Brain Teaser 1 - Offside A ball is kicked into space by an attacker A1. Another attacker A2, who was in an offside position when the ball was kicked, moves to play the ball. When do you call the attacker A2 offside? When do you call the attacker A2 offside? (Choose one or more of the answers that may be correct) A. As soon as A2 takes a step towards the ball. B. Wait until A2 touches the ball C. Wait until an opponent reacts and moves D. As soon as A1 kicks the ball forward Offside Involvement Slide 1

Brain Teaser 2 - Offside A hard shot on goal by an attacker A1 rebounds off the goal post to an attacker A2, who is in an offside position. A2 then attempts to play the ball but misses. The ball rolls out of play over the touchline. As the AR, you have raised your flag for offside. The referee waves you down and signals a throw-in. Who was correct – referee? Why? …. A2 never “touched the ball” Who was correct – you or the referee? Why? …. A2 never “touched the ball” Offside Involvement Slide 2

Brain Teaser 3 - Offside An attacker A1 is straddling the halfway line. There are no defenders between A1 and the goal line except the goalkeeper. The ball is played into space by the attacking team and A1 then moves to play the ball. As the AR, you do not immediately raise your flag because… because… (Choose one or all the answers that are correct) A.The attacker A1 was not in an offside position when the ball was played by his teammate. B.The attacker A1 moving to play the ball has not yet touched the ball. C.The goalkeeper isn’t reacting. Offside Involvement Slide 3

Brain Teaser 4 Foul Recognition A.Is this a foul the referee should have called? YES B.If it is a foul … is it careless? NO … is it reckless? YES … OR … is it excessive? YES C.If it is a foul, what is the correct restart? PENALTY KICK D.Is there misconduct …. if so, what type? CAUTION (YELLOW CARD) … OR … SEND-OFF (RED CARD) Slide 4

Brain Teaser 5 Foul Recognition A.Is this a foul the referee should have called? NOT A FOUL B.If it is a foul … is it careless? … is it reckless? … is it excessive? C.If it is a foul, what is the correct restart? D.Is there misconduct …. if so, what type? NONE Slide 5

Brain Teaser 6 Foul Recognition A.Is this a foul the referee should have called? NO - TRIFLING B.If it is a foul … is it careless? … is it reckless? … is it excessive? CARELESS C.If it is a foul, what is the correct restart? CONTINUE PLAY D.Is there misconduct …. if so, what type? NONE Slide 6

Brain Teaser 7 Foul Recognition A.Is this a foul the referee should have called? YES - TRIPPING B.If it is a foul … is it careless? … is it reckless? … is it excessive? CARELESS … OR … RECKLESS C.If it is a foul, what is the correct restart? DFK D.Is there misconduct …. if so, what type? CAUTION ONLY IF RECKLESS Slide 7

Brain Teaser 8 Foul Recognition A.Is this a foul the referee should have called? YES - CHARGING B.If it is a foul … is it careless? … is it reckless? … is it excessive? EXCESSIVE – NO ATTEMPT TO PLAYTHE BALL C.If it is a foul, what is the correct restart? DFK D.Is there misconduct …. if so, what type? RED CARD – SEND-OFF Slide 8

Brain Teaser 9 Foul Recognition A.Is this a foul the referee should have called? YES - TRIPPING B.If it is a foul … is it careless? … is it reckless? … is it excessive? CARELESS C.If it is a foul, what is the correct restart? PENALTY KICK D.Is there misconduct …. if so, what type? NONE Slide 9

You are the referee in a match where the fans are completely out of control. One of the fans is constantly yelling at your AR’s (and you). You stop the match and ask the coach to go over and deal with their unruly fans. The coach makes the “walk of shame”, talks to their fans and you restart the match. But the loudmouth fan continues to attack you and you AR’s. What do you do? What do you do? (Choose one or more of the answers that are correct) A.Go over and show the loudmouth fan a Red Card B.Give the coach a Yellow Card … maybe C.Give the coach a Red Card D.Terminate the game and leave the field E.Ask the coach to tell the loudmouth fan to leave Brain Teaser 10 Off-the-Field Control Slide 10

Brain Teaser 11 Off-the-Field Control Off the Field Control Slide 11 The term “team officials” refers to which of the following? The term “team officials” refers to which of the following? (Choose one or more of the answers that are correct) A.Coaches B.Team managers C.Trainers D.Substitute players and E.Spectators within the technical area

Brain Teaser 12 Off-the-Field Control Off the Field Control Slide 12 An outside agent is defined as which of the following? An outside agent is defined as which of the following? (Choose one or more of the answers that are correct) A. Anyone not listed on the roster B. A coach or team official C. Anyone not in the technical area D. Substitutes sitting on the bench E. Spectators F. A ball from an adjacent field G. A dog

The referee signals advantage after a foul tackle by a defender near the touchline. Two seconds later the attacker is unable to control the ball, which then rolls over the touch line. What are the referee’s options? … What are the referee’s options? … (Choose one or more of the answers that are correct). A. Award a Goal Kick to the defending team B. Award a DFK for the original foul tackle C. Award a Corner Kick to the attacking team D. None of the above Brain Teaser 13 Advantage & Trifling Advantage & Trifling Slide 13

A defender in her own Penalty Area tries to stop a goal by handling the ball. The defender swings and hits the ball with her forearm, but the ball still goes into the goal. The fans are shouting “hand ball”! Questions: YES A. As the referee do you allow the goal? YES YES B. Did the defender commit a foul? YES NO YES C. If it was a foul …. was it trifling? NO …. or was it advantage? YES YES D. Was there misconduct? YES NO … POSSIBLY NO CARD IS MANDATED E. If there was misconduct … is it a red card? NO … or is it a yellow card? POSSIBLY …. or is no card required? NO CARD IS MANDATED Brain Teaser 14 Advantage & Trifling Advantage & Trifling Slide 14

The ball is played to an attacker A6, who is close to the AR. A defender D1 tackles A6 unfairly. The referee is caught far behind play and it is the AR’s call. The AR is ready to raise the flag, but realizes that A6 has a chance to recover and be able to center the ball to a team mate.Questions: NO A. Should the AR communicate an advantage decision to the referee? NO B. NO B. Should the AR communicate an advantage decision to the players? NO YES, before next restart C. Must the AR signal to the referee if the tackle is definitely a cautionable offense? YES, before next restart Brain Teaser 15 Advantage & Trifling Slide 15

Brain Teaser 16 Lightning Slide 16 You are refereeing a game. Midway through the second half, the sky gets cloudy with angry, dark gray clouds and you hear distant thunder. You stop the game. After 10 minutes, it is still cloudy but no further sounds of thunder were heard. The coach of the Red team sends his players back out onto the field to restart play. The other team does the same. As the Referee, you must go out onto the field and restart the match. B. FALSE A. TRUE B. FALSE