When you have a dropped ball, the ball is only in play after it is dropped and hits the ground. In other words, a player cannot kick the ball that has not hit the ground. Similarly, you cannot just hand the ball over to the...
When a defender commits a direct free kick foul around their penalty area, we must know if it happened inside or outside. If it was inside, the restart will be a PK. If it was outside, then the restart will be a FK. The difference...
Between the referee blowing their whistle for a foul and the FK being taken, there are numerous steps to take. For example,- Is there an injury?- Is there misconduct (i.e. cards)?- Is there a sub ready?In addition, the referee needs to quickly identify if the...
When you give an advantage, when should you give the signal? Is it while you are thinking about giving an advantage? Or is it while you are waiting and seeing if it materializes? Or is it after it actually materializes?The best practice is to give...