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On a corner kick, an offensive player crosses the goal line and enters the goal...is he considered out of play and therefore has left the field of play without permission? He was not pushed into the goal, he did so of his own doing. In that scenario while the ball is in the air and on its way...

Thank you! I believe I was in the wrong. Good to know for next time.

There was some contact. Defender had her arm out to prevent the opponent from moving freely. My interpretation was the fact the player was not within playing distance of the ball was more significant than the contact. Is that wrong on part?

In a game I was officiating last night the attacking team had a "2 on 1" (2 attackers vs 1 defender) deep in the defending teams area. The defender chose to defend the attacker without the ball (player B) and leave the attacker with the ball (player A) for the goalkeeper. As the attacker with...