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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/25/2007

Aubrey Waddell of Maryville, TN USA asks...

I recently refereed a U10 boys competitive tournament game. A player broke through the defense, dribbled close to the goal, and shot at the goal. The keeper dove to his right and stopped the ball, clearly holding his outstretched right hand over the ...

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Mechanics 4/25/2007

Bill Sayre of Greenwood, SC USA asks...

Re: Question 15249. I liked your responses very much. I just wanted to get your take on the other side of the coin, so to speak.

The writer stated that the defender went down not as a result of the play against the attacker. Maybe they ...

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Law 11 - Offside 4/25/2007

Debby Rudy of Dayton, Oh asks...

Offsides:

I generally understand the offside rule, but this situation came up that I am unsure about.

A player on team A has the ball. Team B tries to clear it but defects off another team B member to a player on team A who is ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/25/2007

jose infante of Waterloo, Iowa USA asks...

Can someone tell me what are the rules for a goalie?
when to touch the ball?
do's and dont's etc,etc,

...

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Mechanics 4/25/2007

Steve Wolfe of Kansas City, MO asks...

Oh dear, now I'm lost.

First, thanks for the site. I rely on it as a form of continuing education/testing and as an informal support group.

With regard to this question: Not only does there appear to be rare disagreement in the...

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League Specific 4/25/2007

Maurice Abouna of Sterling Hts, MI Macomb asks...

I Have two questions.
1- can a Player that plays for a team in the same group age and division referee a game in the same division.

2- can a league board member referee a game for another league board member team,
also that board...

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Law 11 - Offside 4/25/2007

david grome of cincinnati, ohio USA asks...

Is the area inside the goalie net considered in the field of play?

My specific question is if you are an offensive player can you step inside the goal area on your offensive side of the field and not be called for offsides?

Does...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/25/2007

Paola Morneau of Bloomingdale, NJ usa asks...

OK, but the law says: [15244]

" An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper, inside his own penalty area, commits any of the following offences:

* touches the ball with his hands after it has be...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/24/2007

Findlay Carter of Leeds, Yorks UK asks...

I was on the defending team at a corner kick and marking a player in the box. The player complained to the referee that I was committing a foul because I was looking at him to monitor his runs, rather than looking at where the ball would be coming fr...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 4/24/2007

Bob Gregory of St. Albert, Alberta Canada asks...

FYI, to clarify Richard's question, "Is it the same in a shoot out?" The shoot out is a method of determining the winner of a match which is sometimes used locally. Below I have copied the Shoot Out procedure from the rules of an Indoor Tournament.
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