Soccer Rules

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Anonymous wrote:You this all the time. Someone gets fouled and a kid from the other team runs up to the ball to prevent the team from a quick restart. That is a yellow card. Rarely given.

Yeah but isn't it the referees job to determine how far ten yards is? As long as the player doesn't touch the ball he can ask the referee to mark off the 10 yrds so he knows far it he has to be.

I'm talking about deliberately running up to the ball, not standing at 8 yards thinking he's at 10. A player knows that it's 10 yards. It's delaying the restart of a game. Usually a ref gives a warning but doesn't have to.

Im with you on that. I still think its grey area loophole in the rule. The player can stand 2 yrds away and ask the ref for for the proper yardage. I agree not very sportsman like but can be used a great tactical move occasionally. The defender has the right to ask the ref to mark off the ten yards putting the onus on the ref to determine. I agree the way its written its a delay of game . I also think its hard to enforce

It's not actually a grey area in the laws at all. The laws are very clear, failure to respect the distance is a cautionable offense. Every time. Nothing in the laws at all about asking the referee or measuring. Team pulls that once they get warned, second time the cards come out. It's a massive advantage to offending team if that law is not enforced, referees who ignore are not doing their job.

Cautionable offences

A player is cautioned if guilty of:
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failing to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick, free kick or throw-in

http://www.theifab.com/laws/chapter/32/section/94/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You this all the time. Someone gets fouled and a kid from the other team runs up to the ball to prevent the team from a quick restart. That is a yellow card. Rarely given.

Yeah but isn't it the referees job to determine how far ten yards is? As long as the player doesn't touch the ball he can ask the referee to mark off the 10 yrds so he knows far it he has to be.

I'm talking about deliberately running up to the ball, not standing at 8 yards thinking he's at 10. A player knows that it's 10 yards. It's delaying the restart of a game. Usually a ref gives a warning but doesn't have to.

Im with you on that. I still think its grey area loophole in the rule. The player can stand 2 yrds away and ask the ref for for the proper yardage. I agree not very sportsman like but can be used a great tactical move occasionally. The defender has the right to ask the ref to mark off the ten yards putting the onus on the ref to determine. I agree the way its written its a delay of game . I also think its hard to enforce

It's not actually a grey area in the laws at all. The laws are very clear, failure to respect the distance is a cautionable offense. Every time. Nothing in the laws at all about asking the referee or measuring. Team pulls that once they get warned, second time the cards come out. It's a massive advantage to offending team if that law is not enforced, referees who ignore are not doing their job.

Cautionable offences

A player is cautioned if guilty of:
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failing to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick, free kick or throw-in

http://www.theifab.com/laws/chapter/32/section/94/

My DDs ODP team at U13 was taught to stand over the ball for a second then slowly backup to ten yards while the team behind them gets organized.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You this all the time. Someone gets fouled and a kid from the other team runs up to the ball to prevent the team from a quick restart. That is a yellow card. Rarely given.

Yeah but isn't it the referees job to determine how far ten yards is? As long as the player doesn't touch the ball he can ask the referee to mark off the 10 yrds so he knows far it he has to be.

I'm talking about deliberately running up to the ball, not standing at 8 yards thinking he's at 10. A player knows that it's 10 yards. It's delaying the restart of a game. Usually a ref gives a warning but doesn't have to.

Im with you on that. I still think its grey area loophole in the rule. The player can stand 2 yrds away and ask the ref for for the proper yardage. I agree not very sportsman like but can be used a great tactical move occasionally. The defender has the right to ask the ref to mark off the ten yards putting the onus on the ref to determine. I agree the way its written its a delay of game . I also think its hard to enforce

It's not actually a grey area in the laws at all. The laws are very clear, failure to respect the distance is a cautionable offense. Every time. Nothing in the laws at all about asking the referee or measuring. Team pulls that once they get warned, second time the cards come out. It's a massive advantage to offending team if that law is not enforced, referees who ignore are not doing their job.

Cautionable offences

A player is cautioned if guilty of:
...
failing to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick, free kick or throw-in

http://www.theifab.com/laws/chapter/32/section/94/

My DDs ODP team at U13 was taught to stand over the ball for a second then slowly backup to ten yards while the team behind them gets organized.

Fine, just know that they can get a yellow card for doing it.

[Anonymous]

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My DDs ODP team at U13 was taught to stand over the ball for a second then slowly backup to ten yards while the team behind them gets organized.

Some teams are taught sportsmanship while others are taught gamesmanship. I know which one I prefer my children to learn.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

My DDs ODP team at U13 was taught to stand over the ball for a second then slowly backup to ten yards while the team behind them gets organized.

Some teams are taught sportsmanship while others are taught gamesmanship. I know which one I prefer my children to learn.

Knowing the rules and using them tactically is important. It isn't unsportsmanlike. Both gamesmanship and sportsmanship are not mutually exclusive.

[Anonymous]

We've all seen pros pick up or hold the ball walking away after a their team commits an offense to no warning or cautions. Why is that not an automatic caution?

If a team wants to restart quickly and kicks towards opponent moving out or through the 10 yds, intentionally or unintentionally, I've seen refs have no idea what to do.

