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| QUESTION
(23 May 2008) |
| I recently encountered a
situation. An attacking player was making a counter run with his
team mate and a defending player tried to play the ball but made
a reckless challenge. |
| I decided to play on, keeping
what I'd seen in mind, and his team mate went on to score for
the team. I then went back to the defender and cautioned him for
a foul tackle and warned him about calming his challenges down. |
| Did I do the right thing to
play advantage and, for future refernce, would I have brought
play back if the team mate didn't have a clear advantage after a
few seconds?
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| Regards,
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Edward Smith
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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| As the referee, if you feel
a defender makes a reckless challenge on an opponent but the
ball runs onto a another member of the attacking side, you can
allow the advantage. Then, when the game has stopped, you can go
back and caution the player who made the reckless
challenge. |
| One point I will make, however, is if
by playing the advantage this affects your control it may be
better to stop play straight away. |
| On this occasion it does appear you
were correct as a goal was scored, though you need to be mindful
of the reaction there have could have been had a goal not been
scored. |
| Once deciding a player has an
advantage you can only bring play back within a few seconds,
providing the advantage was not lost due to lack of ability from
the attacker or the ball goes out of play. |
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| QUESTION
(22 May 2008) |
| I recently refereed a game
where one of the players was wearing dread locks adorned with
beads. |
| I thought long and hard about
whether to ask the player to remove the beads, as I had concerns
about aerial challenges where they could end up in somebody's
eye. I decided to tell the player to tie his hair back as a
stop-gap and this worked O.K. The question is, however, are
beads legal ? |
| I thought them to be dangerous
and I'm surprised things related to the hair are not classified
separately as we see on the T.V. the wearing of alice bands,
bandanas and various tie-backs etc.
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| Regards,
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Paul Chapman
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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| If, as the referee,
you deem the beads to be dangerous for the player wearing them
and for other players, you would be correct not to allow the
player to participate. But there is always a 'however'! |
| We do need to be mindful of
religious/cultural issues and I believe, in the circumstances
you mention in your question, common sense was used. |
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| QUESTION
(7 May 2008) |
| I was refereeing at a recent
festival when two defending players both attempted to slide
tackle an attacker at the same time. The attacking player
managed to avoid both of them and the defending players ended-up
colliding with each other, resulting in an injury to both of
them. |
| Although there appeared to be
no head injury I stopped play as I felt the collision may have
caused serious injuries as the impact was quite heavy. I
considered no foul had been committed as no contact had been
made by either defending player with the attacker. |
| When re-starting play, the
captain of the attacking team came to me and offered to return
the ball to the goalkeeper of the defending team. I did consider
a dropped ball but both teams preferred the ball to be returned
to the nearest 'keeper. Was I right or wrong with my decision?
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| Regards,
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Tony Capon
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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| The re-start should
be a drop ball as no offence had occurred, and you stopped
play. |
| It is quite O.K. to just drop
the ball so it can be played back to the goalkeeper, providing
this has be agreed amongst the players. |
| You cannot tell them to kick it
back. The only point I should stress is the game must be
re-started by the referee dropping the ball and should not be
restarted by a player just kicking the ball. |
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| QUESTION
(20 Nov 2007) |
| Whilst watching a game
recently, it was apparent that the player-referee co-operation
is non existent at the highest level. |
| The incident I refer to is that
of Lucas Neill and Referee Rob Stiles. It was clear when the
West Ham United skipper was asking about a decision the referee
had/had not made. He was clearly told to go away and be quiet or
be sent off. |
| How on earth do we as referees
and football people expect our game to be one of respect and
mutual understanding. If, in front of a national audience, there
is no understanding. It filters down to all levels. How can we
move towards this?
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| Regards,
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Graham Smith
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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I never refereed at
that level, but through my experience as referee I have found no
matter what level of football you are refereeing there will be
some players you can talk too and others you cannot. Over a
period of time, a referee will get to know which ones he can and
cannot talk too and will react accordingly.
The problem is, as a referee, if you are asked by a
player why you gave or did not give a decision, if the player
does not except the reason given, this could lead to possible
dissent or worse. Then, when this happens, the referee ends up
cautioning or even sending off the player. Had the referee not
responded to the question this may not have happened.
How I used to deal with these situations was, if I knew
it was a player who I could talk too, I would respond.
