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You-Call-It #94

Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 3/13/2024

A blue corner is given , blue player places the ball for a teammate to take but then exits the FOP and runs behind the red goal to the opposite side. The corner kick occurs as this player is just coming back in. This player scores a headed goal...
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You-Call-It #93

You Call It 9/10/2023

Hard fought match u18 recreational , start off the 2nd half, first restart is a long throw into the PA up goes a defender who catches the ball off the side of the head which deflects onto the hand of an attacker. That ball drops down nicely at ...
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You-Call-It #92

11/10/2022

It is a miserable day wet and windy. The defender attempts a throw only 6 feet from his corner flag back towards his Keeper but it's a poor one, the ball kind of slips and hit the wet ground in a puddle of sorts taking the momentum away. Looking lik...
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You-Call-It #91

You Call It 9/8/2021

The 2nd last defender in full flight is back chasing a through ball dropped over his head with a lurking attacker stride for stride maybe 1/2 step behind. Both are likely expecting the ball to hit the ground and bounce away towards the defenders' go...
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You-Call-It #90

You Call It 2/23/2021

#17 blue is making inroads along the goal line, dribbling the ball, intending to make a cross pass to a free teammate #3 blue on the opposing side. #12 yellow defender intercepts the pass but is guilty of deliberately handling the ball just outside t...
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You-Call-It #86

Law 10 - Method of Scoring 6/24/2020

Player on red team goes after a ball that had been kicked out of play. The ball rolls down an embankment and a parent on the sideline throws the player another ball. The red player immediately throws the ball in play and it is headed by a teammate ...
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You-Call-It #83

You Call It 6/23/2020

Blue attacker lofts ball over red defender into space, the defender deliberately raises his hand towards the ball and deflects the ball over his head using his hand in a punching closed fist motion much like a keeper might do, two blue attackers one ...
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You-Call-It #45

Other 6/17/2020

There is a red throw in! The ball is throw in towards a red defender standing at the edge of his PA . The red defender is not paying attention and the ball bounces then rolls by him into his PA. An opposing player chases the loose ball, our slacker...
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You-Call-It #82

You Call It 3/19/2020

Blue defender #3 in a diving stumbling effort while trying to head the ball away from goal winds up falling into the netted area of his goal. A yellow attacker manages to get to the ball and put a difficult shot on goal saved by the blue keeper. Th...
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You-Call-It #81

You Call It 6/2/2019

Free kick into the PA, there are four attackers in a offside position forming a small box in behind the defending line. The ball is chipped over the wall into the center of that box where a non offside player runs into to collect the ball & head it ...
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