SOCCER REF PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR 2026
ASSURED EXCEL!!
TeamdAdtakesdadshotdondgoal,dwhichddeflectsdoffdthedrefereedanddgoesdacrossdthedgoaldlinedjustdtodt
hedrightdofdthedgoal.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSThedrefereedshalldawarddadgoaldkickdtodTeamdB.
Duringdthedpregamedinspection,dthedofficialdnotesdthatdthedvisitingdteam'sdplayersdaredwearingdwhi
tedsocksdwithdvisibledblackdelectricaldtapedarounddthedtopdofdtheirdsocksdindhonordofdadschoolmated
whodhasddied.dThedofficialdshould:d-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSNotdpermitdplayersdwithdblackdtapedtodplayduntilditdisdcorrected.
Priordtodthedgame,dwhetherdthedfielddisdunsafedfordplaydanddthedgamedshoulddbedcanceleddisdthedre
sponsibilitydof:d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSThedhostdathleticddirector.
B9drunsdtowardsdthedball,dwhichdisdrollingdondthedgrounddneardthedrightdgoaldpost.dA3dfacesdB9,dwit
hdthedballdbehinddher,danddextendsdherdarmsdwidedtodpreventdB9dfromdrunningdpastdherdtodgetdthed
ball.dA3ddoesdnotdmakedphysicaldcontactdwithdB9.dThedballdrollsdoverdthedgoaldlinedfordadgoaldkick.d-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSA3disdguiltydofdobstruction.dThedrefereedshoulddawarddandindirectdfreedkickdto
dTeamdB.
Thedofficialdsignaldfordadgoaldscoreddis:d-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSStoppingdthedclockdanddpointingdtodthedcenterdofdthedfield.
Toddecidedadmatchdwithd'Kicksdfromdthedmark':d-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSAnydplayerdondthedrosterdmaydkick
, A22dreceivesdadfirstdcautiondanddisdrequireddtodleavedthedfield.dTeamdAdcandsubstitutedfordA22dwithd
adplayerdfromdthedbench.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSTeamdBdcannotdsubstitute
Thedhomedteamdanddthedvisitingdteamdaredbothdwearingdbluedshorts.dTheredisdnodspecificdprohibiti
on
listed.dSinceditdisdnotddeclareddillegal,ditdmustdbedlegal.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSThisdisdpermitted.
Alldpermissibledartificialdlimbsdmustdbe:d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSPaddeddwithdadminimumdofd1/2-
inch-thick,dclosed-cell,dslow-recoverydfoamdpadding.
Ondadthrow-in,dthedballdisdindplay:d-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSWhenditdleavesdthedhandsdofdthedthrowerdanddbreaksdthedplanedofdthedtouchl
ine.
Thedrefereesdaredwearingdyellowdjerseys.dThedvisitingdteamdisdwearingdyellowdjerseys.dThedreferees
dshall:d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSChangedtodadjerseydofdadcolorddistinctdfromdthedfielddplayers.
Thedhomedteamdhasdpainteddthedgoalsdinditsdschooldcolors,dgreendanddgold.dThedrefereedshould:d-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSInformdthedhomedcoachdthatdthisdisdillegaldanddcorrectditdbeforedthednextdmat
ch.
Indthed38thdminute,dthedassistantdcoachdfordthedhomedteamdisdcautioneddanddshowndadyellowdcard
dforddissent.dIndthed72nddminute,dthedheaddcoachdfordthedhomedteamdisdcautioneddanddshowndadye
llowdcarddfordtimedwasting.dThedrefereedshoulddaccordingdtodNCHSAAdadoption:d-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSIssuedadsend-offdanddshowdthedreddcarddtodthedheaddcoach
Theddefendingdteamdkicksdthedballdacrossdthedgoaldlinedneardthedcornerdflag.dThedcornerdareadondth
atdsidedofdthedfielddisdverydmuddy.d-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSThedkickdmustdbedtakendfromdthedcorrectdcornerdregardlessdofdthedmuddydco
nditions.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR 2026
ASSURED EXCEL!!