If not, I would not say anything and move
away. If they decided to follow me, I would
then have to decide if I should take any action against
them. However, each referee will have his/her own way of
dealing with this. |
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| QUESTION
(20 Nov 2007) |
| I'm fully aware of the clamp
down on foul language but it's very hard as a team manager to
get that across to players when they see it in the Premier
League and the Championship. |
| When players see those at the
top doing it, how can we make grassroots players understand why
they are being booked themselves for the same incidents as some
referees seem to issue cautions and some don't ? |
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| Regards,
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Paul Groves, Harlow
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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| I can only inform you of what
is states in the Laws of the Game: |
| "A player, substitute or
substituted player is sent off and shown the red card if he
commits any of the following seven offences..." Number Six
of these highlights "...uses offensive or insulting or
abusive language and/or gestures." |
| The Laws of the Game are the
same on a Sunday morning as they are in the Premiership.
What you should remember is on a Sunday morning on the local
park, every word can be heard. |
| In a Premier League game with
around 40,000 or more in attendance, it is a lot harder for the
referee to hear what is being said. There are also so many
cameras at these games which pick up the actions of the players
and we then believe the referee must have heard and seen it, bit
this is not necessarily the case. |
| I also can recall seeing
things, when I felt the referee must have seen or heard them,
but never having refereed at that level it would be wrong of me
to make a judgement. |
| As a County Football
Association, we are trying all we can to stop players using
offensive, insulting or abusive language or gestures. We need to
do so for the sake of local football because, if we don't,
pitches will be closed and even more referees will give-up
because of the abuse they receive. |
| The only way to
prevent this from happening is for everyone involved in football
to be proactive in attempting to stop the foul language within
the game. |
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| QUESTION
(27 Oct 2007) |
| I was at a match recently where
a defender handled the ball on the line and the rebound was
netted by the attacking team. |
| The referee blew his whistle
for a penalty in-between the handball and the goal, therefore
presumably rendering the ball dead. Should the goal have
stood?" |
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| Regards,
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A. Finnan, Witham
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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| As the referee blew their
whistle before the ball entered the goal, then a decision to
award a penalty kick would have been correct and the player who
handled the ball should have been sent off for denying an
obvious goal-scoring opportunity.
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| If the referee hadn't
blown the whistle and allowed play to continue, and if a goal
was scored from the rebound, then the goal should stand. |
| Then, if they adjudged the
defender had deliberately handled the ball, the defender should
have been cautioned for unsporting behaviour. |
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On this occasion, the player was not sent off because he
did not deny a goal-scoring opportunity
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| QUESTION
(26 Oct 2007) |
| I recently refereed an Under
14s game and encountered a situation where there was a male
spectator who claimed that to be taking photographs of his
Grandson playing in the match. |
| However, one Club Assistant
Referee objected which nearly caused a scene. |
| What should I have done ? |
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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The Referee should not involve him/her self in thismatter
but refer it to a Club Official. |
| It must be stressed it is not an
offence to take photographs if the game is being played on a
public park, but on an enclosed/private ground the owners of the
facility could restrict the taking of photographs. |
| Again, this is the role of the club
and not the match officials. |
| If a match official saw a person
taking inappropriate pictures (i.e. in a dressing room) this
matter should be reported to the club, their County F.A. or the
Police if appropriate. |
| For more information on safeguarding
children, I would refer you to TheFA.com/Goal. |
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| QUESTION
(9 Mar 2007) |
| There was an incident last Sunday
where the ball went out of play for a corner. |
| The attacking team player retrieves
the ball and throws it to a player who is going to take the
kick. |
| The ball is placed correctly by the
team mate while the other player is still off the field of play
and is some yards away. |
| The corner taker plays it short and
the player who retrieved the ball originally runs on and is the
first to touch the ball. |
| I stop play and award an indirect free
kick as the player has entered play after the kick was
taken. |
| Was I correct ? |
| I thought about cautioning the player
for either entering the field of play without permission or
unsporting behaviour but did not. |
| The team argued that I should have
allowed the corner kick to be retaken. |
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| Regards,
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| Pete Rawlings
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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I believe you shouldn't have signalled for the kick to be
taken until the player who retrieved the ball was back on the
Field of Play. This would have avoided any problem. |
| In my opinion you could not
caution the player for entering the Field of Play without your
permission or for unsporting behaviour as he had not done
anything wrong. All he did was to retrieve the ball because
someone had to ! |
| My advice is that at any stoppage when
the ball has gone out of play, do not allow the restart until
all players are on the Field of Play. |
| If a player takes a throw in, goal
kick or corner kick before the player retrieving the ball is
back on the Field of Play, have the restart taken again.
