Sometimes we miss fouls or see some challenges but decide to "let them play." Parents and coaches often say, "Let them play," when they feel like we are calling too many fouls. But not taking care of small fouls can oftentimes lead to a bigger...
Have you heard of high/low press? When a team has the ball around the half-way line or even in their own half, and the opposing team is pressuring them in an attempt to take the ball away from them, it is called "high press." In...
There are times, as referees, we don't know if a player's action is delaying a restart (DR) or not. If it is, we have to issue a yellow card. But there are many instances where a player's action appears to fall short of a cautionable...
We have had some confusion so let's make it clear. - A GK inside their own penalty area handles the ball that was deliberately kicked to them by their own teammate (so-called "passback") and denies an obvious goal scoring opportunity, denies an obvious goal, or stops...