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2006-07 SOCCER RULES EXAMINATION PART II Field of Play (Rule 1) 1. The referee notices that the two penalty area lines
drawn at right angles to the goal line are 18 yards from the
midpoint of the goal line. F
1-2-6 2. Goal
posts must be padded. F
1-4-1 3. The home team has painted the goals
in its school colors. The referee informs the home team's coach that this is illegal because soccer goals shall be white and to correct it before
the next contest. This is correct procedure. T 1-4-1; 5-4-1-b 4. The required minimum distance from the touchline to the
players' area is 10 feet. T
1-5-1 5. Prior to the game, the host athletic director
determines the field is unsafe for play and cancels
the game despite the protests of the
coaches and officials. This is correct procedure. T 1-7-1 The Ball (Rule 2) 6. When
inspecting the game balls, the official determines that the home team has only one satisfactory game ball. The official may choose two additional game balls offered by the
opposing team. T
2-1-1 The Players and Substitutions (Rule 3) 7. Due to transportation problems, Team A is able to
field only nine players at game time. The head
referee may allow the contest to start. T
3-1-2 8. Team B is playing with seven players when the referee
notices B2 is playing with a nosebleed. The
referee shall send B2 off the field and terminate the game since it cannot be played
with fewer than seven players. F
3-1-2 Exception 9. Player Al4 scores a goal. Even though her name is not
on the roster submitted by her coach at the
start of the game, the referee allows the goal. T 3-1-3 10. Team
A has been awarded a goal kick. The referee allows Team B to substitute six players who had already reported to the scorer. T 3-3-2-a 11. Cautioned
Player A4 leaves the game and is not replaced. On the next stoppage of play that is not a legal
substitution opportunity for Team A, A4 requests to re-enter the
game. The referee allows A4 to re-enter. F 3-3-2-c-2 12. Player A leaves the field with blood on his uniform and
is not replaced. Player A cleans the blood
from his uniform and at the
next stoppage of play requests permission to enter the field. The
referee permits him to re-enter. This is correct
procedure. T
3-3-2-e-2 13. During the time the coach is permitted on the field by
the referee to attend to an injured player, coaching
instruction shall not be given to any player on
either team. T 3-3-2-b-1 14. Team A elects to play short after A6 is injured
and removed from the field. At the next free kick to be taken by a Team A
player, A10 wishes to enter. The
referee should allow the substitute to enter the game. F 3-3-2-b-2 15. Either team may substitute an
unlimited number of players when a player from either team is cautioned or disqualified, provided they have checked in to the scorer prior to the dead
ball situation. T
3-4-1-d 16. Either team may substitute an unlimited number
of players from the bench when a player is required to leave the field because of communicable disease concerns.
F 3-3-2-e 17. Team
A is awarded a throw-in. Team B substitutes may enter even though Team A does
not have a substitute. F 3-3-3 18. Team A and Team B substitutes are
at the scorer's table when Team A is awarded a corner kick. Both Team A and
Team B players may enter the game. T 3-3-3; 3-3-4 19. The referee awards a throw-in for Team B.
Before the ball is put into play, the coach for Team B sends a player
to the scorer's bench for entry into the
game. The referee does not allow the substitution. T 3-4-1-d 20. Team A is winning and repeatedly substitutes to
consume time. The official shall order the timer to stop
the clock and notify the offending team's coach
that continuing to substitute in this manner will be considered unsporting conduct.
T 3-6-1 Player Equipment (Rule 4) 21. In the
fall of 2007, a referee inspects shinguards on a player that appear too
small. The referee determines that the shinguards do not
have the NOCSAE seal. The player may play, but the official must first report
this to the coach. F
4-1-1 22. Players
are required to wear shinguards that are age- and size-appropriate. T 4-1-1 23. The
visiting team has illegal uniforms. The referee must notify the state
association following the game. T
4-1-1-i 24. The home
and visiting team goalkeepers are dressed identically. The referee allows
them to participate. T
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25. A player
on Team B wears a pair of soccer shoes with metal cleats. The referee
inspects them and finds them to be safe. The player
may play wearing the shoes. T
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26. If
visible apparel is worn under the shorts, it shall be of a similar length,
all alike and of a solid color. T
4-1-1f 27. Team A's
jerseys have a legal manufacturer's logo on one sleeve and "Power
Brand" on the other. Since "Power Brand" is not a logo,
the referee shall permit players to wear the jerseys and is not required to
file a report with the state association.
