The first thing the referee should consider is 'why is this player being sent off?'. Stopping an obvious goal by intentional handling hasn't...
It's either 1 or 3. Kind of a judgement call on the AR's perception of how things are going to develop. In most situations, I'd delay the flag...
No, the referee can't declare the shot a 'miss' any more than he can declare a shot a goal because the ball would have gone in the goal if not for...
It looks like referees aren't even consistent in their interpretation of "in short". :-) Jeff does point out the difference between penalty...
I'd tend towards stopping play for dangerous play by the goalkeeper as the attacker started to challenge for the ball (assuming light speed...
You're probably talking about field hockey. In lacrosse, you catch and throw the ball from a shallow netting at the end of a stick. Lacrosse...
In an ideal world, yes. It's almost absurd that a league would hand out discipline based solely on the name given to the offense rather than...
Only American football players say, "There sure were a lot of offsideses called in that game." Soccer players, being more intelligent, use the...
I would have to agree that this is more of a grey area than a black and white issue. I'd put this in the same category as the following...
I was AR on a game where both teams subbed on a goal kick, with one of the teams winding up with too many players (unfortunately, with the goal...
The laws limiting substitutions is different. With so many more substitutions allowed, the times they can be made has to be limited. Otherwise,...
I've never been a fan of giving the U-littles retakes either unless the league rules specifically directed it. Sometimes, the other team...
Another example: Indirect free kick from the 6, all of the defenders lined up on the goal line. A defender (not the goalkeeper) pushes off the...
Sticking very close to the book answer is usually the best bet. Too many newer referees look for ways to demonstrate their creative management...
laws are laws are laws I find it ironic that Statesman would suggest that the games we see on TV, which are normally the highest level USSF/FIFA...
Hey, knocking a Canadian is one thing, but now you're knocking the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Prior to USSF's position, I think there were a few senior US ref's that would not have allowed this, either. Paul Tamberino had even suggested...
If we have, then that's a recent change that I've haven't heard. The last update I'd heard on the USSF's stand on the issue (via Jim Allen)...
I'm not quite sure why a center referee would say something like this, but this would not be an ignorant thing for an AR to say, at all....
This is a legal play that's been used in Europe for at least 20 years (only occasionally, though - if the other team knows you use this tactic,...
Dumbest thing I ever did as a referee was to accept a U10 solo assignment. No, wait, that's one of those things you do for the good of the game....
Good answer. Regardless of whether the situation is one of the rare instances where a 'mistake' is better than following the letter of the law,...
Without the additional scenario kevbrunton added, this question is even more interesting. Consider these two scenarios. 1) Defender passes...
It sounds like the referee restarted from the wrong location. As far as stopping the game to deal with the player's dissent, the referee was...
While drawing lots or tossing coins might be how the winner was determined, the referee wouldn't be overseeing the drawing or the tossing. Those...