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Law 11 - Offside 6/10/2007

John of Boston, Massachusetts USA asks...

In a recent game I had an interesting offside decision to make. Attacker A1 plays the ball toward A2 who is in an offside position. However, defender D1 slides to block the pass and deflects the ball into his own goal. Attacker A2 was never within...

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Law 15 - Throw In 6/10/2007

Marc Bond of Anchorage, AK USA asks...

The player in question uses the right hand as the sole propellant for the ball [15688]. I have a photograph I took from directly behind him showing his left hand on the left side of the ball and his right hand directly behind the ball at the start o...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 6/9/2007

John Bowen of Portage, IN USA asks...

We had a game today where the defender pass the ball back to the goalie. The goalie picked up the ball a few feet in front of the goal line. If this is a IDK, where are the defenders to be since they would closer then 10 yards?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/9/2007

richard jennings of hewitt, n.j. america asks...

is it leagal for the goalie to shout, "keeper" ,as he comes out to challange an attacker?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/9/2007

chuckie of butte , butte U.S.A. asks...

can to volly the ball out of the air to your own golie...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/9/2007

CJ B. of Ironton, oh usa asks...

I was at this game [15714] and observed this collision, is the goalie not expected to defend his/her position by removing the ball? If this goalie did not run full speed to kick and remove the ball she would not have made the play. The ball was appr...

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Law 4 - Players Equipment 6/9/2007

Diana Verba of New Florence, PA USA asks...

What is the correct way to wear shin gaurds and soccer socks?

I thought the socks go on first, the shin gaurds next, and then you fold the sock over the gaurd. Isn't that why soccer socks are so long???...

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Law 14 - Penalty kick 6/8/2007

javier renteria of merced, ca us asks...

Pk my question is this my player is awarded a pk, he take the pk the goalie stop the ball with his hand the ball bounce back to my kicker and he kick the ball the second time and make it into the net. is that a goal or not?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/8/2007

Fred Landau of Harrisburg, PA USA asks...

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Many years ago when coaching U 10, Michael, one of my players, ran full speed into the back of an opponent several seconds after the player had passed the ball sending the player sprawling. ITOOTR Violent Conduct. Micha...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/8/2007

Murphy of Montreal, Canada asks...

During a youth league level match U12-13 boys, the goaltender clears the ball into the centre area with a high kick, the defender from the opposing team is all alone with only his own team mate is within 15 feet of him, the defender yells "I got it" ...

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