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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play
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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 4/26/2010

crystal blackowl of el reno, ok usa asks...

This weekend my daughter scored off the kick off. She has been playing for 6 years and has done this many times including the weekend before this one. But for some reason the ref said you aren't allowed to score off of a kickoff and he gave the ball ...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 4/19/2010

Dave of Des Moines, IA US asks...

Can you please settle a discussion?
U12 co-ed rec game, I'm the center.
Long attacking player kick goes to keeper who collects ball.
I turn around and notice a kid down.
Figure it's good time to stop play for injury.
I quickly blo...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 4/17/2010

barry barbush of york, pa usa asks...

A player gets hurt near the 18 of their attacking end and goes down to the ground. Her teammate dribbles the ball to goal and shoots. The ref blows the whistle to attend to the injured player while the ball is in the air. The ball continues into th...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 4/12/2010

Donovan of Wayzata, MN U.S.A> asks...

My question;

On a drop ball. can a double touch occur.

Two players present for drop ball, once the ball has been dropped can either of the kickers touch the ball again. or does it have to be once another player other than the two th...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 4/12/2010

Anthony of Springfield, IL USA asks...

This weekend the team we were playing scored directly from the kick off, this is legal right? Only one player touched it - the guy who scored and the keeper didn't get a hand to it....

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 4/11/2010

Jack Cella of denver, colorado us asks...

In the case of a drop ball, I am under the impression that one player from each team competes for the ball upon the drop of the referee and all other players must be 10 yards from the drop.

Is this true or can all the players be as close as ...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 3/31/2010

Don Swanton of Chicago, IL USA asks...

Since at the kick-off the ball is only in play if it is kicked and moves FORWARD the kicker cannot score an own goal directly. ...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 3/25/2010

Richard Collins of La Mirada, CA USA asks...

Thanks for the responses.
Your point about not being able to replace a player who is sent off is an excellent example of an 'unwritten' tradition / practice that no one questions, not even a hard head like me! ...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 3/24/2010

Richard Collins of La Mirada, CA USA asks...

Thanks to all for the passionate responses. It is still my opinion that Law 8 should be modified to specifically disallow an own goal, especially since the IFAB deemed it necessary to do so for a Corner Kick.
The basis I would use to deny/allow t...

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Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 3/23/2010

Richard Collins of La Mirada, CA USA asks...

I must disagree with the answers stating that an own goal being scored on a kick off should not be allowed. Based on what? The Laws of the Game SPECIFICALLY state on which restarts an own goal is not allowed: Free Kick (DFK and IFK), Penalty Kick, ...

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