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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/20/2007

You are the AR in a boys U15 match where one team is clearly dominating the other. There's about 15 minutes left in the match and the dominating team with a score of 5-0 is about to score another goal. At this juncture in the game, you are the traili...
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You-Call-It #4

Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/25/2007

You are 81 minutes into a fast paced tough physical contest. The card count is 5 yellows to blue team 6 yellows to green. The game has been simmering but so far you have kept a lid on it! The tackle made by the blue player is a reckless one that is ...
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You-Call-It #3

Law 11 - Offside 1/25/2007

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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Law 7 - Match Duration 12/25/2006

You are the center referee. You left your countdown timer watch running during halftime. After 90 minutes elapses your watch buzzes and you blow the whistle to end the match. Players are leaving the field and one of the coaches (his team is losing...
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You-Call-It #1

Law 11 - Offside 12/12/2006

Attacking player A1 is in an offside position on the left half of the field. At that moment attacking player A2 makes a shot at goal. The ball bounces off the goal post then hits you (The Center Referee) in the leg and ends up in a perfect position f...
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