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SEXY GLAM
MAGAZINE - JUNE 2014
“advantage clause”. The referee should
say, “Play on” when this occurs.
LAW 6 - Linesmen and Lineswomen
Two linesmen may assist the referee in
controlling the game. The linesmen’s duty
is to signal to the referee when the ball is
out; to indicate a corner kick, a goal kick
or to designate which team is entitled
to the throw-in. The linesmen may also
signal off sides, fouls or misconduct if a
goal has been scored or when substitution
is desired.
The referee on the field makes the official
and final decisions. The linesmen are there
to assist the referee; the referee may or
may not act upon their advice. Coaches
should not expect to have linesmen at
their youth soccer games. Sometimes you
are lucky to have a single referee. I have
coached games where the opposing coach
and I had to take turns being the referee,
because an official never showed up.
LAW 7 - Duration of the Game
The duration of the game will depend on
the age of the children. Older children will
more than likely have two halves. Younger
children often times play four quarters.
Your league will determine whether
quarters or halves are played and how long
each will be.
LAW 8 - Start of Play: Kick Off and
Drop Ball
A kick off is taken to start a game, to re-
start play after a goal has been scored or to
start the second half or a new quarter. At
kickoff, all players must be on their team’s
half of the field. The ball is placed on the
center spot in the middle of the center
circle. The ball must be kicked forward at
least one full rotation into the opponents’
“half of the field.” The team that kicks off
to begin the game is determined by a coin
toss between the captains and the referee.
After a goal, the team that was just scored
upon starts the kick off. For new quarters
and halves, the team, this did not kick off
the previous quarter or half will kick off. A
goal cannot be scored by kicking the ball
directly into the goal on a kick off.
A drop ball is played when the referee
stops play for a reason other than a rule
infraction. An injury is a good example.
The referee restarts play by dropping the
ball between two players, one from each
team. A dropped ball may not be played
until it touches the ground. The first player
playing the ball is allowed to play the ball
again without it having to be touched by
another player. This means the player may
dribble, pass or shoot the ball after touch-
ing it.
LAW 9 - Ball In and Out of Play
The ball is out of play whenever it is
completely outside the outside edge of
the touchline or the goal line either on
the ground or in the air. Also, it is out of
play when the referee stops play for any
reason. The ball is in play if any part of
the ball is inside or touching the touchline
or goal line. The ball is considered in play
after bouncing off of a goal post, cross bar,
corner flag, linesmen or referee if the ball
remains on the playing field.
LAW 10 - Method of Scoring
A goal can only be scored if the entire ball
goes completely over the outside edge
of the goal line, under the cross bar and
between the goal posts while it is in play.
Any player may score goals, including the
goalie. Except when taking a free kick,
throw- in, goal kick, penalty kick or kick
off, a ball played by a player directly into
his own goal is a score for the opposing
team.
LAW 11 - Offside
An offensive player must have two op-
ponents including the goalkeeper between
himself and the goal line at the moment
the ball is passed to him. Offside is
determined when the ball is passed to the
player, not when the player receives the
ball.
Offside position and offside are not the
same. It is not against the rules to be in
an offside position. It is against the rules
to be offside. Here is a definition of these
two concepts.
Offside Position - A player is in the offside
position if he is:
• Ahead of the ball and
• In the opponents half of the field and
• There are fewer than two opponents even
with or ahead of him.
Offside -A player who is in the offside
position becomes offside when
• He participates in the play or
• He interferes with an opponent or
• Otherwise tries to take advantage of be-
ing in the offside position.
Exceptions - A player in an offside
position is not to be called offside if he
receives the ball directly from:
• A throw-in or
• A corner kick or
• A goal kick.
LAW 12 - Fouls and Misconduct
There are two kinds of fouls in soccer:
• Penal or Major Fouls.
• Non-Penal or Minor Fouls.
There are nine penal or major fouls. These
fouls must be committed intentionally and
may result in a Red Card”. The fouls are
as follows:
• Kicking a player.
• Jumping up at a player.
• Charging a player in a rough way.
• Charging a player from behind.
• Tripping a player.
• Hitting or spitting at a player.
• Pushing a player.
• Holding a player.
• Handling the ball. (Except by a goal-
keeper). This foul is called if the player is
trying to control the ball with his hands or
arms.
If one of these nine penalty fouls is com-
mitted and the referee blows his whistle
and calls a foul, the opposing team gets a
direct free kick. A “direct” kick means the
opponent can try to score a goal directly
from the kick. If the player committing the
major foul receives a “red card” from the
referee, he must leave the game, and is not
allowed to return.
There are five non-penal or minor fouls.
If a player commits a minor foul, he may
receive a “Yellow Card” from the referee.
The five minor fouls are:
• Dangerous play. Examples of a danger-
ous play are: high kicking near another
player’s head or trying to play a ball held
by a goalie.
• Fair charging, but with the ball out of
playing distance.
• Illegal obstruction. When a player inten-
tionally takes a position between the ball
and an opponent, when not within playing
distance of the ball.
• Charging the goalkeeper in the goal area.
• Goalkeeper Infringements.
• Goalkeeper taking more than four steps