Drop Ball restart location

[Russell Jones]

I'd welcome thoughts / help on the correct location for the drop ball restart in various situations. I find the wording of Law 8 a little confusing, potentially contradictory and leading to game management challenges .. but maybe it's just one too many Rum ****tails over Christmas . Here's where I got to ......

1) Red Defender clears ball from own penalty area - play is stopped for an injury with ball clearly going to Blue team --> Drop ball to Red in penalty area
2) Red Defender clears ball from own penalty area - hits outside agent in Centre Circle --> Drop ball to Red in Centre Circle
3) Red Defender clears ball from own penalty area - deflects off Blue attacker just outside area, hits outside agent in Centre Circle --> Drop ball to Blue in Centre Circle
4) Red Defender clears ball from own penalty area - deflects off Blue attacker just outside area then play is stopped for injury --> Drop ball to Blue just outside area
5) Red Defender clears ball from just outside penalty area - ball hits referee in Centre Circle and falls to Blue team --> Drop ball to Red in Centre Circle

I appreciate that some of these scenarios can be 'managed', either by judicious timing of the whistle or even by going with a safe 'what football expects' rather than pedantically applying Law. However, at this stage, I'm just trying to ensure I'm crystal clear on the strict Law approach

 

[one]

I haven't looked at the wording of the law to confirm, but it sounds to me you are correct on all 5 counts.

It you want to make it more complex, add ball going out of play after some of the scenarios that cause the DB.

Edit: confirmed after double checking with the Laws 8 and 9.

The scenarios i was referring to:

6. Ball cleard by blue team, ball clearly going to blue team mate but hits the referee and goes out of play. -> play restarts with a TI to red team.

 

[ChasObserverRefDeveloper]

I'd welcome thoughts / help on the correct location for the drop ball restart in various situations. I find the wording of Law 8 a little confusing, potentially contradictory and leading to game management challenges .. but maybe it's just one too many Rum ****tails over Christmas . Here's where I got to ......

1) Red Defender clears ball from own penalty area - play is stopped for an injury with ball clearly going to Blue team --> Drop ball to Red in penalty area
2) Red Defender clears ball from own penalty area - hits outside agent in Centre Circle --> Drop ball to Red in Centre Circle
3) Red Defender clears ball from own penalty area - deflects off Blue attacker just outside area, hits outside agent in Centre Circle --> Drop ball to Blue in Centre Circle
4) Red Defender clears ball from own penalty area - deflects off Blue attacker just outside area then play is stopped for injury --> Drop ball to Blue just outside area
5) Red Defender clears ball from just outside penalty area - ball hits referee in Centre Circle and falls to Blue team --> Drop ball to Red in Centre Circle

I appreciate that some of these scenarios can be 'managed', either by judicious timing of the whistle or even by going with a safe 'what football expects' rather than pedantically applying Law. However, at this stage, I'm just trying to ensure I'm crystal clear on the strict Law approach

All correct, despite the mocktails

 

[Homer Ref]

I had a situation in a youth game recently where a home supporting parent stopped the ball from going out of play on the touchline to save time... it was a TI to the opposition. But because they stopped the ball it technically should have been a drop ball to the last team that touched it which was the home team. I continued with the throw-in as I wasn't going to give a drop ball on the line to the home side. Another reason why parents/carers/whoever shouldn't be on the pitchside.