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Mechanics 5/14/2007

Jon of London, UK asks...

Guys, Im not sure about OZ, but in UK club assisstants tend to be told by the CR that they can judge offside...there becomes too much for the CR to deal with otherwise. We put the assisstants running with their teams left back therefore the worst tha...

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Mechanics 5/14/2007

Jamie Jackson of Deatsville, AL USA asks...

How do you handle a player that is shown the Red card and proceeds to walk VERY slowly across and off the field?...

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Law 10 - Method of Scoring 5/14/2007

brandon stacey of gainseville, florida u.s.a asks...

is it legal if a goalie dribbles a ball to the goal of the opposition team and score?): (: 0_0 0_-_0 ...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/14/2007

Steve Davis of Grant, AL USA asks...

Gentlemen,

I feel I must comment on your answers to question 15449. In a recent tournament game, a player called an AR a "bitch." That player was promptly dismissed and shown the red card. The player is now subject to further discipline...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/14/2007

gambir c of new york, new york usa asks...

what is a offside?...

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Law 15 - Throw In 5/14/2007

Mark of Elkins, WV US asks...

If a player throws the ball in incorrectly how is the ball restarted by the opposing team - IFK?...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 5/14/2007

Jeff of East Patchogue, NY USA asks...

I recently had a situation (after an injury) where the referee restarted with a drop ball. It was the proper call for the situation, but instead of dropping the ball the ref threw the ball at least 2 yards away from the two players waiting to take th...

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Law 11 - Offside 5/14/2007

Terrence of Branchburg, NJ USA asks...

A player is on a breakaway to the left of the goal post about 18 yards out, a teammate is on the right with a defender in front of him. The keeper comes out to challenge the man with the ball and gets beat, he now passes the ball to space and the pla...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 5/14/2007

Ron Koch of Soux City, IA USA asks...

When certified, I was told that the first kick of the kick-off did not necessarily have to go forward, But that this had been interpreted back and forth from one way to another. Could you please give me your take on this?

After re-reading ...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/13/2007

L. Borges of Toronto, Ontario Canada asks...

Your site is very good. I learn from it a lot.

I have a question with respect to the duties of the assistant referee and a comment about refereeing.

I am a relatively young referee, and I started to referee about two years ago. ...

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