Scottish Football Referees Association (Glasgow)

Class Test on Laws 5 TO 8

  1. Law 5 names 18 powers and duties of the referee. Name six (6) of them.

a)ENFORCES THE LAWS OF THE GAME

b)CONTROLS THE MATCH IN COOPERATION WITH ASSISSTANTS AND 4Th OFFICIAL

c)ENSURES THAT ANY BALL USED MEETS THE REQ OF LAW 2

d)ENSURES THAT PLAYER EQUIP MEETS REQ LAW 4

e)ACT AS TIMEKEEPERAND KEEPS RECORD OF MATCH

f)STOPS SUSPENDS OR ABANDONS THE MATCH AT HIS DISCRETION FOR ANY INFRINGMENTS OF THE LAW

g)STOPS SUSPENDS OR ABANDONS THE MATCH BECAUSE OF ANY OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE OF ANY KIND

h)STOPS THE MATCH IF IN HIS OPINION A PLAYER IS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND ENSURE HE IS REMOVED FROM THE FIELD OF PLAY.ANY INJURED PLAYER MAY ONLY RETURN TO THE FIELD OF PLAY AFTER PLAY HAS RESTARTED.

i)ALLOWS PLAY TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE BALL IS OUT OF PLAY IF A PLAYER IS IN HIS OPININON ONLY SLIGHTLY INJURED

j)ENSURES ANY PLAYER BLEEDING FROM A WOUND LEAVES THE FIELD OF PLAY.THE PLAYER MAY ONLY RETURN ONCE THE BLEEDING HAS STOPPED AND HAS RECEIVED A SIGNAL FROM THE REFEREE

k)ALLOWS ADVANTAGE WHERE APPROPRIATE WHERE IT DOES NOT ACRUE PUNISH THE ORIGINAL OFFENCE

l)PUNISH THE MORE SERIOUS OFFENCE WHERE A PLAYER COMMITS MORE THAN ONE OFFENCE AT THE SAME TIME

m)TAKE ACTION FOR CAUTIONABLE OR SENDING OFF OFFENCES

n)TAKE ACTION AGAINST TEAM OFFICIALS WHO FAIL TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN A RESONABLE MANNER AND AT HIS DISCRETION MAY EXPEL THEM FROM THE SIDE OF THE PARK

o)ACTS ON ADVICE OF ASSISSTANT REGARDING INCIDENTS HE HAS NOT SEEN

p)ENSURES THAT NO UNAUTHORISED PERSON ENTERS THE FIELD OF PLAY

q)INDICATES THE RESTART OF THE MATCH AFTER IT HAS BEEN STOPPED

r)PROVIDES THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES WITH A MATCH REPORT WHICH INCLUDES INFORMATION ON ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTION TAKEN AGAINST THEM BEFORE DURING ODR AFTER THE MATCH

  1. During a game the referee awards a penalty kick to City. A goal is scored and the referee makes his way back to the halfway line. He then spots one of his neutral assistants with his flag raised. The assistant tells him that before the penalty kick was awarded one of the City players was offside and interfering with play. What should he do?

AWARD A GOAL AS THE GAME HAS RESTARTED

  1. The ball goes out of play for a throw in to United and the referee spots the City centre half, inside his own penalty area, kicking the United centre forward. What action does he take and how does he restart the game?

REDCARDCITY PLAYER RESTART WITH THROW IN TO UNITED

  1. The ball strikes the referee, who is standing in on the 18 yard line, and deflects into goal. What action should the referee take?

AWARD GOAL

  1. A player deliberately trips an opponent and you consider this to be a cautionable offence. However the ball has broken to one his the offended player’s team mates and you apply the advantage law. When would you deal with the player who committed the cautionable offence?

THE NEXT TIME PLAY IS STOPPED

  1. What are the duties listed in Law 6 of the assistant referee?

a)INDICATEWHEN THE WHOLE OF THE BALL HAS PASSED OUT THE FIELD

OF PLAY

b) INDICATEWHICH SIDE ARE ENTITLED TO CORNER THROW IN OR GOAL KICK

c) INDICATE WHEN A PLAYER MAY BE PENALISED FOR BEING IN AN OFFSIDE

POSITION

d) INDICATEWHEN A SUBSTITUTION IS REQUIRED

e)INDICATE WHEN MISCONDUCT OR ANY OTHER INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED OUT

OF THE VIEW OF THE REFEREE

f) INDICATEWHEN OFFENCES HAVE BEEN COMMITTED WHENEVER THE

ASSISTANTS ARE CLOSER TO THE ACTION THAN THE REFEREE

( THIS INCLUDES OFFENCES COMMITTED INSIDE THE PENALTY AREA )

g)INDICATE WHETHER AT A PENALTY THE GOALKEEPER MOVES FROM HISLINE

BEFORE BALL IS KICKED AND IF THE BALL HAS CROSSED LINE

  1. What is the duration of a football match?

90MIN (2 X 45)

  1. You are concerned about failing light and after speaking to the two captains and secretaries you decide to play 40 minutes each half. However in the second half it has not been as dark as you thought it might have been and both teams ask you to play 45 minutes in that half. What would you do and why?

YOU WOULD PLAY THE TIME AGREED BEFORE GAME STARTED

  1. What is the maximum time you would allow for the half time interval?

15 MIN

  1. For what reasons would you add time on at the end of either half?

a) SUBSTITUTIONS

b) ASSESSMENT OF INJURY TO PLAYERS

c) REMOVAL OF INJURED PLAYERS FOR TREATMENT

d) WASTING TIME

e) ANY OTHER CAUSE

  1. Both captains meet you at the centre spot before the start of the game and you toss the coin. The captain who guesses correctly elects to take the kick off. Is this allowed?

NO

  1. Can a goal be scored directly from the kick off?

YES

  1. At the start of the game the player taking the kick off played the ball backwards to one of his team mates. What action would you take?

PLAY ON

  1. Name the six procedures for a correctly taken kick off? i.e. All players must be in their own half of the field.

a)ALL PLAYERS IN THEIR OWN HALF

b)AL OPPONENTS 10YDS FROM BALL

c)BALL STATIONARY ON CENTRE MARK

d)THE REFEREE GIVES SIGNAL

e)THE BALL IS IN PLAY WHEN KICKED AND MOVES

  1. When is the ball out of play?

IT HAS WHOLLY CROSSED THE GOAL LINE OR TOUCH LINE

WHETHER ON THE GROUND OR IN THE AIR

PLAY HAS BEEN STOPPED BY THE REFEREE

  1. The ball hits the optional flag post at the halfway line and rebounds back into play. What action would you take and why?

A THROW IN THE FLAG POLE IS 1 YARD OUT OF PLAY

  1. When is a goal scored?

A GOAL IS SCORED WHEN THE WHOLE OF THE BALL PASSES

OVER THE GOAL LINE BETWEEN THE POSTS AND UNDER THE

BAR PROVIDED NO INFRINGEMENT OF THE LAWS OF THE GAME

HAS BEEN COMMITTED PREVIOUSLY BY THE TEAM SCORING

  1. The referee blows his whistle to award a goal as he thinks the ball is crossing the goal line between the goal posts. He very quickly realises this does not happen. How does he re-start the game?

WITH A DROP BALL ON THE SIX YARD LINE