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Other 5/23/2007

nicholas greenhalgh of lancs, u.k asks...

what are the rules and regulations of soccer and the injures you can sustane in playing soccer...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/22/2007

Mark of McFarland, Wisconsin USA asks...

As a general rule, what is proper procedure for an AR to indicate offsides when a player is offsides with the exception of not being actively involved with play?

In a U18/19 game, an attacker was obviously offsides, looked at me (AR), stop...

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Law 17 - Corner Kick 5/22/2007

Duncan of north bay, ontario canada asks...

we where doind eh corner kick and the time stop so we dint get to do are corner kick the ref stop the play befor eh got to do are corner kick cuz time was done was he alloud to do that or not ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/22/2007

Adam Scott of Kingston, Ontario Canada asks...

Referance Law 16 - Goal Kick

as I understand this law, a ball is considered to have entered play when it is kicked directly beyond the penalty area.

My question surrounds the situation of a goalkeeper taking the goal kick. If th...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/22/2007

Mike Dowling of Potomac Falls, Virginia USA asks...

Offside related question.

Offensive player is in an offside position (meets all requirements). Defender attempts to clear the ball upfield, however ball goes behind defender (mis-kick and very windy) and is run onto by the player in the o...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/22/2007

Rick Fokkens of Port Colborne, Ontario Canada asks...

If an attacking player with the ball and a teammate are both past the last defenseman (called a 2 on nothing breakaway in hockey), if the player with the ball passes it to his teammate, who is behind the ball when it is passed to him, is that OK? Am...

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Other 5/22/2007

Twyla Strogen of Bridgeport, WV asks...

Hi - thanks for all of the good information and discussion [15343]. I have an additional question. My children were taught to not take a knee in their travel team because it is not good to go from prolonged running to a crouched position, restricti...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/22/2007

Ryan of Flower Mound, TX U.S.A. asks...

Dear Referee Panel,

A substitute cannot commit a foul, but can commit misconduct. If a substitute throws an object on the pitch that interferes with play, i.e. strikes the ball, while an opponent is attacking, the restart is an indirect f...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/22/2007

gary of Hartford, CT USA asks...

I would take exception to Ref Burbidges perpetuation of the myth that girls can use their arms to protect themselves. [1134]
Sure, if it is purely a reflexive action to protect them from a fast moving ball from close range or their arms are alr...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/22/2007

Robert Herndon of San Marcos, TX 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.
What is...

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