Soccer Referee Rules Questions And Answers With Complete Solutions

Who provides the game balls? - Answer-The home team. What happens if a sub comes onto the field without being called on? - Answer-The referee should stop the game as soon as possible, caution the player and send him off the field. The play should be restarted with an indirect free kick. Define a Drop Ball - Answer-This is a procedure of restarting play for a reason outside the Laws of the Games. When is a ball out of play? - Answer-When the ball is completely across the line. What are the boundary lines? - Answer-Touch Lines, Penalty area (18) Corner Arch. If a foul is committed on the 18 line, is it a penalty or not? - Answer-If a foul is committed on the 18 yard line it IS a penalty. Define Offsides - Answer-This is when an offensive player is behind the last defender at the moment in which the ball was kicked. Define Direct Kick - Answer-Given when any of these 7 fouls is committed: - Kicks or attempts to kick - Trips or attempts to - Jumps at an opponent - Charges at an opponent - Strikes at or attempts - Pushes an opponent - illegal tackles an opponent Or any of these 3 offenses: - Holds an opponent- Spits at an opponent - Hits the ball with his hand Indirect Free Kick - Answer-It is awarded if a Goalkeeper does any of the rest: - Holds the balls for more than 6 seconds - Touches the ball with his hands after dropping it - Picks the ball up after it's been kicked to him by his defender - Picks up the ball from a throw in from his team Also awarded for players: - dangerous plays - disruption of play, impedes progress of play - any offense that should have the game stop not in direct kick What are the 3 types of fouls - Answer-- Careless: Direct Kick - Reckless: Yellow card - Excessive: Red card When is it a foul or shoulder to shoulder - Answer-Shoulder to Shoulder is legal; however, as soon as an arm is extended it is a foul. Cautionable offenses - Answer-(F)ailure to respect 10 yards (E)ntering w/ no permission (D)issent by word or action (D)elaing the restart of play (D)eliberaty leaving the feild (U)nsporting behavior (P)ersistent infringment