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Law 4 - Players Equipment 5/25/2007Jack of Montreal, QC Canada asks...Yesterday in a game I reffed, I instructed all players to remove jewelry etc. It all went well without a hitch. Then later in the match I noticed a player wearing a thin (elastic style about 1cm in width) headband... the ones used to get hair out of ...
Read The Full Q & A Character, Attitude and Control 5/25/2007joe mehl of cincinnati, oh usa asks...According to the LOTG, is a coach allowed on the field to ask the ref a question at half time. Also, asking the AR to be in position with the last defender.... is asking that considered dissent....
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/25/2007john mather of falkland, fife scotland asks...I was under the impression that to call for a ball without identifying yourself was illegal ie calling "leave it" or "mine"
This has led to a disagreement and I would welcome clarification....
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/24/2007tmoto of Loveland, OH USA asks...I'm sure you've noticed the inevitable contact when a player is shielding a ball about to go over the goal line. Quite often it's a defender who receives a nice shove in the back and normally it's a goal kick.
If a defender grew weary o...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/24/2007Bruce Petrick of Carrollton, TX USA asks...Defending team ("D") employs several tactics to thwart quick restarts of attacking team ("A"). Early on, I make it clear that holding the ball, or kicking it away from the point of restart will not be tolerated, and that tactic is abandoned by team ...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/24/2007Keith of Point Pleasant, WV USA asks...I'm trying to understand when it is OK for a player to go "out of bounds" or in the touch area and when, if ever, not. In one case in a recent U18 rec game I noticed a wing would often position himself about 1 step into the touch area on a free kick...
Read The Full Q & A Law 1- The Field 5/24/2007Rick Fokkens of Port Colborne, Ontario Canada asks...The youth soccer association where I referee has made its fields out of former farmland. As such, the field conditions are generally poor to say the least, especially the lines, which are mostly just dirt(no chalk, no paint, etc). My question is, wh...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/24/2007Robert Herndon of San Marcos, Texas USA asks...Player A is attacking with the ball. Player B runs between Player A and the ball, even though the ball is within playing distance of Player A. Player A smacks into him and falls down. Player B is standing still when the collision occurs.
Read The Full Q & A Law 11 - Offside 5/24/2007David Donahue of Clarksville, TN USA asks...In what did the offside rule change from three to two?...
Read The Full Q & A Law 3 - Number of Players 5/24/2007Bill Sayre of Greenwood, SC USA asks...Regarding improper substitution (#15536) - when you book the substitute and they leave the field, could they immediately (properly) sub? For example, play is stopped. A team that has a legal substitution opportunity is found to have 12 people on th...
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