2025 Recertifying Referee quiz Grassroots || || || || ||
well answered questions || ||
pro tip for most questions if you get it wrong it wont show up again. So you
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should choose the wrong answer for obvious questions soyou can practice
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answering the hard ones - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔it also does not come || || || || || || || || || || || ||
back to wrong questions, may come back to same topic.
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The lines on the field of play must be the same width, which must not be
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wider than __ inches. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔5 in (12cm)
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"As a referee when I see a careless foul, my whistle is softer in volume and
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shorter in length compared with when I see a reckless offense," stated a match
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official. T or F - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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A player taking a penalty kick plays the ball forward for a team-mate to run
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on to it and score. Is that permitted?
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make sure as the referee you are watching the players at the top of the box,
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with the kicker out of the corner of your eye. The players entering early into
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the box NOW ONLY matter if they affect the play. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Yes. as long as they didnt enter the box(including the arc above the 18, bc
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10 yards from pk spot)
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Yes, provided the correct penalty kick procedures have been followed.
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,The ball and the shoulder area ABOVE the armpit of an attacker make
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contact and the ball goes into goal. What is the decision by the referee?
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(ask a harder question like he raises his arm but the middle of the ball hits
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the edge of his shoulder is it a handball) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Goal.
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(no handball). Award a goal to the attacker since boundary for handball
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between the shoulder and the upper arm is defined as the bottom of the
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armpit
"My teammates were NOT able to stay after we completed the game report
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since they had to go to a different venue/field. Who else could help with
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reflection after the game?" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A referee mentor || || || || || || || || || ||
available on site; if I am a minor, my parent/guardian should be informed
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and/or present. My two cents...You can also contact your assignor and the rest
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of the referee crew, especially when you don't know what to right for cards,
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use the letter of the law if typing it out.
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The referee mistakenly stops the first half of a match 5 minutes short. They do
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not realize the error until after the match has finished. What action should
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the referee take?
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i have done this also did 5 minutes late. Corrected as soon as i blew whistle
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both times. As we all saw the math aint mathing - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔So it says after the match has finished, ie you shake hands and have
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walked off. If you just blew the whistle and then were like oh ..... or the
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coaches say ugh sir,ref we still have 5 or 10 minutes obviously continue
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Answer: The referee should report the fact to the appropriate authorities,
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specifying the reasons for the decision in the Referee Report and || || || || || || || || || || ||
Supplemental Report. ||
, The performing environment of the Referee includes the following:
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(can select multiple or one)
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Grassroots games (youth and adult) in small-sided, 7v7, 9v9, and 11v11
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competitions
Professional stadiums ||
Professional players and coaches - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Grassroots || || || || || || || ||
games (youth and adult) in small-sided, 7v7, 9v9, and 11v11 competitions
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Professional stadiums--- tbd(didnt come back) but i think a and b || || || || || || || || || ||
A corner kick is taken, and the ball deflects off the referee and into the goal.
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What decision should the referee make?
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The referee awards a goal
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The referee stops play and a dropped ball is awarded
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The referee stops play and awards an indirect free kick
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The referee stops play and has the corner kick retaken - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔The referee stops play and a dropped ball is awarded || || || || || || || || || ||
While the ball is in play, a defender positioned inside her own penalty area,
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strikes an opponent who is outside the penalty area with excessive force.
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What decision does the referee make? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Red card,
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dfk where the infraction occurred/opponent or attacker is
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An attacker in an offside position, at the moment of the touch by a teammate,
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receives the ball from a SAVE by the opposing goalkeeper. Is this an offside
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offense?
well answered questions || ||
pro tip for most questions if you get it wrong it wont show up again. So you
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should choose the wrong answer for obvious questions soyou can practice
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answering the hard ones - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔it also does not come || || || || || || || || || || || ||
back to wrong questions, may come back to same topic.
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The lines on the field of play must be the same width, which must not be
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wider than __ inches. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔5 in (12cm)
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"As a referee when I see a careless foul, my whistle is softer in volume and
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shorter in length compared with when I see a reckless offense," stated a match
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official. T or F - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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A player taking a penalty kick plays the ball forward for a team-mate to run
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on to it and score. Is that permitted?
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make sure as the referee you are watching the players at the top of the box,
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with the kicker out of the corner of your eye. The players entering early into
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the box NOW ONLY matter if they affect the play. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Yes. as long as they didnt enter the box(including the arc above the 18, bc
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10 yards from pk spot)
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Yes, provided the correct penalty kick procedures have been followed.
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,The ball and the shoulder area ABOVE the armpit of an attacker make
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contact and the ball goes into goal. What is the decision by the referee?
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(ask a harder question like he raises his arm but the middle of the ball hits
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the edge of his shoulder is it a handball) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Goal.
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(no handball). Award a goal to the attacker since boundary for handball
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between the shoulder and the upper arm is defined as the bottom of the
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armpit
"My teammates were NOT able to stay after we completed the game report
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since they had to go to a different venue/field. Who else could help with
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reflection after the game?" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A referee mentor || || || || || || || || || ||
available on site; if I am a minor, my parent/guardian should be informed
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and/or present. My two cents...You can also contact your assignor and the rest
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of the referee crew, especially when you don't know what to right for cards,
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use the letter of the law if typing it out.
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The referee mistakenly stops the first half of a match 5 minutes short. They do
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not realize the error until after the match has finished. What action should
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the referee take?
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i have done this also did 5 minutes late. Corrected as soon as i blew whistle
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both times. As we all saw the math aint mathing - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔So it says after the match has finished, ie you shake hands and have
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walked off. If you just blew the whistle and then were like oh ..... or the
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coaches say ugh sir,ref we still have 5 or 10 minutes obviously continue
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Answer: The referee should report the fact to the appropriate authorities,
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specifying the reasons for the decision in the Referee Report and || || || || || || || || || || ||
Supplemental Report. ||
, The performing environment of the Referee includes the following:
|| || || || || || || ||
(can select multiple or one)
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Grassroots games (youth and adult) in small-sided, 7v7, 9v9, and 11v11
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
competitions
Professional stadiums ||
Professional players and coaches - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Grassroots || || || || || || || ||
games (youth and adult) in small-sided, 7v7, 9v9, and 11v11 competitions
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Professional stadiums--- tbd(didnt come back) but i think a and b || || || || || || || || || ||
A corner kick is taken, and the ball deflects off the referee and into the goal.
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What decision should the referee make?
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The referee awards a goal
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The referee stops play and a dropped ball is awarded
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The referee stops play and awards an indirect free kick
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The referee stops play and has the corner kick retaken - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔The referee stops play and a dropped ball is awarded || || || || || || || || || ||
While the ball is in play, a defender positioned inside her own penalty area,
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strikes an opponent who is outside the penalty area with excessive force.
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What decision does the referee make? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Red card,
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dfk where the infraction occurred/opponent or attacker is
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An attacker in an offside position, at the moment of the touch by a teammate,
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receives the ball from a SAVE by the opposing goalkeeper. Is this an offside
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offense?
