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Other 5/8/2007

mike desue of glassport, pa usa asks...

please define " slide takling "...is it allowed, when is it allowed, etc....

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/8/2007

JEFF STUMP of PULASKI, VA USA asks...

UNDER HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER RULES, CAN A PLAYER THROW THE BALL TO HIS KEEPER AND CAN THE KEEPER PLAY THE BALL WITH HIS HANDS ?...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/8/2007

Gediminas of Kaunas, Lithuania asks...

Player scores the goal and goes celebrating to his team mates on the bench(leaves the field of play).Should referee show him a yellow card for deliberately leaving the field of play?Thank you...

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Law 7 - Match Duration 5/7/2007

EM Pearson of Medina, TN USA asks...

I am in total agreement with Chuck Fleischer; his answer is simple and to the point. [15326]

I referee many tournaments with instructions not to add time to matches. I always ignore those instructions. The addition of time is a very valu...

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Law 3 - Number of Players 5/7/2007

Ashley of North Ridgeville, Ohio USA asks...

Can Defenders cross half way line?...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/7/2007

Robert Herndon of San Marcos, TX USA asks...

When parents or spectators persistently dissent, yelling at the referees, to the point that it is affecting the players and the game, can the ref send off the spectators? If not, what action should be taken?...

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Mechanics 5/7/2007

Janice of Dacula, Georgia USa asks...

So, this past weekend, we had a championship game. As a central midfield player, I am supposed to stay in the middle, hence the name. Where is the ref supposed to be standing during the majority of the game? Most of the time he was in the middle.... ...

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Mechanics 5/7/2007

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

Dear Referee Panel,

I have some questions regarding DOGSO (Denying an Obvious Goal Scoring Opportunity). In US Soccer's Advice to Referee's, it states that there are four criteria that must be present for DOGSO.
1. Number of Defender...

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Law 5 - The Referee 5/7/2007

Robert Whalen of Los Altos , California USA asks...

Law 5 states that the Referee is responsible for the Match Report.

1a. If a Referee needs or requests information from an Assistant Referee, or the Assistant Referee offers it, how is this information incorporated into a Match Report?

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Law 11 - Offside 5/7/2007

oliver of clermont, fl usa asks...

how do you know if someone is offsides?...

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