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| QUESTION
(22 Feb 2007) |
| I was an assistant at a game
today, and the goalkeeper when taking a goal kick managed to
slice the ball so that the ball spun out of play behind the goal
line but inside the 18 yard box (i.e. the ball did not leave the
front 3 marks of the 18 yard box before crossing the goal line). |
| Both myself, the other
assistant and referee had a long debate after the game as to
what the restart should have been. I’m thinking Corner, the
referee ordered the goal kick to be retaken. |
| We discussed this at length
after the game and decided it was one for Thackerchat! |
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| Regards,
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| Jonathan Smith
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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If the ball did not leave the penalty area before
going behind the Goal line, the restart should be re-take the
goal kick. |
| If the ball passed
outside the penalty area before going over the goal line then
the restart should be a corner kick. |
| The reason for this is that Law
16 states “the ball is in play when it is kicked directly
beyond the penalty area” As in any other stoppage, |
| If something happens prior to
the ball being back in play, the re-start is as the original
decision i.e. goal-kick, corner-kick, throw-in or drop ball.
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| QUESTION
(23 Dec 2006) |
| Did you see the West Ham v Man
U game on Sunday ? |
| There was an incident around
the 60th min where Lee Bowyer received the ball flicked it
up with his foot and headed it back to his goal keeper, who then
picked it up |
| Why did the referee allow this
as Law 12 Decision 3 clearly states... |
| "A player may pass the ball to
his own goalkeeper using his head or chest or knee, etc.
If, however, in the opinion of the referee, a player uses a
deliberate trick while the ball is in play in order to
circumvent the Law, the player is guilty of unsporting behaviour.
He is cautioned, shown the yellow card and an indirect free kick
is awarded to the opposing team from the place where the
infringement occurred." |
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Paul Bambury
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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I did see the game but cannot recall the incident
mentioned. I believe the answer is in the law you
quoted... |
| ...If, however, in the opinion
of the referee, a player uses a deliberate trick... |
| When I watch games on the TV I always
look closely at decisions by the referee and as already stated I
cannot recall the incident, so I must have felt it was OK. |
| You state Lee Bowyer did this to
get himself out of trouble, he could not have been in too much
trouble to have time to flick it up and then head it back to the
goalkeeper
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| QUESTION
(18 May 2006) |
| My question refers to the
Champions League Final, between Barcelona and Arsenal, and the
goalkeeper, Lehmann's, sending off. |
| The referee sent the
goalkeeper, Jens Lehmann, off for denying the attacker, Samuel
Eto'o, a clear goalscoring opportunity. |
| However, if the referee had
played the advantage and allowed the second attacker, Giuly's,
goal to stand after the incident could the goalkeeper still have
been sent off for denying the initial goalscoring opportunity ? |
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Thanks
Daniel Schofield
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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My response is not direct at the Champions League Final
as I believe the Referee could not win on this one. |
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LAW 5 states "allow play to continue when the team
against which an offence has been committed will benefit from
such an advantage and penalize the original offence if the
anticipated advantage does not ensure at that time" |
| This in it self leaves questions. |
If the advantage was played, then the player who receives
the ball misses the goal. In this case the referee should not
bring play back and send the goalkeeper off, as 1) the player
missed the goal through lack of his own ability. 2) The ball had
gone out of play.
If the goal was allowed to stand, it could be argued that
by doing so and only cautioning the goalkeeper, this would be a
disadvantage to the offended team, as the other side would still
have eleven players. Having awarded the goal the referee could
not send off the goalkeeper as he had not denied an obvious
goal-scoring opportunity, as the goal has been awarded. (However
if the offence was deemed as serious foul play or guilty of
violent conduct, the player could be sent off.)
I hear that the referee spoilt the game, because of the
action he took. This is not the referees concern, he must do
what he believes to be correct at the time and enforce the Laws
of the Game. After all it was the goalkeeper who committed the
offence and I have heard anyone say it was not a sending off
offence.
