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Welcome to AskTheRef.com -- a Soccer Law Question and Answer site. Providing answers to questions regarding soccer laws since October 11, 1999... to ask a question simply click on Ask the Ref in the menu bar and pose your question and the panel will reply. Those who have ideas or articles please feel free to contact the editor Richard Dawson at mrref@asktheref.com with suggestions.
As a result of contrived player antics due to recent law changes on Law 16 FIFA/IFAB offered this circular as an explanation until a final determination is arrived at. https://www.docdroid.net/LSio1Q9/circular-log-law-16-clarification-2019-20-en-draft.pdf
http://theifab.com/news/laws-of-the-game-201920-important-clarifications
Over the past 20 years we have amassed tens of thousands of questions & answers but the LOTG always change and/or portions no longer apply. Be SURE to reread the latest version IFAB 2019 - 2020 LOTG
Laws of the Game can be viewed here
http://www.theifab.com/document/laws-of-the-game
VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE
How the VAR will work. Check out it, it's an interesting setup. They're putting a lot of work into it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdwOL08NfxQ
Here are videos on how they'll be doing the VAR line & explanations on what incidents get looked at it takes into account the head/chest/shoulder and not just the feet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCOK7-kc_8o
https://football-technology.fifa.com/en/innovations/var-at-the-world-cup/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp431Y1Eqf0
USA high school or college 2018-2019 Rules Changes. They can be found at http://nfhs.org/sports-resource-content/soccer-rules-changes-2018-19/
https://ncaasoccer.arbitersports.com/Groups/106254/Library/files/2018_2019_Soccer_Major_Rules_Changes_061118.pdf
http://nfhs.org/articles/eight-rules-changes-approved-in-high-school-soccer/
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After two years and many request - You Call It is back! Now it's your turn to test your knowledge in a scenario created by our panel of referees. If your answer is spot on we will publish it on our site! Good luck click here!
High School 1/26/2020RE: Competitive High School Yang Cao of Plano, TX US asks...Two questions for y'all:
1)
Let's say in the following scenario we have Team A and Team B.
The game is actively playing and Team A has the ball. A player away from the ball from Team A commits a cautionable foul and the ref...
Read The Full Q & A League Specific 1/25/2020RE: Competitive Under 14 Mia vargas of Phoenix, AZ United States asks...Hi,
When my team was playing a game in a tournament and she was ahead of the defender. In an attempt to stop her from scoring a goal, the defender chasing her proceeded to push her from behind. She fell forward and fell on her arm. My father, wh...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/21/2020RE: Adult mohammed Alharbi of medina, medina Saudi Arabia asks...hello
in this video the ref said that in thats time it was not allowed to jump front of the goalie and because of that the goal was disallowed. Just want to know if this was the reason or there is something else disallowed the goal .
thanks ...
Read The Full Q & A High School 1/18/2020RE: Rec High School Jeff Kwak of Plantation, FL USA asks...Thank you for your responses. To be clear, this is the high-school age group in a recreational league.
What I wasn't sure of was the severity of the caution given how flagrant the attempt was to disrupt the break-away play by handling the ba...
Read The Full Q & A High School 1/17/2020RE: Rec High School Jeff Kwak of Plantation, FL USA asks...A player deliberately, and without question, jumps and knocks the ball down with his hand, preventing a long pass on a break-away opportunity stopping the advantage and the attack mid-field.
What should the call be, and what law describes th...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/17/2020RE: Competitive Adult Jim McGougan of Manchester , United Kingdom asks...Can a player be booked after being sent off?
While walking off after being sent off the player abuses the local fans.
The ref states he was booked again in the dressing room?
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Read The Full Q & A High School 1/16/2020RE: Varsity High School Derek of Cary, IL USA asks...While doing penalty kicks to determine a winner after a game, one of the keepers is cautioned and must sit out for one of the opponent's kicks. His team decides to use a field player as the goalkeeper during this time. Does the field player need to...
Read The Full Q & A High School 1/16/2020RE: competitive High School Cheryl of San Clemente, California USA asks...In CIF, High school soccer, If a goal keeper touches the ball outside the box, is the keeper given a yellow card automatically?...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/13/2020RE: Adult peter fuller of Sudbury, Suffolk United Kingdom asks...watched a game on Tele, player went through and the defender made a last ditch tackle in the box, ref gave a fail and a penalty and then a yellow card to the defender, VAR then overturned the penalty and gave offside , does the yellow card stand?...
Read The Full Q & A Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/13/2020RE: Youth to adult, comp and rec. Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks...I'd love to see what VAR would think of this scenario:
Attacker 'A' is in front of the goal, facing outward. Defender is right behind him as a cross comes in, chest high.
Attacker 'A' is going to leave the ball for a teammate 'B' w...
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