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I respectfully disagree. Partly I stopped because I feared there might be an altercation. Also, this was a team with which I had had issues before by being far too lenient with language/attitude. I admit I didn't handle this well, but I would see this as a hypercorrection rather than being too...

Yeah, that's a good point about the dropped ball. I think I just got it into my head that it was booking/IFK, and couldn't readjust. I don't think my instinct was wrong; as you say, at any age players shouldn't get away with disrespect. But that could have been handled with a word at the next...

Thanks, yeah, I would have had no qualms about cautioning if he had said it to me, but it was directed at a spectator. It was nowhere near a red card, and I suddenly realised after whistling I didn't have a good enough reason to book him either.

U15 league fixture with history; conduct was broadly good, as I set out in the captains' talk, and only 2 away players had verbal warnings for fouls in the 1st half. Away captain was spoken to for another foul early in the second half, and I reiterated that a few of his players were skating on...

Maybe it is the way I read, but I am not sure the keeper being in control of the ball actually appertains to the IFK offence. It looks forward to the clause regarding when a keeper can be safely challenged. For me the crucial phrase that should dictate whether an IFK is awarded is 'release the...

Thanks, I will make sure I consult the proper handbook next time. I was just browsing the online separate laws and came across what was clearly an error. It was a matter of determining what line had to be deleted. My rationale was that you'd only give a dropped ball if the outside agent touched...

Ah, I think I get it. For the second clause, it depends on whether the outside agent gets the final touch (dropped ball) or merely interferes so as to prevent a defender playing the ball (GK--attacker has last touch; corner--defender has last touch). Thanks for the comments that led me there.

Managers have sometimes asked me whether I want to 'talk to the players' during the equipment check. This sends the message to me that the team may have had disciplinary issues in the past, so although I very rarely speak to whole teams, I will communicate my expectations to the captains at...

Yes, I understand that, but why the goal kick/corner kick/dropped ball options? I can't see where you would apply the 'over the goal-line, but not a goal' logic and where you would just give a dropped ball.

If, after a goal is scored, the referee realises, before play restarts, an extra person was on the field of play when the goal was scored: the referee must disallow the goal if the extra person was: a player, substitute, substituted player, sent off player or team official of the team that...

The only justification for an IFK restart would be if the quiz meant to say that the player struck a spectator. Although law 12 suggests a dropped ball restart for an offence against 'any other person', surely there is no conceivable scenario in which a player can (in play) leave the field...

Thank you! Ah, that's interesting. For some reason I always took 'offence punishable by a free kick' to mean that even a substitute/injured player would have to come onto the pitch AND commit further misconduct, but you persuade me otherwise. Does this also mean that if you enter without...

I think the point is that they would need to commit further misconduct when on the pitch (even if they denied an obvious goalscoring opportunity by kicking the ball away, for instance). For me the laws as they are indicate that interfering with play warrants a DFK restart, but the punishment for...

Yes, this can be tricky. There have been a couple of instances recently where I have given young keepers the benefit of the doubt after they have sort of fumbled the ball and regained control. No appeals and no attackers prevented from playing the ball, although they are of course not...

First of all, I agree that the word 'or' does give credence to your interpretation, the legitimacy of which I am not challenging; this is just a way to think about how the semantics/understanding could be improved. However, the fact that the law mentions an area outside the field of play and the...

I don't think it's the 'part' word that makes it 100% clear. I had first imagined half a foot on the touchline, half outside the line, with the field being out of bounds.

Yes, according to the laws, you were correct. I still think this should fall under the law--like with a genuine backpass, it takes two to tango ('if the keeper handles a deliberate play' might be an improvement). At the moment, some players may even deliberately pass away from the keeper to...

The 'ignorance is bliss' sentiment has an element of truth to it, but it would be nice to see such people, if not reprimanded just for having an opinion, at least educated. I once saw a description of my performance on a team website hinting that my late penalty decision had decided the match...

Yes, you're quite right. I consulted the amendments and additions to 'during penalty kicks' (see attachment, where only a caution offence is mentioned) and overlooked what was already plain to see in the 'before penalty kicks start' section. Thanks for the clarification.

The only reason I said it was ambiguous was because, depending on the way it is read, that clause might suggest a player can only place his/her feet on the touchline or outside the field. That is one way of interpreting the text. It is not self-evident to think that any part of the feet can...