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| QUESTION
(18 May 2006) |
| With the onset of the World Cup
just over three weeks away we will no doubt be seeing the
dreaded penalty shoot out. |
| Once again what appears to be a
fairly simple law to understand seems to me to be constantly
misinterpreted by the officials in almost every penalty/penalty
shoot out I witness. |
| The problem I have is with the
movement of the keeper. |
| Law 14 states 'he should remain
on his goal-line' etc 'until the ball has been kicked'. |
| I appreciate the keeper can
move laterally along his line, before the ball is kicked, but
keepers have a tendency to also move forward. |
| This happened with the
Liverpool keeper in the recent FA Cup Final and can be seen by
freeze framing the video. |
Paul Chapman
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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I am not going make comments on the recent Cup Final as
this would be wrong of me to do so. |
| Law 14 states that the
goalkeeper "remains on his goal line, facing the kicker,
between the goalposts until the ball is kicked." |
| The goalkeeper is allowed to
move along the goal line between the goal post before the ball
is kicked. The Law does not state both feet on the goal line,
where in Law 15 it states "has part of each foot either in
the touch line or on the ground outside the touch line". |
| So, providing the goalkeeper is
facing the keeper and is on the goal line, I cannot see a
problem. If the keeper had his right foot a few feet forward
then I would suggest this would be an advantage to the keeper. |
| The Referee would have given
instructions to the Assistant Referees before the game and would
have told them what he wanted in the case of penalty kicks. Law
6 states "whether, at penalty kicks, the goalkeeper has
moved forward before the ball has been kicked." As an
Assistant Referee it is difficult to see, at the moment the ball
is kicked, if the goalkeeper is moving prior to the kick being
taken. After all he has not got video freeze frame to identify
the point at which the kick was taken. |
| Of course, if the officials
decide he has moved forward before the kick has been taken then
the penalty kick should be retaken. I, on more than one occasion
this season, believe a goalkeeper has moved forward before the
kick has been taken and the kick has not been retaken if a goal
was not scored. However it is not always easy for officials to
spot this. |
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The goalkeeper moving off his line before the kick being
taken is no longer a cautionable offence as it was many years
ago. Even if it was, it would not lead to a sending off. Kicks
from the penalty mark are not deemed to be a part of the game -
just a way of deciding the outcome. |
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| QUESTION
(11 Apr 2006) |
| A striker is in a one on
one situation with a goalkeeper. The striker shoots and the
keeper deflects the shot into the path of another attacking
player who scores a goal. As the goal is scored the first
striker and the goalkeeper collide injuring themselves. |
| The goal is allowed and whilst
the game is stopped both the keeper and the striker receive
treatment form the physio. |
| The game is resumed but the
referee insists that the striker wait off the pitch at the
halfway line to be called onto the pitch after the game is
restarted from the centre mark. |
| If the game was already stopped
for a goal, is it necessary for the striker to be off the field
before play restarts? |
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| Thanks |
David Gainsford
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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It would be necessary for the striker to leave the field
of play for the restart, as, when a free kick or a throw in is
awarded, the ball is out of play in the same way as when a goal
has been scored. |
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However providing the attacking player’s treatment is
complete by the time the goalkeeper has been treated, he should
be allowed to remain on the field of play, as we do not make the
goalkeeper leave the field of play after recovering from injury. |
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| QUESTION
(28 Feb 2006) |
| Can a player in an offside
position be played onside if a defender on the opposing team gets
the last touch on a ball ? |
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| Thanks |
| Mandy Addington |
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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The answer is yes |
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If the player is an offside position when the ball is
played and it touches an opponent on its way through then he is
still offside as he was in that position when the ball was
played. |
| By receiving the ball he has
gained an advantage by being in that position. |
| However, if the defender plays
the ball i.e. deliberately kicks or heads the ball to someone in
an offside position, then that wouldn’t be offside as the ball
was last played by an opponent. |
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| QUESTION
(22 Feb 2006) |
| I was asked recently by a
player if it was ok to give a pass back to your
goalkeeper with the thigh or knee |
| My reply was "To be honest
I am not sure, so to be safe don't do it" I
would penalise with an indirect free kick if it was
to happen in my game. Am I right? |
| Head and chest would be ok
though? |
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| Many Thanks. |
| Vince Stringer
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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The answer to this is in Law 12 of the LOAF |
| An indirect free kick is
awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper, inside his own
penalty area, touches the ball with his hands after it has been
deliberately kicked to him by a team mate.
