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Character, Attitude and Control 5/18/2007

Kristin Love of Pittsburgh, PA USA asks...

When refereeing a U12 Division C game, if a penalty kick is going to be awarded, should the referee explain why to the players or the coaches? [what rule was broken?]

Keep in mind these are young referees at a recreational soccer league.
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Character, Attitude and Control 5/16/2007

Jon of London, UK asks...

Our club linos wear normal clothes too, they are just parents. I think it is a cultural thing as most football fans understand the offside rule and know what that job is. When i was younger and refing at that level my pre match was, " Call the ball i...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/14/2007

Steve Davis of Grant, AL USA asks...

Gentlemen,

I feel I must comment on your answers to question 15449. In a recent tournament game, a player called an AR a "bitch." That player was promptly dismissed and shown the red card. The player is now subject to further discipline...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/13/2007

L. Borges of Toronto, Ontario Canada asks...

Your site is very good. I learn from it a lot.

I have a question with respect to the duties of the assistant referee and a comment about refereeing.

I am a relatively young referee, and I started to referee about two years ago. ...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/11/2007

John Russon of Willard, Ut USA asks...

I centered a u12 girls competition game and an unruly coach was given a caution midway through first half. After the game he came onto the field yelling and screaming. I told him I was going to take his card. He told me He couldnt because the game...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/10/2007

Bryan of Naperville , IL United States asks...

I had a tournament this past weekend and I play goalie. During one of our games i was slid into by a forward and his spikes were up so i tried to request for the ref to watch it for next time, trying to be polite, when he cut me off and said "he was ...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/8/2007

Jon of London, UK asks...

Chuck Im not sure most English fans of about the 40 plus age mark would agree that players didn't take much blood in matches back in the day. You could almost get away with murder back then. Def not uncommon for a full back to fly in two footed at kn...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/7/2007

Robert Herndon of San Marcos, TX USA asks...

When parents or spectators persistently dissent, yelling at the referees, to the point that it is affecting the players and the game, can the ref send off the spectators? If not, what action should be taken?...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/6/2007

Scott Holan of Shorewood, WI USA asks...

If a coach flagrantly disregards the Ref's call for his team to take the field at both the beginning of the gamne and at the beginning of the 2nd half, does the Ref have the ability to penalize the team? We know a coach that gives his team several m...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/6/2007

Madison Pilon of Blenheim, ONTARIO Blenheim asks...

What would I do if a parent calls you a clown and all the other parents from the same team follows that parent and starts saying ohh you such ref your a stupid clown. What would I do? Do I tell the coach that all the parents have to leave the game if...

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