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Perfect! Thanks. I missed this thread.

An indirect free kick is awarded if a goalkeeper, inside their penalty area, commits any of the following offences: touches the ball with the hand/arm after releasing it and before it has touched another player What qualifies as a "release"? Is it deliberate? Imagine any goalkeeper catching a...

So I AR as much as I center referee so I'll list some of the things center referees have asked me to do when I AR and some things that I have asked them. This may be a long list and definitely not discussed at every match, but some things that I remember discussing are below. 1. All balls out...

I agree.

Similarly, if you were an AR, would you tell a player in an offside position ... "be careful" or something like that?

I'm a grassroots referee in the US (Washington DC area), so I referee club games between U9 (with my son) and U19. (I say club games because I do not referee High School games. To referee High School games, you need to do a little more training to get certified for that. They have a few...

We received clear guidance maybe last year to keep the flag down until the OSP plays/touches the ball unless it looks like the attacker and the keeper may collide, then raise it to avoid the collision.

Today I was Assistant Referee (AR) and the attacking player was in an offside position. A long ball was played. The attacker was chasing after it. I was running with the play getting ready to raise my flag once she played/touched the ball but, before that happened, the defender outran the...

So as the law stands now....If a player (Jim) is able to say balance the ball on his foot for a second and his teammate (John) is in an offside position when he (Jim) gets the ball balanced but his teammate (John) then comes back onside and the teammate (Jim) then "flicks" the ball up and over a...

I did read the law. I didn't understand it, so I asked.

Thanks. Of all things to clarify. Appreciate the quick response.

They added this language to Law 11...*The first point of contact of the ‘play’ or ‘touch’ of the ball should be used; however, when the ball is thrown by the goalkeeper, the last point of contact should be used. Can someone explain what this means and maybe provide an example of what this is...

Isn't wearing tape just fine as long as it's not covering jewelry?

Oh crap. Sorry about that. I thought you were were answering bester's scenario. I got confused! Thanks

In this situation described above, the opponent would have tapped the ball into the goal. If the opponent was not threatening to score and the ball just trickled in, the restart would be a corner kick. But in this case, the GK handled the ball after a restart before it touched another player to...

I thought it would be DOGSO... If the goalkeeper handles the ball inside their penalty area when not permitted to do so, an indirect free kick is awarded but there is no disciplinary sanction. However, if the offence is playing the ball a second time (with or without the hand/arm) after a...

The rules analyst stated that the referee did the correct thing in letting play continue because 1) Denmark player hit a Denmark player and 2) Germany was immediately in a goal scoring opportunity. Side drop ball question using this scenario....let's say Danish defender hit a German attacker in...

Late in yesterday's match, there was PK called for a high boot that the referee thought had made contact with Muller as Muller was trying to head the ball. Referee reviewed the play and overturned the PK because he determined there was no contact. The restart was a drop ball to the goal keeper...

So what do you take away from this response? What did it clarify? They say it's "usually considered"? What is IFAB's position on it?

How do you all handle "religious bracelets" or "religious exclusions" or medical alert bracelets? Do just require them to be taped down...even though the Laws say that jewelry can't be taped down?