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| This being the case, if the
ball is played to the goalkeeper with either the thigh or knee
and the goalkeeper touches the ball with his hands NO offence
has been committed. |
| Although we talk about the back
pass rule, I feel I must make it clear the ball does not have to
be played back for this to be an offence. The Law just states
deliberately kicked, it does not mention which direction the
ball is played. |
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| QUESTION
(14 Feb 2006) |
| Could you please clear this up
for me as it's a subject of debate with, it seems, is me on my
own against the rest of my refereeing colleagues ! |
| Does the ball have to be
stationary at the taking of a goal kick ? |
| The law states for every other
start or re-start that the ball must be either stationary or
placed with the exception of the goal kick! |
| I'm almost certain that, during
my course, this came up with Dino Zoff being used as an example
because he always use to roll the ball. |
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| Thanking you in advance |
| John Magill |
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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Law sixteen Goal Kick - No where in the Law does it state
the ball has to be stationary, what it does state is that “the
ball is kicked from any point within the goal area by a player
of the defending team” |
| With all other dead ball kicks,
the ball is in play as soon as it is kicked and moved. Therefore
it must be stationary when kicked. |
| With a goal kick the ball is
only in play when it leaves the penalty area, therefore if it is
moving within the goal area before the goal kick, it does not
matter as it is only in play once it leaves the penalty area. |
| I have heard this debate on
many occasions; I believe the ball should be stationary to be
consistent, but within the written Law, it does not state that
it has to be stationary. |
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| QUESTION
(14 Feb 2006) |
| During a match if the ball
strikes a referee play normally continues - On Saturday I had an
incident where a ball was cleared from the box and as I was
leaving the penalty area a defender hit a tremendously powerful
volley. |
| I did my best to get out the
way but it struck me and deflected towards the goal. |
| Fortunately it went just wide
but my question is: What would have been the correct
decision if it had gone into the goal ? |
| I would have given a drop ball
from where the position the ball struck me. |
| Thanks |
| Pete Rawlings. |
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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The referee
is deemed a part of the field of play, so, if the ball hits the
referee and goes into the net then a goal is awarded. |
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is only a drop ball if play is interfered with by an outside
agent i.e. if the ball hit a dog which ran onto the field of
play or a person other than the players while in play. |
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| QUESTION
( 25 Jan 2006) |
| I have a query for you
regarding a recent Cup game. |
| Could you please clarify
the ruling regarding a player being fouled by the last defender
when running in on goal ? |
| Should this result in an
automatic red card, a yellow card... or nothing at all as
witnessed in the aforementioned match where the referee
awarded the free-kick but took no further action
against the offending player. |
| I am mystified ! |
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| Kind regards |
| Kevin McCarthy |
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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Law 12 states “A player should be sent off if in the
opinion of the referee, denies an obvious goal-scoring
opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player’s goal by
an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick”. |
| The decision the referee has to
make is |
| A) is the player moving towards the
goal ? |
| B) is it an obvious goal-scoring
opportunity ? |
| If the referee decides it is
neither of these then the player should not be sent off. |
| He / she can still award a free
kick for the offence and, if it was considered to be unsporting
behaviour, a caution can be issued. |
| However, if it was considered
just a careless challenge then the award of a free kick is all
that will be given. |
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| QUESTION
( 11 Jan 2006) |
| If a player attacking his
opponent’s goal is in an offside position and his team mate
shoots for goal and the shot is saved by the keeper, but the
ball rebound`s to the player in the offside position he then
becomes active and is in my opinion offside. |
| But in a recent premiership
game I watched, as the ball rebounded from the defender’s
upper leg to an opponent in an offside position he then turned
and scored and the goal was allowed to stand, and, according to
the team of so called expert’s on the TV panel, they said the
defender had played him on. |
| I may be wrong but surely the
attacking player is in a position to gain an advantage? If I was
refereeing a game and the same situation occurred, I think I
would have blown up for offside. Is that right or wrong? |
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| Regards |
| Eddie Pirie
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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If the player is in an offside position when his team
mate shoots for goal, providing he/she was not interfering with
an opponent, he should not be given offside. However, if the
goalkeeper pushes the shot back into play to the player in an
offside position, that player has gained an advantage and should
be given offside. |
| If the incident you describe is
the one I am thinking of, a defender kicked the ball up field,
the ball came off the leg of a team mate and went back towards
the goal to an attacking player who was in an offside position
and the goal was awarded. These are always difficult to judge.
It could be said that the defending player played the ball - if
this is the case then the attacking player would not be offside. |
| In incidents such as this, the
officials have to award it as they see it!
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| QUESTION
( 25 Nov 2005) |
| My question involves roping off
of pitches |
| Are the use of metal spikes
permitted when roping off pitches ? |
| I've heard conflicting stories
of plastic only others say metal are OK dependant on local
league rules ? |
Is there a BS standard as with
portable goals?
|
| Thanks |
| Paul Parker |
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
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|
There is no standard, British or otherwise |
| Whether they are metal, plastic
or any other material they should not constitute a danger to
players, spectators or any other person. |
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| QUESTION
( 24 Nov 2005) |
| What sort of calls/shouts to
players can a goalkeeper make without being penalised by a
referee ? |
| For instance, is 'leave it' OK
or should a players name also/always be mentioned ? |
| From a recent game I heard a
call of 'get out of the way' as the keeper went to try and claim
a cross into the area. |
Is this permissible ?
