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Post by JD on Nov 14, 2012 21:01:31 GMT 10
Play gets really messy and just outside the penalty area two players seem to fall all over the ball and so it gets stuck. You stop play and decide to restart with a dropped ball.
You the referee, drop the ball and just after it touches the ground, the attacker gets it first and kicks it straight into the top corner of the goal. The team start running around the field crazy having scored from the dropped ball.
Is this ok?
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Post by rhythmlynx on Nov 15, 2012 8:09:42 GMT 10
JD; the goal is good because the ball first touched the ground from the referee's dropped ball restart and therefore ball is in play. Is your question therefore related to how you deal with crazy players ?
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Post by JD on Nov 16, 2012 17:23:05 GMT 10
No, I was reading the new LOTG for next year and thought I would ask a seemingly obvious question...
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Post by JD on Nov 26, 2012 7:18:44 GMT 10
It seems to me under the updated LOTG for next season, no goal would be awarded and a goal kick would be given instead.
A goal can no longer be kicked directly into a goal. That seems like a sensible change, especially if the drop ball is on the edge of the goal area perhaps.
I suppose we may get some troubles if the defenders refuse to get in the way so it does not touch them...
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Post by rhythmlynx on Nov 28, 2012 0:05:05 GMT 10
FIFA's Circular # 1314 dated July 25th, 2012 is still vague in relation to the proposed amendments next season to Law 8 regarding the dropped ball restart. Does the referee now need to raise one arm in the air as well to signal to the players that dropped ball restarts are now indirect recommencements of play, in order to prevent player confusion ? The ball still needs to touch the ground first before it is deemed to be in play from the dropped ball restart. The defenders will just need to make sure that all goalmouth attackers are closely marked, goal side in an effort to prevent a goal being scored. It'll be more fun times and interesting for the referee to decide if the defender kicked the ball first by a fraction of a second after it touched the ground and the ball immediately deflects or ricochets off the challenging attacker and a goal is scored. Slow motion video replay or more assistant referees placed around the goal line should sort that out.
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Post by JD on Dec 5, 2012 8:50:13 GMT 10
I have found 1314 and 1315 from the FIFA website very vague about dropped balls, because, I cannot see anything written in them. Am I reading the wrong FIFA updates?
I doubt that raising one hand in the air is the idea, players and team officials are supposed to know the LOTG, it does appear to be straightforward, it cannot be kicked directly into a goal. If the arm is raised, the referee will probably fall over whilst trying to balance the ball in the other hand!
There will be some interesting close decisions to make about whether it touches the ground or not. I doubt players will ever really fully grasp what is and is not allowed at a dropped ball. More power to the referees...
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Post by rhythmlynx on Dec 5, 2012 13:46:12 GMT 10
Referee signals are not just for players and team officials. The spectators are very important and considering that a new rule is to be implemented then clear signals are imperative.It is exciting to see the crowds well up on last year in the A-league so we don't want to create ambiguity and/or poor decision making by referees when the popularity of our game continues to rise.
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Post by rhythmlynx on Jan 9, 2013 7:57:20 GMT 10
I doubt that raising one hand in the air is the idea, players and team officials are supposed to know the LOTG, it does appear to be straightforward, it cannot be kicked directly into a goal. If the arm is raised, the referee will probably fall over whilst trying to balance the ball in the other hand![/quote] JD; You made me smile with your abovementioned quote. I think more fitness training is needed for body core strength if referees start falling over because they have difficulty balancing when one arm is raised and the other arm holds the ball, ready for the drop-ball restart. There will be some interesting close decisions to make about whether it touches the ground or not. I doubt players will ever really fully grasp what is and is not allowed at a dropped ball. More power to the referees... That's why I think it is essential that referees do raise their arm for an indirect goal decision at a drop-ball restart so the confusion is minimised for all the people at the ground.
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