Recert test question

Discussion in 'Referee' started by BlackBart, Jan 17, 2013.

  1. BlackBart

    BlackBart Member

    Mar 22, 2011
    So what's the answer? Are any of these answers right? What not just keep playing?

    I'll delete this post if it is inappropriate to post a test question.


    A Red defender heads the ball to her goalkeeper who takes possession of the ball with her hands while in her goal area to prevent opponents from challenging for the ball.
      1. Dropped Ball
      2. Direct Free Kick
      3. Penalty Kick
      4. Kick-Off
      5. Indirect Free Kick
     
  2. Yale

    Yale Member

    Nov 26, 2012
    IFK for trickery? Pretty vague description of the exact circumstances in the question, but that's the only thing I can think of. If it has to be one of those choices, I guess I'd have to go with that one by default (as in, I can't see any possible way it could be any of the other ones).

    Another thought: Did the test maybe say something like “Assume you've blown the whistle to stop play after the events described”? If so, maybe it's a dropped ball for a mistaken whistle?
     
  3. Thezzaruz

    Thezzaruz Member+

    Jun 20, 2011
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Sweden
    Yea definitely seems to be something missing in the question.
     
  4. andymoss

    andymoss BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 4, 2007
    Nashville, TN
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    I suspect this is one of the infamous "For questions X through Y, assume you have stopped play for the infraction described. Indicate the correct restart" type questions.

    Think it through.

    Is there an infraction?

    If so, what is the correct restart?

    If not, what do you do then?
     
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  5. Errol V

    Errol V Member+

    Mar 30, 2011
    Last year our recert test had several questions that did not have enough information to answer.

    There was none of that this year, but I supposedly missed seven questions, including one of the easiest ones. The application showed me a list of them at the end, and the descriptions of most of them did not match the originals. I don't know who writes these things, but it doesn't appear to be very well done.
     
  6. hornetbiz

    hornetbiz Member

    Oct 3, 2005
    Boston, MA
    Andy is right on. This question was part of a batch asking what the correct restart is. Lots of questions at my recert clinic on this one. I would strongly urge you to use Andy's thought process to arrive at the correct answer.
     
  7. R.U. Kiddingme

    Nov 30, 2012
    iowa
    I've had a very similar experience.
    Missed six, and the list of my incorrectly answered questions has been about the same for two years now.
    I keep it documented but don't know where to go to ask about this. Likewise I didn't know if discussing test questions here was appropriate.
    As an example,
    Player takes off shirt after goal and waves it around, what do you do.
    I know I marked the "caution the player" check mark, but this answer has been showing up as incorrect for two years now.
     
  8. Eastshire

    Eastshire Member+

    Apr 13, 2012
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    As Andy said, the section that question is in says that you stopped the game because of the situation described. Given that you stopped the game, one of those is the correct restart.
     
  9. JimEWrld

    JimEWrld Member

    Jun 20, 2012
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Let me add the part you are missing for this question:

    Following Andy's logic:

    Is there an infraction? As written, no. No Infraction

    If so, what is the correct restart? ............

    If not, what do you do then?
    Take a look at Law 8... specifically the section where it talks about dropped balls....


    That said, even without the red text above, how can we reach this answer? We can eliminate three choices immediately. Even if we were to assume trickery, we know that will not result in a DFK (or therefore a PK). We also know the ball did not enter the goal so we can eliminate kick-off. This leaves us with dropped ball and IFK. This is where you have to remember to not read too much into these questions. If the answer was supposed to be IFK, the test question would have in some way specified trickery. Do not assume what is not there. Therefore we can eliminate IFK and say the restart is a dropped ball for an inadvertent whistle.
     
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  10. andymoss

    andymoss BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 4, 2007
    Nashville, TN
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Start with your SDI.
     
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  11. Christopher

    Christopher Member

    Apr 26, 2003
    This was question #21 on the Advanced Referees Recertification. There is no infringement since any player at anytime may head the ball to any other player with the exception of the dynamics of the 'pass back' situation or 'trickery'. The answer is that since the whistle was an incorrect action the whistle is deemed an 'inadvertent whistle' and the restart is a dropped ball.
     
  12. campbed

    campbed Member

    Oct 13, 2006
    New Hampshire, USA
    Just don't want anyone getting a 100 score you know... Read your instructions for that section, drop ball (with Man Management thrown in so the ball is not contested?)
     
  13. R.U. Kiddingme

    Nov 30, 2012
    iowa
    Thanks, I'll do that...
    er-uh, just one thing, what's an SDI? :)
     
  14. Bubba Atlanta

    Bubba Atlanta Member+

    Mar 2, 2012
    Yep, Atlanta
    Club:
    Atlanta United FC
    A good candidate for the acronymphomania list (along with all the other comparable bureaucratic honorifics).
     
  15. andymoss

    andymoss BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 4, 2007
    Nashville, TN
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    State Director of Instruction.

    You list your state as Iowa:

    State Director of InstructionR. C. (Chip) Walaska (rcwalaska@mchsi.com)
     
  16. MetroFever

    MetroFever Member+

    Jun 3, 2001
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    Croatia
    I applaud the fact that they made the recert questions harder since there are way too many folks on the fields who don't know the LOTG. Having said that, this is another example of a "gotcha" question where this becomes more a reading comprehension test rather than a case of knowing the LOTG.

    On a question that is worded like the one in the original post, folks tend to think too much about it and probably incorrectly selected "indirect free kick" thinking it was a trick question.
     
  17. R.U. Kiddingme

    Nov 30, 2012
    iowa
    Oh sure, I know of him, he sends us e-mails all the time,
    Thanks for the help.
     
  18. Bubba Atlanta

    Bubba Atlanta Member+

    Mar 2, 2012
    Yep, Atlanta
    Club:
    Atlanta United FC
    ...but he'll probably change his e-mail address, what with the uptick in spam he's now going to experience.
     
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  19. NHRef

    NHRef Member+

    Apr 7, 2004
    Southern NH
    Not a fan of some of the question wording, but have to disagree on this one. It's crystal clear, it's the test takers that read things in then don't think.

    It's clear, a defender headed the ball to the keeper, keeper picks it up, you blow the whistle. Now what?
     
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  20. socal lurker

    socal lurker Member+

    May 30, 2009
    But none of us would ever blow the whistle and immediately realize we should not have . . . ;)

    More seriously, I agree with NHRef -- this is one of those areas of referee tests that is a kind of classic -- and should probably be noted in any introductory ref training as to how these questions can get asked.
     
  21. BlackBart

    BlackBart Member

    Mar 22, 2011
    My question comes from the online test in Reflink. I just looked at the test again and there is no introduction along the lines of "play has been stopped and what is the restart". Had that introduction been there, there would be a correct answer: dropped ball, for an inadvertent whistle.
     
  22. socal lurker

    socal lurker Member+

    May 30, 2009
    Maybe its kinda like the LOTG, and they stop putting it in because everyone knows that's what it means . . . :rolleyes::D
     
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  23. fairplayforlife

    fairplayforlife Member+

    Mar 23, 2011
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Its dropped ball. The question started showing up last year or the year before. I get that is tricky but it is answerable if you read the directions. If you miss it two years in a row then I have no help for you. The tests don't change that much from year to year and you should be on the look out for repeats. Especially ones like this.
     
  24. Paper.St.Soap.Closed

    Jul 29, 2010
    A cursory search of Google shows his email address was already painted across the interwebs, so I doubt it will be a problem.
     
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  25. Rufusabc

    Rufusabc Member+

    May 27, 2004
    There has to be a better way to ask that type of question. It's obtuse. It needn't be obtuse.
     
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