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4-1-1-g 28. During
the game, the referee observes that Player A3's knee brace has been torn,
exposing bare metal. At the next stoppage of play,
he informs A3 that she must leave the field of play and may not return until
the brace is declared legal. T
4-2-1-g 29. All knee
braces are illegal and cannot be worn.
F 4-2-1-g 30. Head,
arm, thigh or hip pads containing sole leather, fiber, metal or any
unyielding materials are illegal even if covered with soft
padding. T
4-2-1-b 31. Player A
has a broken cheek bone and is wearing a protective face mask made of hard
material molded to the face. She presents
the referee with a release from her parents and school athletic director. The
referee shall allow her to play. F
4-2-8 32. The rule
book does not stipulate that coaches bear any responsibility for their
players being properly equipped. F
4-3-1 The Officials (Rule 5) 33. The state
high school association determines that only the diagonal system of control
may be used for games. Coaches at the game
site demand the dual system. The officials work the diagonal system of
control. T
5-1-1-Note 34. While
inspecting Team B's equipment just prior to the start of play, B1 is verbally
abusive to the official. The official cannot caution or disqualify B1 until the game
officially begins. F
5-1-2 35. The head
coach of Team A is busy filling out the lineup card and instructs her
assistant coach to attend the pregame meeting with
captains and the referee. This is permitted in the rules. F 5-2-2-d 36. The
assistant referee, having been waved off by the referee after signaling for
offside, continues to signal the offside. This is correct
procedure. F
5-3-1-j 37. The head
referee may suspend or terminate the game when spectators enter the field and
disrupt play. This is correct
procedure. T
5-3-2-e 38. The head
referee declares that the match must be terminated since the stadium clock
has become inoperable. F
5-3-2-f 39. The
referee, seeing the assistant referee's flag for offside, waves the flag down
as the ball goes directly to the goalkeeper. This is
correct procedure. T
5-3-2-h Ball Holders, Timer and Scorer (Rule 6) 40. After
time has been stopped, the referee whistles for play to be resumed. At that
point, the timer restarts the clock. This is correct
procedure. F
6-2-3-a 41. The home
school has provided an official timer whose wristwatch is not visible to
table officials. This complies with the rules. F
6-2-2 42. The
official timer shall start the clock when the head referee blows his whistle
to start play. F
6-2-3-a; 7-4-2; PR 7-4-2 Sit Duration of the Game and Length of Periods (Rule 7) 43.
The referee awards a penalty kick
to Team A with three seconds left in the game. The keeper saves the penalty
kick, but
deflects the ball directly back to the kicker, who kicks the ball
again into the goal before time expires. The referee awards a
goal. T
7-1-4; 14-1-5; 14-1-6 44. The home
team coach asks for a 20-minute halftime interval for a parent appreciation
ceremony. The visiting team's coach is opposed
to this and insists that the interval be only 10 minutes. The referee shall
not allow a 20-minute halftime interval.
T
7-2-1 45. By mutual
consent, coaches may supersede the state association's overtime procedures
for regular-season games. F
7-3-1 46. At the
end of 80 minutes of play during a regular-season game, the score is tied and
the referee informs the opposing coaches that
two full overtime periods of 15 minutes each will be played. This is correct
procedure. F
7-3-1 Note 47. Team A is
awarded a penalty kick. The timer stops the clock after the referee gives the
proper signal to do so. This is correct
procedure. T
7-4-1 The Start of Play (Rule 8) 48. Team A
kicks off to start the game. Player A2 kicks the ball backwards to player A3.
