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1. In soccer, the winner of the coin flip
may make only this decision.
Which side of the field to attack. This is the only choice the Laws of the
Game allow.
2. The loser of the
coin flip must___.
Kick off the first half.
3,4,5. There is no offside when
a player receives a ball directly from one of these three restarts?
Goal kick, corner kick, throw in.
6. Attacker B is
standing just to the left of the goal between the goal line and the second
to last defender. Attacker A dribbles the ball towards the right side of the goal, shoots
and scores. Is this offside?
No, to both halves of the question. To be offside, a player (at the moment the ball is struck by a teammate)
must be in the opponents half the field and be involved in active play by a/
interfering with play, or b./ interfering with an opponent or c./ gaining an
advantage by being in that position.
7. A Red team attacker
kicks the ball towards a Blue team defender, who instinctively puts her hands up to
protect her face from the ball. The ball hits her forearms. Is this a
handball?
No. Putting hands up to protect oneself would not be considered a handball.
As long as she does not also 'carry, strike or propel' the ball (the old
language of this rule), this would not be considered "deliberate." See the
next answer.
8. The Blue team
midfielder kicks a ball and it hits a Red team defender on the elbow,
landing at her feet. Is this a handball?
No. A handball must be deliberate. A ball accidentally touching the arm of a
player is not a handball, even if they gain an advantage as a result (does
the player play the ball or does the ball play the player? In this case, the
ball found the player).
This is perhaps the most misunderstood rule in soccer.
9. The Blue team
attacker kicks a ball toward the net. A Red team defender in the 18 yard box reaches out with
his hand and stops the ball from going into the net. What’s the call?
A penalty kick. And the player would be shown a red card for denying an
obvious goal scoring opportunity.
10. A Red team
defender kicks the ball back to his goalkeeper, who picks the ball up in his
penalty area. What's the call?
A goalkeeper may not pick up a ball passed to them by their teammate. If
this occurs inside the penalty area, the referee will award the opposing
team an indirect free kick from the spot of the infraction.
11. On a goal kick,
what players can be in the penalty area?
Only the defending team. All attacking players must be outside the penalty
area.
12. On a goal kick,
when does the ball become ‘in play.’
The whole of the ball must cross outside the penalty area before any other
player touches it. If it does not, the kick is retaken.
13. In question 6,
Attacker A shoots and the ball bounces off the goalkeeper to Attacker B who
shoots and scores. What’s the call? Extra credit: Would it have made any difference if Attacker A had passed Attacker B before shooting?
Attacker B has gained an advantage from being in an offside position. The goal will be disallowed and offside is the call. EXTRA CREDIT: By passing Attacker B with the ball before taking the shot, Attacker A has now 'reset' Attacker B's position and Attacker B is now onside. Therefore Attacker B is onside when collecting the rebound and the goal will count.
14. On a dropped ball
restart, the Red team player kicks the ball twice before another player
touches it. What should the referee do?
Allow play to continue. A player may ‘double-touch’ a dropped ball.
15. On a throw-in, the
ball rolls down the line without being touched. A teammate runs up and picks
it up and tosses it back to the thrower. What is the proper call?
Handball. All lines on a field are considered part of the area they enclose.
16. On a throw-in, a
tall defender stands directly in front of the thrower. Is this permissible?
No. In 2005, the rule changed and the defender must stand six feet from the
thrower; if they move to block the thrower, the referee will warn or caution
them.
17. On a throw-in, a
defender jumps up and down ten feet in front of the thrower and tries to
distract her. Is this permissible?
No. This will result in a mandatory caution (yellow card).
18. How far from the
goal line is the penalty spot? 8 yards, 10 yards, 12 yards, 14 yards.
Twelve yards. And, since all players must remain behind the ball and more
than 10 yards from the spot, this is the reason for the half-circle at the
top of the penalty area (this half-circle is not considered part of the
penalty area).
19. If an injured
player has left the field to be attended to, when can they return to the
field?
At any time, but only with the referee’s permission.
20. On a corner kick,
a player removes the corner flag to get a better run at the ball. Is this
permissible?
No.
Which of the following
are cautionable offenses (yellow card) and which will result in sending off
(red card)?
21. Uses offensive,
insulting or abusive language or gestures
Red.
22. Is guilty of
unsporting behavior______
Yellow.
23. Displays dissent
towards the referee by word or action______
Yellow.
24. Denies the
opposing team an obvious goal scoring opportunity______
Red.
25. Fails to respect
the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick or free kick______
Yellow.
26. What part of the
body determines whether or not a player is judged to be offside?
Any part of a player's body (torso, toes, hair, fingers, etc.).
27. A game starts late
and both coaches want to eliminate halftime and play straight through. The
referee asks the players if this is okay with them. One player says he wants
a break. What should the referee do?
Players are ‘entitled’ to a halftime. If any player requests a break, the
referee must allow it.
28. On a free kick, a
wayward defender kicks the ball toward his own end. The ball does not touch
anyone and enters the goal. What’s the call?
Corner kick to the other team. Players may not score on their own goal on a
free kick.
29. On the kickoff, a
player boots the ball and it enters the opponent’s goal. Does this count?
Yes.
30. A player throws
the ball in and it bounces off the goalpost back to her. She kicks the ball
into the net. What’s the call?
Indirect free kick to the other team. This is a ‘double-touch’ by the thrower and not permissible.
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