Kind regards
Kevin McCarthy |
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
|
|
There is nothing in the Laws of the Game about calling a
name. |
|
It does not matter what is said, within reason, as long
as it does not put off an opponent. |
| If the ball was near a team
mate of the goalkeeper and he says leave it or something
similar, then an offence has not been committed. |
| However if there was an
opponent within playing distance or who may have been able to
collect the ball then the referee should consider this as
unsporting behaviour and award an indirect free kick and caution
the goalkeeper for unsporting behaviour. |
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|
| QUESTION
( 24 Oct 2005) |
| In a game that I refereed on
Sunday, I gave an indirect free kick when an opponent was
impeding a throw in. |
| I believe that the new ruling
states that the opponent must be at least 2 yards away? |
| Am I right ? |
| |
| Thanks |
| David Weyman |
|
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
|
|
You are correct. |
|
The opponent must be at least two metres away. |
| I question the indirect free
kick however as the offence occurred before the throw was taken
so play should have been restarted with the throw-in. |
| You could have cautioned the
player for not removing the required distance.
|
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|
|
| QUESTION
( 24 Oct 2005) |
| Just a quick question on when a
goalkeeper is in control of the ball and when he isn’t. |
| Most of this law I understand,
however the main part I am having trouble with is... |
| A goalkeeper makes a save but
only has one hand on the ball which is then kicked into the goal
by an opponent ? |
| It’s not happened to me in a
game........yet! |
| |
| Thanks, |
| David |
|
|
| TERRY'S
ANSWER
|
| If the goalkeeper is making a
save and has one hand on the ball and then the ball is kicked,
it sounds to me like dangerous play and an indirect free kick
should be awarded.
|
| A goalkeeper is considered to
be in control of the ball, once a save has been made and he has
both hands on the ball.
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|
| QUESTION
( 24 Oct 2005) |
| Here's one for the punters to
think about. |
| Southend Borough Combination
Faux Cup (knock out competition) - spectators, as they ALL do,
standing on the touchline despite being requested to step back a
yard. |
| Two opposing players challenge
for a "50/50" ball both approaching in opposite
directions, therefore "head-on tackle". |
| There's no foul as the players
both hit the ball simultaneously but the ball cannons off from
the force of the impact, hits a spectator standing immediately
on the touchline and returns back onto the pitch from hitting
the spectator. |
| Referee signals play on. |
| Crowd erupts at the decision -
now, one side has possession and attacking on goal. |
| Fortunately, no goal was scored
this time but please explain why the referee did not award a
throw in ? |
| |
| Thanks |
|
Graham. |
|
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
|
| If the spectator was standing
on the touch-line when the ball hit the spectator the ball had
not gone out of Play as the touch-line is a part of the Field of
Play. |
| The spectator should have been
deemed an outside agent and play should have been stopped and
restarted where the ball hit the spectator with a drop ball. |
A throw-in can only be given if
the ball had wholly passed over the touch-line.
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|
| QUESTION
( 14 Sep 2005) |
| I watched my son play football
this weekend and his team were awarded a direct freekick. |
| The player took the free-kick
and the keeper saved it but prior to the ball reaching the
keeper the ball exploded which did gain a laugh from us all. |
| Should the free-kick have been
taken again, obviously with a new ball ? |
|
|
Tony Disley |
|
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
|
| Once the free kick has been
taken then the ball is in play and cannot be brought back to
take again. |
| The correct decision is for the
referee to award a drop ball from the point where the ball
exploded. |
| So, if the lad took the free
kick on the edge of the area and it went bang at the penalty
spot then that's where the drop ball would take place. |
|
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|
| QUESTION
( 9 May 2005) |
| I recently refereed a game
where the following happened: |
| The ball had gone out of play
after a tackle and I'd awarded a throw-in. |
| The opponent to the player
taking the throw was standing fairly close, with his back to the
player. |
| The throw was then lobbed
(relatively tamely) at the back of the opponents head. |
| In my opinion it was done to
incite a reaction, and I was concerned as to the way the
opponent would react so I immediately blew the whistle to stop
play. |
As it was a somewhat lame throw I declared it a foul
throw. If the throw had been taken properly, what should I have
done?
Would this constitute an offence like striking an
opponent, or is this within the rules (and spirit?) of the game
and play should be allowed to continue ?
Andy Kitson |
|
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
|
I feel you handled the incident
well and used common sense.
