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Law 13 - Free Kicks 4/26/2016

mary Ramirez-de-Arellano of Damascus, MD United States asks...

On an indirect free kick one player simply tapped the top of the ball with his toe and then his teammate kicked it. Is this considered an acceptable indirect free kick or does the ball have to move/move its full circumference before the second playe...

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Law 5 - The Referee 4/26/2016

Tom Chappell of San Marcos, CA USA asks...

Maybe a better question to have asked for that situation was:

Should the referee have just blown the final whistle? He seemed to be preparing for it as he anticipated that our player was going to bury it deep on the opposing side.

I...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/26/2016

Imran Senlik of champaign, il USA asks...

Dear Mr. Refs,
There was a play in our Intramural soccer game, follows the NFHS rules. The play was a through ball from midfield to the edge of the PK box, the forward took a touch which brought the ball into the PK box. At this point our defende...

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Other 4/26/2016

Brendan of Folsom, CA US asks...

As fans of the game, we are often spectators where all we want to do is sit back and watch the game.
As a referee, I cannot help but also watch (and hopefully learn from) referees as they go about their duties.
Lately, in my circle, I've seen...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/26/2016

DC Soccer of Brownsville, VA USA asks...

Player 1 punches then slaps Player 2 in the face after losing the ball during open play. Player 2 stumbles back for a second then responds by grabbing the front to Player 1 jersey with both hands but does not strike her.

Ref issues YC to bo...

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Law 5 - The Referee 4/26/2016

john nongsiej of shillong, meghalaya india asks...

if a player from team A is foul and the referee was applying advantage but his teammate A was offside .What decision should the ref give Foul or Offside?...

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Law 5 - The Referee 4/25/2016

Tom Chappell of San Marcos, CA USA asks...

Seconds left in a game.

We are leading 2-1, tied under all tie breaks with team we are playing in a competition coming into game.

Ball deep on our side, player about to send long ball to opposing side. Center referee glances at watc...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/25/2016

Doug Tann of Morrow, Ohio US asks...

An opponent recently wore a knee brace during a game, however, that brace contained uncovered hard plastic. What are the rules concerning braces? What is acceptable. Several of my players have large bruises from the girl using the plastic as a wea...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/25/2016

Rob of Manassas, VA us asks...

There was a player at my son's game who was 'talked to' by the referee three times before getting a card. The first warning was for a hard foul, the second was for jumping a foot in front of a player attempting a throw in (Should be direct yellow), ...

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Law 11 - Offside 4/25/2016

Rich of Locks, CT US asks...

A player is in an extremely offside position (let say rubbing a cramp near his offensive 18) when a teammate goes to play the ball near mid field and it goes out off a defender for a throw in. The player picks up the ball and throws it immediately t...

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