TeamdAdtakesdadshotdondgoal,dwhichddeflectsdoffdthedrefereedanddgoesdacrossdthedgoaldlinedjustdtodt
hedrightdofdthedgoal.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSThedrefereedshalldawarddadgoaldkickdtodTeamdB.
Duringdthedpregamedinspection,dthedofficialdnotesdthatdthedvisitingdteam'sdplayersdaredwearingdwhi
tedsocksdwithdvisibledblackdelectricaldtapedarounddthedtopdofdtheirdsocksdindhonordofdadschoolmated
whodhasddied.dThedofficialdshould:d-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSNotdpermitdplayersdwithdblackdtapedtodplayduntilditdisdcorrected.
Priordtodthedgame,dwhetherdthedfielddisdunsafedfordplaydanddthedgamedshoulddbedcanceleddisdthedre
sponsibilitydof:d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSThedhostdathleticddirector.
B9drunsdtowardsdthedball,dwhichdisdrollingdondthedgrounddneardthedrightdgoaldpost.dA3dfacesdB9,dwit
hdthedballdbehinddher,danddextendsdherdarmsdwidedtodpreventdB9dfromdrunningdpastdherdtodgetdthed
ball.dA3ddoesdnotdmakedphysicaldcontactdwithdB9.dThedballdrollsdoverdthedgoaldlinedfordadgoaldkick.d-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSA3disdguiltydofdobstruction.dThedrefereedshoulddawarddandindirectdfreedkickdto
dTeamdB.
Thedofficialdsignaldfordadgoaldscoreddis:d-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSStoppingdthedclockdanddpointingdtodthedcenterdofdthedfield.
Toddecidedadmatchdwithd'Kicksdfromdthedmark':d-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSAnydplayerdondthedrosterdmaydkick
, A22dreceivesdadfirstdcautiondanddisdrequireddtodleavedthedfield.dTeamdAdcandsubstitutedfordA22dwithd
adplayerdfromdthedbench.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSTeamdBdcannotdsubstitute
Thedhomedteamdanddthedvisitingdteamdaredbothdwearingdbluedshorts.dTheredisdnodspecificdprohibiti
on
listed.dSinceditdisdnotddeclareddillegal,ditdmustdbedlegal.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSThisdisdpermitted.
Alldpermissibledartificialdlimbsdmustdbe:d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSPaddeddwithdadminimumdofd1/2-
inch-thick,dclosed-cell,dslow-recoverydfoamdpadding.
Ondadthrow-in,dthedballdisdindplay:d-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSWhenditdleavesdthedhandsdofdthedthrowerdanddbreaksdthedplanedofdthedtouchl
ine.
Thedrefereesdaredwearingdyellowdjerseys.dThedvisitingdteamdisdwearingdyellowdjerseys.dThedreferees
dshall:d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSChangedtodadjerseydofdadcolorddistinctdfromdthedfielddplayers.
Thedhomedteamdhasdpainteddthedgoalsdinditsdschooldcolors,dgreendanddgold.dThedrefereedshould:d-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSInformdthedhomedcoachdthatdthisdisdillegaldanddcorrectditdbeforedthednextdmat
ch.
Indthed38thdminute,dthedassistantdcoachdfordthedhomedteamdisdcautioneddanddshowndadyellowdcard
dforddissent.dIndthed72nddminute,dthedheaddcoachdfordthedhomedteamdisdcautioneddanddshowndadye
llowdcarddfordtimedwasting.dThedrefereedshoulddaccordingdtodNCHSAAdadoption:d-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSIssuedadsend-offdanddshowdthedreddcarddtodthedheaddcoach
Theddefendingdteamdkicksdthedballdacrossdthedgoaldlinedneardthedcornerdflag.dThedcornerdareadondth
atdsidedofdthedfielddisdverydmuddy.d-
ddCORRECTdANSWERSThedkickdmustdbedtakendfromdthedcorrectdcornerdregardlessdofdthedmuddydco
nditions.