However throwing the ball at an opponent should be deemed
as striking an opponent, which within the Laws of the game would
be a send off under violent conduct. The reason for this is the
ball becomes an extension of the arm.
If at a throw in a player threw the ball at the back of a
member of his own side to gain an advantage, this would be a
caution for unsporting behavior. |
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| QUESTION
( 15 Mar 2005) |
Can you tell me why swearing at
officials is tolerat
ed
throughout the higher leagues but on a Sunday morning/afternoon
it brings a straight r
ed
card?
Surely if foul and Abusive language is a straight r
ed
offence then it should be a law that is appli
ed
throughout the game?
Thanks
Simon Onyons
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
|
| I could not agree more, the Law
states “a player uses offensive or insulting or abusive
language and/or gestures”, is a send off offence. The Laws of
the game do not change at various levels of football. |
| However I have never refere
ed
at the highest level of football, so it would be wrong of me to
make comments on those who do. However I will say that the
referees at the highest level will not hear as much as the
referee on the local park, on the local park there may be up to
twenty people watching the game, at the highest level, there
could be more than 40,000, therefore the referee would not hear
so much. |
| Also we ne
ed
to remember the number of TV cameras at these games that
will pick up everything and will always show this kind of
behavior on TV. Where the referee only has one pair of eyes and
is unable to see as much as we do watching the TV.
|
| I a
m n
ot making excuses for the referees, because I do believe
over recent weeks, there have been cases when a player was
clearly using offensive language towards an official. But we
should always remember the referee does have a difficult job and
in most cases they do get it right. |
|
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|
| QUESTION
( 25 Feb 2005) |
| In the Premiership and the
Football League is there no such thing as a foul throw ? |
| In every game I watch there are
at least 5 foul throws which all the officials seem to miss ! |
| Is there any reason for this ? |
|
|
Dan Cuddy |
|
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
|
| It is very difficult to comment
on this one as you have not mentioned why you believe they are
foul throws. |
| I must admit I only award a
foul throw when it is taken from the wrong place or it looks
bad. |
|
The reason I do this is because stopping the game for
minor infringements of Law 15 only causes frustration amongst
the players, so therefore I believe it is more beneficial to
keep the game going. |
| I can only say my reasons for
not giving minor infringements of Law 15 could be the same as
the referees you are talking about. |
|
|
|
| QUESTION
( 4 Feb 2005) |
| Hi Terry |
| Can you please explain why
Arsenal were allow
ed
to take a quick free kick against Chelsea but when Man City tri
ed
this against WBA recently they were told to wait for the
whistle! Are referees applying different interpretations of the
laws ? |
|
| Regards |
| M. Black
|
|
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
|
| No, the referees are not
applying different interpretations of the Laws. |
| The team that has been offend
ed
against is allow
ed
to take a quick free kick with the permission of the referee. In
most cases if ask
ed
the referee will allow them to take the kick quickly. However if
the referee wants to speak to the offending player about the
offence he will not give permission for the kick to be taken. |
| When players ask the referee to
get the defending players (the wall) back 9.15m (10yds), he will
tell the player taking the kick not to do so until he has signal
ed
for the kick to be taken. The reason for this is that if the
referee is attempting to move the wall back then he is not ready
for the kick to be taken.
|
| If having been told to wait the
player then takes the kick before receiving a signal to do so
then it would have to retaken as it is only right that the
player should not gain any advantage from taking the kick. |
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|
| QUESTION
( 14 Jan 2005) |
|
From a recent Match of the Day: |
| Middlesbrough
vs Aston Villa |
|
Referee A. D`Urso |
| Referee & assistants in black
uniforms |
| Villa goal keeper in all black as well |
| Middlesbrough
goalscorer,
Job, had a ring taped on his right hand |
| Birmingham vs WBA Referee M. Riley |
| Birmingham
player Morrison & WBA player Kanu both wearing wrist
bracelets |
| At youth game I officiated
today there was a goalkeeper in black – I asked
him to change and was cited
the above. |
| Essex
referees are not permitt
ed
to change shirt colour otherwise a charge will be brought
against them by the Essex F.A. unlike the Premiership referees
who are permitt
ed
to change. |
| Also at youth game today there
was a player wearing jewellery. I asked
him to remove it and was also cited
the above ! |
| Has Law 4 been chang
ed
since start of this season or do only certain Laws apply to
Premiership teams / referees ? |
| Has the instructions from the
F.A Head of Refereeing issued
at the start of the season been amended
? |
| How do referees keep respect
when it appears double standards are operating ? |
| |
| Regards |
| Nick Pavitt |
|
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
|