[Anonymous]

I have had people argue that flopping is just part of the game, and if you don't do it, that puts you at a disadvantage. But I'll be honest, I still can't stand to watch it and since it's no more out of control anywhere like it is in the Premier League, I can't stand to watch it. Give me the French or German league any day. I saw PSG play Bordeaux and it was a lot more interesting (and the players a lot more creative than watching 2 Premier League teams play (I didn't name 2 just so no one thinks it's "personal" about this or that team).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You this all the time. Someone gets fouled and a kid from the other team runs up to the ball to prevent the team from a quick restart. That is a yellow card. Rarely given.

Yeah but isn't it the referees job to determine how far ten yards is? As long as the player doesn't touch the ball he can ask the referee to mark off the 10 yrds so he knows far it he has to be.

I'm talking about deliberately running up to the ball, not standing at 8 yards thinking he's at 10. A player knows that it's 10 yards. It's delaying the restart of a game. Usually a ref gives a warning but doesn't have to.

Im with you on that. I still think its grey area loophole in the rule. The player can stand 2 yrds away and ask the ref for for the proper yardage. I agree not very sportsman like but can be used a great tactical move occasionally. The defender has the right to ask the ref to mark off the ten yards putting the onus on the ref to determine. I agree the way its written its a delay of game . I also think its hard to enforce

It's not actually a grey area in the laws at all. The laws are very clear, failure to respect the distance is a cautionable offense. Every time. Nothing in the laws at all about asking the referee or measuring. Team pulls that once they get warned, second time the cards come out. It's a massive advantage to offending team if that law is not enforced, referees who ignore are not doing their job.

Cautionable offences

A player is cautioned if guilty of:
...
failing to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick, free kick or throw-in

http://www.theifab.com/laws/chapter/32/section/94/

My DDs ODP team at U13 was taught to stand over the ball for a second then slowly backup to ten yards while the team behind them gets organized.

Fine, just know that they can get a yellow card for doing it.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We've all seen pros pick up or hold the ball walking away after a their team commits an offense to no warning or cautions. Why is that not an automatic caution?

If a team wants to restart quickly and kicks towards opponent moving out or through the 10 yds, intentionally or unintentionally, I've seen refs have no idea what to do.

Keep in mind that, if a player is in that 10 yard radius, and gets hit with the ball on a quick restart, it isn't necessarily an offence. Think the new goal kick rules. However, if a player is rushing in and the player gets hit, that's yellow card. There are two offences that can apply here, which are both yellow cards. One being Delaying the Restart and the other is not respecting the distance. There is some judgement here.

[Anonymous]

During a throw in, your foot can touch the field; however, at least part of each foot must touch the line or be behind the line. Some parents thing that the bot feet must be totally behind the line.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone ever seen a defender get a yellow card for clearing the ball out of bounds? We had a coach a few years ago would tell our back to clear the ball as far off the field as possible. taking as much time off the clock as possible late in the game with a lead. Many times at the younger levels the 2nd game ball isn't always put into play very quickly and a player or parent rushes off to shag down the cleared ball.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

My DDs ODP team at U13 was taught to stand over the ball for a second then slowly backup to ten yards while the team behind them gets organized.

Some teams are taught sportsmanship while others are taught gamesmanship. I know which one I prefer my children to learn.

If the other team’s player kick the ball in to one of your team’s player(who is slowly backing up) it’s an easy yellow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi I'm new to soccer. My kid (U12) loves it and I'm trying to learn more. I have the basics down...I think. But what are some of the most common soccer rules that parents (and maybe even some referees) just get wrong or know the least about?

I STRONGLY recommend that you and your child take a referee course together. 1) you'll learn the rules better (Trust me many referees still don't know them LOL) and 2) You might like it to start refereeing games. We need more folks who know what they are doing. 3) Also a good job for your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You this all the time. Someone gets fouled and a kid from the other team runs up to the ball to prevent the team from a quick restart. That is a yellow card. Rarely given.

Yeah but isn't it the referees job to determine how far ten yards is? As long as the player doesn't touch the ball he can ask the referee to mark off the 10 yrds so he knows far it he has to be.

I'm talking about deliberately running up to the ball, not standing at 8 yards thinking he's at 10. A player knows that it's 10 yards. It's delaying the restart of a game. Usually a ref gives a warning but doesn't have to.

Im with you on that. I still think its grey area loophole in the rule. The player can stand 2 yrds away and ask the ref for for the proper yardage. I agree not very sportsman like but can be used a great tactical move occasionally. The defender has the right to ask the ref to mark off the ten yards putting the onus on the ref to determine. I agree the way its written its a delay of game . I also think its hard to enforce

I'm a ref. If the player runs up to the ball that's unambiguous and a problem. Usually I'll stop the game and warn the captain that if anyone on the team does it again he's getting a card. The gray area is when the player was near the ball when the foul occurred and takes his time getting out of the circle.

Same thing with picking up the ball on the other team's restart. Kicking the ball away is a yellow with no warning.

[Anonymous]

I think there is a clear winner here that the majority do not know or understand. DOGSO.

How many players between attacker and goal has to be 1 or less.
Direction has to be toward goal. Ball has to be playable.

But if these are the case, a card must be given.