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Question Number: 28121Law 13 - Free Kicks 1/19/2014RE: 8 High School Brian of Cypress, TX USA asks...If a free is taken and hits the referee, who is on the field, can the kicking player be the next person to touch the ball? Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh Hi Brian No that is not possible. At any restart the kicking player may not touch the ball again until it has touched another player. When a 'dounle touch' infringement happens the referee awards an IDFK from the location of the offence.
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View Referee Joe McHugh profileAnswer provided by Referee Jason Wright Hi Brian, Consider the Referee and Assistant Referees to be a part of the field, like the corner flag. The law requires the ball to touch another player before the kicker can touch it again - as the referee is not a player this does not count as that required touch.
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