| I could not agree more with the
comments you have made. |
| I also refereed
a game two weeks ago when one of the goalkeepers was wearing
black, I told him to change his top as it clashed
with me, his response was I am not getting cold. I
informed
him he would not get cold in the changing room as that will be
where he would be if he did not change his top. Surprise,
surprise he soon found another top. |
| In Law 4 it clearly states
“each goalkeeper wears colours which distinguish him from the
other players, the referee and the assistant referees” The
Laws of the game apply to all levels of football. |
| I can only assume that the
referees in charge of those Match of the Day games felt that the
sponsorship names on the playing tops was enough to distinguish
them from the referee. |
| With regards to
Essex
referees being permitted
to change shirt colour - The FA Handbook in section Referees
Rule 11 states “All Match Officials in Competitions under the
jurisdiction of the Association and Affiliated
Associations must wear uniforms comprising plain black shirts
with white collars and black shorts. Socks shall be black and
may have another colour at the top. Such colours must be in
accord with the single colour used
on the shirt collar”. |
| I cannot comment about players
wearing bracelets as I did not see this. Law 4 has not been
chang
ed
since the start of the season and neither has the advice from
John Baker, the FA’s Head of Refereeing, which was issued
at the start of the season. |
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|
| QUESTION
( 15 Dec 2004) |
|
If a goal-keeper has the ball in his hands and then
decides to release the ball in his/her area and then due to
pressure from the opposition they then decide to pick the ball
back up, should a indirect Free-kick be awarded? |
| |
|
Simon Stewart |
|
|
| TERRY'S
ANSWER
|
| If the goalkeeper, after having
control of the ball in his hands, put the ball on the ground and
touches it again with his hands before it has been played or
touched by another player then an indirect free kick should be
awarded to the opposing team. |
| However the goalkeeper
is allowed to bounce the ball on the ground or throw the ball in
the air and catch it again. |
|
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|
| QUESTION
( 15 Dec 2004) |
|
I have noticed in televised games that a number of
players, when taking penalty kicks, break their run-up or
"feint" during their run-up in order to try to deceive
the goalkeeper to make him dive the wrong way before the kick is
taken. |
| I seem to remember that,
some years ago, there was a specific "International Board
Decision" which referred to this practice advising that, if
a goal was scored, it was to be considered as un-gentlemanly
conduct, the player was to be cautioned accordingly, and the
kick retaken. |
| I know that the
current "Laws" state that if the player taking the
penalty kick infringes the Laws of the Game and a goal is scored
then the kick should be retaken but, is this
"feinting" still considered as an infringement
(unsporting behaviour) and, if so, why do our
"professional" Referees not penalise this offence? |
| |
|
Ron Barclay. |
|
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
|
| This is a difficult one ! |
| What the referee has to
decide is whether the kicker committed an act of unsporting
behaviour. |
| The goalkeeper is
now allowed to move along his goal-line before the ball is
kicked and the only reason he would do so is to put off the
player taking the kick. |
| This being the case
I see no reason why the taker should not be allowed to attempt
to deceive the goalkeeper in his run-up. |
| What would not be
allowed is the kicker to stop his run wait for the
goalkeeper to move one way then place the ball the other way. |
| This, without doubt,
would be unsporting behaviour and the kicker should be cautioned
and the penalty kick retaken if a goal had been scored. |
|
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|
| QUESTION
( 04 Oct
2004) |
|
At a local match I attended
an unusual situation occurr
ed |
| Under pressure a
defender attempted to pass the ball back to his keeper, his pass
was wayward and looked
like it was going to go into the net. The keeper had to
dive to his left and saved
the ball with his hands. |
| The ref awarded
an indirect free kick for a back pass, was he right ? |
|
The keeper had no option but to save it with his hands
otherwise a goal would have been conc
eded. It seemed
very harsh to me |
|
|
B Farmer |
|
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| TERRY'S
ANSWER
|
| This is difficult one - I would
really need to see the incident to make a judgment. Law 12
states “touches the ball with his hands after it has been
deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate”. |
| What the referee has to
decide on - Was it a deliberate pass to the goalkeeper, or
was it an attempted
clearance by a player under pressure? If it was an
attempted
clearance a free kick should not have been awarded. |
| How I see it is
that no player would deliberately kick the ball to his own
goalkeeper in such a way that he has to dive and prevent the
ball going in the goal. |
| I hope this helps.
|
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|
| QUESTION
( 28 Sep
2004) |
|
What is the rule regarding the return of an
injured player (U18) who is treated on the pitch and then taken
off for further treatment? |
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