalie being subbed have to be taken off the field ??...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/10/2007

Dave Eberle of Clarkston, WA USA asks...

Topic: Ankle Clips

Please provide advice on how best to deal with preventing ankle clips from getting out of hand with U14 boys (Select).

Thank you.

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Law 11 - Offside 6/10/2007

Andy Smith of Pacifica, CA USA asks...

Defender 1 clears the ball and moves up the field, leaving Attacker 1 in offside position. Ball lands in the middle of the field amidst a bunch of players. A lot of pinballing, then the ball squirts out back toward D1. He clears again, only to hit...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/10/2007

Danielle S. of Sarver, PA United States of America asks...

If a player throws in the ball back to his own keeper, is the keeper alowed to touch it with his feet, and then pick it up with his hands?...

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