The referee stops play and awards an
indirect free kick to Team B. F
8-1-3 49. After a
kickoff, the kicker may not play the ball until it touches another
player. T
8-1-4 50. On the
kickoff, the ball is kicked and hits the knee of a Team B player. The ball
then rebounds directly back to the Team A player
that kicked off, who then kicks the ball to a teammate. This is legal. T 8-1-4 Ball In and Out of Play (Rule 9) 51. Player A
passes the ball, which hits the referee and travels out of bounds over the
touchline. The referee restarts play with a throw-in by Team B. T 9-1-1; 9-1-2-b; PR 9-1-2 Sit A 52. An
official shall sound the whistle to restart the game after a
substitution. T
9-1-3 53. When the
ball is dropped by an official, all players, other than the two opposing
players, must be at least 10 yards from the ball. F
9-2-3 54. In a
drop-ball situation, the referee instructs the two opposing players to allow
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Scoring (Rule 10) 55. Goalkeeper A1 catches a
shot on goal by Team B. In preparing to throw the ball to a teammate,
Goalkeeper A1 slips and drops the entire ball across
the entire goal line and between the goalposts. The referee shall award a
goal to Team B. T 10-1-1 56. Player A2 kicks off and
the ball travels directly into Team B's goal. The referee shall award a
goal. T 10-1-2-a 57. A goal kick is taken by
Team B and the ball, untouched by another player, goes into Team A's goal.
The referee shall award a goal. T 10-1-2-c 58. Team A takes a corner
kick and kicks the ball directly into Team B's goal. The referee shall award
a goal. T 10-1-2-e 59. Player B takes a free
kick just outside his own penalty area and passes back to the goalkeeper, who
misplays the pass but does not touch the ball, and
the ball goes directly into the goal. The referee shall award a goal. F 10-1-3-c 60. On a direct free kick, a
player from Team A plays the ball back to a teammate, but it goes directly
into his own goal. The goal for Team B is not
allowed and the referee orders a corner kick to Team B. This is the correct
procedure. T 10-1-3-c Offside (Rule 11) 61. Team A
has 10 players at midfield. Player B4 kicks the ball from his own penalty
area downfield. B2 races from his own half of the
field and receives the ball just outside Team A's penalty area. The referee
shall penalize B2 for being offside. F
11-1-1-a 62. Player A
is moving up field and is even with the second-to-last defender. The referee
shall declare Player A to be offside. F
11-1-1-b 63. Player A2
sees teammate A3 running toward him from behind all of Team B's defenders,
except the goalkeeper. A2 passes the ball to
A3. The referee shall penalize A3 for being offside. T 11-1-1; Diag. #5 64. A player
cannot be offside if he/she receives the ball directly from a corner
kick. T 11-1-2 65. Player B4
is taking a throw-in near Team A's goal. Just as B4 releases the ball, all of
Team A's players run forward, leaving B2 alone
just in front of the goal when she receives the ball. B2 shoots and scores.
The referee shall allow the goal. T
1-1-2 66. Player A
of the attacking team, is clearly in an offside position when her teammate
delivers the ball to her with a throw-in. She collects
the ball and kicks it in the goal. The referee should award an indirect free
kick to Team B. F
11-1-2 67. At the
moment the ball is played by A4, teammate A2 runs from an offside position
behind the defense of Team B, but at the time
she receives the ball, is in an onside position. The referee should call an
offside. T
11-1-3; Diag. #5 68. The
referee reminds the assistant referee that offside is to be judged at the
moment the ball is passed from a player to a
teammate who attempts to play the ball and is in an offside position.
This is a correct statement. T
11-1-3; Diag. #6 Fouls and Misconduct (Rule 12) 69. Defender
A2 attempts to clear the ball in a crowded goalmouth, but the ball
unintentionally strikes opposing Player B2 on the arm. The
ball drops to B2's feet, who shoots and scores. The referee shall allow the
goal. T 12-2-1 70. Placing a
hand on an opponent is always a foul.
F
12-3-1 71. With the
ball in playing distance, Player A makes non-violent, shoulder-to-shoulder
contact with Player B. The referee makes no call.
This is correct procedure. T
12-4-1 72. The
correct penalty for obstruction is a direct free kick. F 12-5-1 73.
Goalkeeper A makes a diving stop of a shot and holds the ball. The
referee immediately begins his six-second count for the keeper
to release the ball even though the keeper is still lying prone on the
ground. F
12-7-1 74. A
throw-in by Player A goes directly to her own goalkeeper, who catches it with
her hands. The referee allows the play.
F
12-7-4 75. Player B4
is guilty of faking an injury. The referee will award an indirect free kick
to Team A at the spot of the infraction.
