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Thank you. I'm literally very old school!

Hello all. In the notes from my referee course a couple of years ago I wrote that handball is not an offence if it comes from the opposite team at close range or if it touches their arm directly from their body. But I can't find these in the laws. Was it just advice on probabilities from the...

Aha. Now I'm a bit confused. Is it that people can't obstruct but if they do and I don't stop them then the keeper pushes them, the keeper is penalised for the push with a penalty kick?

OK, I thought the thread was saying to stop open play to give a warning. This makes sense.

Thank you for this. I've been looking at the laws more than the guidance so I missed it.

Following this with interest. What would you whistle for if nothing has yet happened? You can't proactively stop a potential foul can you?

Thank you all. I had the same home team (who had gone out of the cup) the following week. The parents were good as gold (I think some had been banned!) and the game went very smoothly - mainly due to a 6-1 win to the home team!

Wise words. Thank you all.

Thank you. Doesn't seem much of a deterrent to the attacker. Could it be seen as an unsporting YC?

Hello all, advice please: "A goalkeeper cannot be challenged by an opponent when in control of the ball with the hand(s)." What is the sanction for a player who does challenge? An IDFK seems a bit weak. Just going over the laws before tomorrow's games.

Just to clarify for myself - as the foul is technical, it's an IDFK rather than a DFK ie a penalty kick. But as it's a DOGSO it's a red card. Is that right? Are DOGSOs always red card?

I'm now wondering what the definition of a trip is?

Thank you for this, very helpful. Would point 2 be a DFK?

Hello all. I am convinced by other threads here that whether someone got the ball or not is largely irrelevant when assessing whether a tackle was careless/reckless etc. I also have noted comments that players can choose to avoid being tripped or can choose to leave a trailing leg and fall. In...

Enjoying learning from this thread. Are you suggesting it is the team who last touched the ball before play stopped, rather than whoever gets hold of the ball after the whistle?

Well they did appeal but were so surprised when I gave the penalty that I doubted myself.

I didn't actually think they were the right call, which is why I rescinded them. There were appeals for everything all the time! :)

Thank you Tealeaf. I'm feeling better already! I never usually hear the parents at all.

This wasn't my best game ever. So, U15 Cup game, both in the Premier league. Team A winning 2-1. I blew for a push in the box from a corner kick against Team A. I could tell immediately from both sides that it shouldn't have been a penalty and it would have been unfair to change the game on...

Well, I'm logging on to moan about my match but yours sounds much worse! I hope you don't have another one like this, ever!