You-Call-It #15

Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/8/2008

In a close u-12 girls match a defender on the goal line acts like a keeper CLEARLY preventing a ball from entering the goal by handling the ball deliberately. While you award a PK you only warn the player. The resulting PK misses and later that defen...
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You-Call-It #14

Mechanics 5/1/2008

A red player had been granted permission to leave the field of play to change a bloody jersey. The match is tense, and tied with 16 minutes left in the second half. An errant blue pass sends the ball toward touch on the referee?s side of the field. ...
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You-Call-It #13

Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 4/1/2008

Team B player fouls a Team A player. It is a penal offence, cautionable as a reckless tackle but also fits a sending-off offence as DOGSO criteria are met. The player is shown the red card and sent-off. Hey referee! Team A have 12 players on t...
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You-Call-It #12

Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/29/2008

The score is 7-1 at the 90th minute and the losing team have just committed an offence against an opponent advancing on the goalkeeper who is alone at goal with no defenders between the keeper and him. The offence just puts the attacker off balance ...
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You-Call-It #11

Law 3 - Number of Players 1/31/2008

Blue 17 fouls red 12 at 65 minutes inside the blue penalty area. The referee stops play to show a yellow card to blue 17, and restart with a PK. Blue 17 fell awkwardly and is in apparent distress. Apparently injured blue 17 is substituted with blu...
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You-Call-It #10

1/30/2008

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You-Call-It #9

Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 10/9/2007

Defender under pressure kicks the ball back towards the keeper who uses his hands to pick the ball up just barely inside the penalty area ahead of the hard charging attacker. The ball was being vigorously pursued by the attacking player who had press...
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You-Call-It #7

Mechanics 8/15/2007

Blue team is attacking. Ball gets played forward to teammate in your ARs officiating zone discussed in your pre game. His flag goes up in his left hand, his hand furthest from the goal, and waggles, you signal play on mistakenly believing that he is...
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You-Call-It #8

Law 13 - Free Kicks 8/15/2007

You Call It #8
LAW 13
QUESTION:
A free kick is awarded to the attackers 22 yards out on the right side. It is taken quickly with opponents much closer than 10 yards. One opponent moves toward the ball and sticks out his foot interce...
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You-Call-It #6

Character, Attitude and Control 7/9/2007

You blow for full time just as a ruckus from behind you catches your attention. You turn and see the AR waving the flag madly! Two opposing players are fighting inside the penalty area of green! After the melee is settled the AR relates that green ...
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