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Law 11 - Offside 11/10/2015

Tye of Mission, Bristish Columbia Canada asks...

Hello, need some clarification on referee Richard Dawson's answer. You state in situation (C) 'if B1 were to deliberately play the ball and it was not classified as a save or a deflection.... I was of the understanding that the new wording eliminate...

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Kicks From The Penalty mark 11/10/2015

Jay Pignatello of MANHATTAN BEACH, CA United States asks...

I ref a lot of games, usually without conflict, but recently had my first KFTM game to decide the winner. LUckily, I had reviewed the rules several times before the game, and everything went smoothly, with one exception:

The visiting team wo...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 11/10/2015

W Hidalgo of Harrison, NJ USA asks...

According to Law 8 and Law 14, the ball has to be kick forward to start play, does this applies to Law 13? To my understanding a Kick-off and a Penalty kick are both on essence a 'Free Kick', you can score from both, or can I back-heel a Free / Indir...

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11/10/2015

Rico Luna of La Habra, CA Orange asks...

My question is regarding Law 15, The Throw In.

During a recreational game ball goes out off on Red. Blue#1 player goes to retrieve the ball and brings it to the touch line and drops it for Blue#2. Blue#2 picks up ball and while Blue#1 is wa...

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Law 13 - Free Kicks 11/9/2015

Derek of Cary, IL USA asks...

What is the proper signal for an IFK? USSF's videos show you should signal the direction of the kick first, then raise the same hand straight up. But if I watch 10 referees, I'm going to see 10 different IFK signals.
I'm also unsure how long I ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/9/2015

Bob Mahnger of Vancouver, Canada asks...

http://footyroom.com/stoke-city-1-0-chelsea-2015-11/
Hey Refs,
How is this not a penalty? ...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/8/2015

Shannon of East Palo Alto, CA US asks...

A defensive player in his own penalty area receives a ball moving at a reasonable speed to control it. The player is unopposed. Player decides to clear the ball. The natural motion of kicking the ball causes his arm to swing forward, which then makes...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/8/2015

Shannon of East Palo Alto, CA US asks...

A basic question which I am surprised leaves me stumped and that seems to occur often in games.

Team A commits a foul (say tripping). I wait a second to see if advantage develops. In that second, Team B then commits a foul (lets say holding)...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/8/2015

dan campbell of miami, fl usa asks...

if a defender inside the 18 controls the ball with his foot and the goalkeeper picks it up because he sees an attacker coming is there a foul...

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/8/2015

John Sendrey of Costa Mesa, California USA asks...

In the play depicted in the referenced video (https://youtu.be/xmZwC-ru_S4) involving boys under 8 players, the defender comes from behind, and even slightly overtakes the striker with his outstretched foot. It was believed by many that since this d...

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