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Laws of the Game changes for 2020-2021. Some highlights first, then the summary. You can also download the full text pdf. Summary of Laws of the Game changes for 2020-2021 Law 1 – The Field of Play Goalposts and the crossbar may be a combination of the four basic shapes Law 10 – Determining the […] Continue reading...

Week 5 Laws of the Game Quiz 2022-2023. Video for question 1 The next quiz will be published next Tuesday. You can always practise previous quizzes on this overview page. And after submitting your answers, you can see the correct answers immediately. The video starts (automatically) at 2m34s. Quiz Laden… Continue reading...

Week 18 Laws of the Game Quiz 2020-2021 Laden… Continue reading...

Week 3 Laws of the Game Quiz 2023-2024. A new quiz season has started. Every Tuesday a new quiz. Video for question 1 The next quiz will be published next Tuesday. You can always practise previous quizzes on this overview page. And after submitting your answers, you can see the correct answers immediately. Starting at […] Continue reading...

The indirect free kick is an important part of football, but not raising your arm can cause serious problems. In the Euro U 19 game between Portugal and the Czech Republic the referee forgets to raise his arm. Usually no big deal, but it is when a team scores directly. An interesting case study. It’s the […] Continue reading...

Week 19 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020. Would love to hear your score. Also got some questions about seeing results of the quiz. After submitting the form, you get a confirmation page. On that page is a link which you can click to see your score. Good luck again! NB: you can always find […] Continue reading...

Week 1 Laws of the Game Quiz 2020-2021. The quiz season is back. You’ll get weekly quizzes on Tuesday’s from now on. The next quiz will be published on September 8th. Good luck with this new quiz, which is all about 2020-2021 Laws of the Game changes. Watch the webinar about these changes. Laden… Continue reading...

Week 12 Laws of the Game Quiz 2019-2020. The last quiz of November. Can you score all weeks this month with 5 out of 5? Laden… Continue reading...

Cautionable Offences Unsporting Behaviour Charges an opponent in a reckless manner Jumps at an opponent in a reckless manner Kicks an opponent in a reckless manner Pushes an opponent in a reckless manner Strikes an opponent in a reckless manner Tackles or challenges an opponent in a reckless manner Trips an opponent in a reckless manner Commits a handball offence which is moving in the direction of the goal Handles the ball in an attempt to score a goal Handles the ball in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent a goal Attempts to deceive the referee Attempts to deceive the referee by feigning injury Attempts to deceive the referee by pretending to have been fouled (simulation) Commits a foul to...

Week 19 Laws of the Game Quiz 2021-2022. Video for question 1 Clip after 7 minutes and 15 seconds. The next quiz will be published next Tuesday. You can always practise previous quizzes on this overview page. And after submitting your answers, you can see the correct answers immediately. Quiz Laden… Continue reading...

Week 12 Laws of the Game Quiz 2022-2023. Video for question 1 The next quiz will be published next Tuesday. You can always practise previous quizzes on this overview page. And after submitting your answers, you can see the correct answers immediately. Start after 1 minuted 39 seconds. Quiz Laden… Continue reading...

Week 5 Laws of the Game Quiz 2023-2024. A new quiz season has started. Every Tuesday a new quiz. Video for question 1 The next quiz will be published next Tuesday. You can always practise previous quizzes on this overview page. And after submitting your answers, you can see the correct answers immediately. Video is […] Continue reading...

Right. Here is my April quiz. https://form.jotform.co/90762625531861 Same deal. You will see your score once you submit. If you put a correct email address in, all questions, your answers, correct answers and LOTG references are auto-emailed to you. Your email is not used for anything else but if you don't want to use your email and message me the name you used, I can message you back with the content of your quiz result. Answers are discussed in the thread so best to do the quiz before reading the rest of the thread :).

Week 14 Laws of the Game Quiz 2020-2021 Laden… Continue reading...

Week 31 Laws of the Game Quiz 2020-2021 Video for question one Quiz (best of) Laden… Continue reading...

Week 9 Laws of the Game Quiz 2021-2022. Video for question 1 The next quiz will be published next Tuesday. You can always practise previous quizzes on this overview page. And after submitting your answers, you can see the correct answers immediately. Quiz Laden… Continue reading...

The Nike referee outfits for 2020-2022. Got this shared by a reader and it’s from the Nike brochure. It looks like there are a few new colours compared to the 2018-2020 referee outfits. What are your thoughts on the colours? If you have any new images, share them via jan@dutchreferee.com. Continue reading...

Week 20 Laws of the Game Quiz 2020-2021. Laden… Continue reading...

Week 12 Laws of the Game Quiz 2023-2024. A new quiz season has started. Every Tuesday a new quiz. Video for question 1 The next quiz will be published next Tuesday. You can always practise previous quizzes on this overview page. And after submitting your answers, you can see the correct answers immediately. Video is starting at 32 seconds. Quiz Laden… Continue reading...

An interesting Laws of the Game question for you after an incident in the Turkish competition. A second ball entered the field of play, but did not influence play. The ball was picked up by Kasimpasa defender Ryan Donk. He … Continue reading → The post Donk stops attack by throwing extra ball appeared first on Football: Dutch Referee Blog for match officials. Continue reading...