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League Specific 4/23/2007

Chris Hogan of Lonoke, Arkansas USA asks...

One of your responses said that:
USYSA states the following are substitution opportunities: [15080]

Throw-in in your favor [your team only]

Goal kick [both teams]

Kick off [both teams]

Injury [both te...

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Mechanics 4/23/2007

Al Ferdinand of San Francisco, CA USA asks...

Greetings, everyone -

I was AR-ing a game this past weekend. The following sequence baffled me, and it turned out the Ref as well. Attack forward passes from inside the box to long side of the goal, other forward and keeper race to the ...

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Law 11 - Offside 4/23/2007

Rick Czechowski of San Diego, CA USA asks...

With regards to Law 11, consider the following scenario. Attacking team player A successfull dribbles around the last defender, crosses the ball up-field to player B, who is behind the ball but ahead of the second to last defender. Obviously, no off...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/23/2007

Ralph Chappell of Meridian, Idaho USA asks...

If a goal keeper comes out of the penalty box area, collects the ball with his feet, dribbles back into the penalty box area, picks up the ball with the hands, is this considered the same as a pass back? If so, is the correct penalty an IFK?...

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Mechanics 4/23/2007

Alex of Woodbridge, VA Prince William asks...

During a match, a team was in the attacking 1/3 of the field, whereupon the offensive midfielder played a ball from the middle end of the opposing team's half of the center circle, to a striker on the right hand side of the goal box (18 yrd line), as...

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Character, Attitude and Control 4/23/2007

Ian Pearl of London, UK asks...

I thank the referee panel for explaining exactly why we have the problems that we witness each week.

Despite the fact that I attend hundreds of premiership and European matches at the very highest level, I have never heard of a single on...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 4/23/2007

Greg Ballou of Cincinnati, OH USA asks...

On the indirect free kick. [14620] If the player touches the ball and a second player then kicks it but the ref stops play and rules that a "kicking motion" was not applied, what are the restart procedures? Does the same team get a second attempt at...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/23/2007

Greg Carroll of Reston, Virginia USA asks...

My question centers around Law 12 and the passback to the keeper. As you know, the relevant LOTG states, (an infraction occurs when the keeper), "touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate."


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Law 11 - Offside 4/23/2007

Cameron S. of Buffalo Grove, IL USA asks...

I was A/R for a U13 game yesterday. I signaled Offside during a throw-in play that was within 20 feet of me. Attacking player-1 threw-in the ball to a Attacking player-2 who chest-passed the ball to Attacking player-3's foot. Attacking player-3 wa...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/22/2007

Paola Morneau of Bloomingdale, New Jersey USA asks...

There is lose ball in Team A's defensive end. Team A's goalkeeper comes out of the penalty area intending to kick the ball away.

A defender for Team A reaches the ball first and deliberately kicks it back to his keeper.

The kee...

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