T 12-8-1-f-8 76. Player A3
receives a caution from the referee in Team B's penalty area. Team B has the
ball at midfield, starting to attack Team A's
goal. The ball will be put in play at the spot of the infraction. T 12-8-1 Penalty 77. Striker A3
deliberately fists the ball from outside the goal area into Team B's goal.
The goal is disallowed and Team B is awarded a direct
free kick from the spot of the foul. A3 will receive a caution for a
deliberate tactical foul. 78. A coach or bench personnel can be
shown a yellow/red card for misconduct. T
12-8-1-f-7 79. Player A
scores a goal. As he runs back up the field, he pulls his jersey off and
waves it over his head. The referee shall verbally warn the
player but shall not disqualify him. F
12-8-2 80. Player A3
receives a second caution from the referee. The opposing team is awarded an
indirect free kick from the spot where the ball
was at the time of the infraction. F
12-8-2-b Penalty 81. Spitting
at an opponent will result in a disqualification and the restart will be a
direct free kick from the spot of the infraction, unless
the game has been stopped for some other reason calling for a restart. T 12-8-3 82. Taunting
is a disqualification, and the number of players on the field must be
reduced. T
12-8-3-b 83. The first
half ends. As the players are leaving the field, a player from Team A strikes
a player from Team B and is disqualified for
violent conduct. Team A may field 11 players starting the second half. T PR 12-8-3 Sit F 84. Use of a
word or act to degrade an opposing player is penalized with a yellow
card. F 12-8-3-b Free Kick (Rule 13) 85. The ball
enters the goal directly from an indirect free kick. The referee shall allow
the goal. F
3-1-1; 10-1-3 86. All free
kicks, with the exception of penalty kicks, may be taken in any
direction. F
13-1-2 87. Player B,
standing on the opponent's goal area line, is declared offside. The referee
shall allow Team A to restart with a free kick
from anywhere in the goal area. T
13-1-3 88.
Player A2 takes a free kick that
hits a corner flag and rebounds directly back to A2, who shoots and scores.
The referee shall allow
the goal. F
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Penalty Kick (Rule 14) 89. Players
from both teams encroach on a penalty kick. The kicker shoots and misses high
over the goal. The referee shall order the kick
to be retaken. This is correct procedure.
T 14-1-3 Penalty; PK Situations, p. 62 90. If a penalty
kick is taken after the expiration of time, the ball is in play until its
momentum has been spent, goes out of play or is
touched a second time by the kicker. T
14-1-6 Throw-In (Rule 15) 91. Player A2 is preparing to take a throw-in. Opponent B2
stands on the field about one foot away from A2. A2 moves to one side and
throws the ball into play. The referee orders Team A to retake the
throw. F PR 15-1-3 Sit 92. Player A
is preparing to take a throw-in. Opponent B attempts to interfere and impede
the actions of the thrower. The official shall
administer a caution for unsporting conduct. This is correct procedure. T 15-1-3; 15-1-3 Penalty; PR 15-1-3 Sit. Goal Kick (Rule 16) 93. Team A
takes a shot on goal, which deflects off the referee and goes across the goal
line just to the right of the goal. The referee shall
award a goal kick to Team B. T
16-1-1; 9-1-2b 94. During a
goal kick, only the kicker and the goalkeeper are permitted to be in the
penalty area. F
16-1-2 95. The
goalkeeper takes a goal kick and passes the ball to a teammate, who receives
the ball directly within the arc at the top of the penalty
area. The referee shall order the kick to be retaken. F 16-1-4 Corner Kick (Rule 17) 96. On a
corner kick, defending players must be 10 yards from the corner flag, not the
ball. F 17-1-2 97. The
defending team knocks the ball across the goal line near the corner flag.
Because the corner area on that side of the field is very muddy, the referee shall permit
the attacking team to take the corner kick from the right side of the
field. F 17-1-3 98. Player A2
takes a corner kick that hits the goal post and rebounds back to A2, who then
kicks the ball into the goal. The referee allows
the goal. F
17-1-5; 13-3-3 Signal Chart 99. To
indicate that the clock should start after the kickoff, the referee uses a
clockwise, wind-up motion. T
Signal Chart 100. The correct
signal for obstruction is to place the palms of both hands on the chest. T Signal Chart |