US Soccer Referee Learning Center
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What is the primary role of a soccer referee?
✔✔ To enforce the rules of the game and ensure fair play.
What should a referee do if a player is injured on the field?
✔✔ Stop the game and provide assistance or call for medical help if necessary.
What is the signal for a direct free kick?
✔✔ The referee raises one arm straight up.
What is the appropriate action for a referee if a player commits a foul outside the penalty area?
✔✔ Award a free kick to the opposing team.
What should a referee do if a player shows dissent?
✔✔ Issue a verbal warning or a yellow card if the behavior persists.
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, What is the signal for a corner kick?
✔✔ The referee points to the corner area.
What is the signal for a throw-in?
✔✔ The referee points to the sideline.
What should a referee do if the ball is played out of bounds due to a deliberate act of a player?
✔✔ Award a throw-in, corner kick, or goal kick depending on where the ball went out.
How should a referee indicate a substitution?
✔✔ Raise both arms above the head.
What action should be taken if a player commits a serious foul?
✔✔ Issue a red card and remove the player from the field.
What does the referee signal when play is stopped for a serious injury?
✔✔ Signal to stop play and make a medical gesture.
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Training Questions and Answers 100%
Pass
What is the primary role of a soccer referee?
✔✔ To enforce the rules of the game and ensure fair play.
What should a referee do if a player is injured on the field?
✔✔ Stop the game and provide assistance or call for medical help if necessary.
What is the signal for a direct free kick?
✔✔ The referee raises one arm straight up.
What is the appropriate action for a referee if a player commits a foul outside the penalty area?
✔✔ Award a free kick to the opposing team.
What should a referee do if a player shows dissent?
✔✔ Issue a verbal warning or a yellow card if the behavior persists.
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, What is the signal for a corner kick?
✔✔ The referee points to the corner area.
What is the signal for a throw-in?
✔✔ The referee points to the sideline.
What should a referee do if the ball is played out of bounds due to a deliberate act of a player?
✔✔ Award a throw-in, corner kick, or goal kick depending on where the ball went out.
How should a referee indicate a substitution?
✔✔ Raise both arms above the head.
What action should be taken if a player commits a serious foul?
✔✔ Issue a red card and remove the player from the field.
What does the referee signal when play is stopped for a serious injury?
✔✔ Signal to stop play and make a medical gesture.
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