Soccer Rules

[Anonymous]

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?

[Anonymous]

Offside rule.
Direct vs. indirect free kick
Handling the ball (not straight forward and very subjective)
Out of bounds. (Ball has to be completely over the line. Touching the line and on the line is still inbounds.)
Yellow and red cards.

[Anonymous]

Oh. And the 10 yard rule on free kicks. It’s a radius.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Offside rule.
Direct vs. indirect free kick
Handling the ball (not straight forward and very subjective)
Out of bounds. (Ball has to be completely over the line. Touching the line and on the line is still inbounds.)
Yellow and red cards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Offside rule.
Direct vs. indirect free kick
Handling the ball (not straight forward and very subjective)
Out of bounds. (Ball has to be completely over the line. Touching the line and on the line is still inbounds.)
Yellow and red cards.

Thanks But do you have an specific things that people get wrong with offsides? Like I know the attacker can't be beyond the 2nd to last defender when the ball is played. What do some people get wrong with that?
What do some people think is an indirect kick but is really a direct kick?
What do people think is a yellow card but is really a Red card?

Things like this. I understand that I can just read all the rules but I guess I'm looking for "common misconceptions". Thanks.

[Anonymous]

I wish parents knew that just because a defender "gets the ball", it can still be a foul.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Offside rule.
Direct vs. indirect free kick
Handling the ball (not straight forward and very subjective)
Out of bounds. (Ball has to be completely over the line. Touching the line and on the line is still inbounds.)
Yellow and red cards.

Thanks But do you have an specific things that people get wrong with offsides? Like I know the attacker can't be beyond the 2nd to last defender when the ball is played. What do some people get wrong with that?
What do some people think is an indirect kick but is really a direct kick?
What do people think is a yellow card but is really a Red card?

Things like this. I understand that I can just read all the rules but I guess I'm looking for "common misconceptions". Thanks.

Offside rule - When the ball is played, the offensive player receiving the ball must have no body part closer to the goal than the the 2nd to last opponent , who is usually the last defender, as the goaltender is usually, but not always. closer to the goal. The determination is made based on where the players are at the time the ball is kicked.

With youth soccer, quite frequently officials will get the call wrong when an offensive player times the run perfectly and winds up so far past the defender that the official thinks that the player MUST have been offside, even though he or she was behind the defender at the time the ball was played. In addition, there not an automatic offside when an offensive player is in an offside position if that player does not receive the ball

Also, there is no offside on throw ins.

[Anonymous]

if you kick the ball to your goalie s/he can not pick it up it will be called a hand ball. the opposing team gets an indirect kick in the box which happens very quickly. often results in a goal esp U14 and up as the kids know the rule and happens lightening fast with no explanations.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

As a referee the calls which I have incorrectly challenged the most are Off Side and Handling.

Handling is only an offense if it's deliberate or creates a goal--I get parents whining nearly every time the ball gets kicked into someone's hand.

There are so many ways people are confused about the off side law it's impossible to catalog them all.

The other nutty one I hear all the time is "But she got the ball" as if that somehow absolves her of all wrong

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

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

[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

It's very easy to enforce. The referee blows his whistle and pulls out his yellow card. Whether or not people will whine is a different story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a referee the calls which I have incorrectly challenged the most are Off Side and Handling.

Handling is only an offense if it's deliberate or creates a goal--I get parents whining nearly every time the ball gets kicked into someone's hand.

There are so many ways people are confused about the off side law it's impossible to catalog them all.

The other nutty one I hear all the time is "But she got the ball" as if that somehow absolves her of all wrong

Yes, deliberate handballs and if it creates a goal are ALWAYS offenses. But it's USUALLY an offense if the ball hits the arm when the arm is out making the body unnaturally bigger. There is much more to it than what you are saying.