Any Referee's Out There?

[spyinthesky]

Appreciate advice please on current rules:

 

1. Is it now obligatory to play additional time after each half even if there were no interruptions in play?

 

2. Presume the Ref doesn't stop the watch when subs are made hence the slow trot off by players on the winning side?

 

3. Is 'Obstruction' no longer in the rule book?

 

4. Ditto 'Foul Throw', especially when the ball is not thrown correctly from behind the head?

 

5. Is the 'Six Second' rule, as applicable to Goal keepers still extant?

 

6. Are there any hand ball rules now applying to 'keepers who place their feet or hands outside the penalty area when kicking out of hand.

[Whitey Grandad]

Appreciate advice please on current rules:

 

1. Is it now obligatory to play additional time after each half even if there were no interruptions in play?

 

2. Presume the Ref doesn't stop the watch when subs are made hence the slow trot off by players on the winning side?

 

3. Is 'Obstruction' no longer in the rule book?

 

4. Ditto 'Foul Throw', especially when the ball is not thrown correctly from behind the head?

 

5. Is the 'Six Second' rule, as applicable to Goal keepers still extant?

 

6. Are there any hand ball rules now applying to 'keepers who place their feet or hands outside the penalty area when kicking out of hand.

 

All is in the Laws:

 

http://www.fifa.com/mm/Document/FootballDevelopment/Refereeing/02/36/01/11/27_06_2014_new--LawsofthegamewebEN_Neutral.pdf

 

1. No need for added time if no stoppages.

2. Refs will make allowance for the time taken for substitutions. Some may stop their watches.

3. No, not really. Indirect kicks are no longer given for this which is normally a direct free kick offence.

4. Foul throws are still there.

5. The rule still applies but I don't think the 'about six seconds' is still in the Laws.

6. All that matters is the location of the ball when it leaves the hands.

[saint si]

Page 120

"A goalkeeper is not permitted to keep control of the ball in his hands for more than six seconds."

[vince]

Page 120

"A goalkeeper is not permitted to keep control of the ball in his hands for more than six seconds."

 

Isn't that from when they are in a position to release it, which is why so many of them easily take a catch and then collapse down onto the ground and lie there on top of the ball for ages at the end of a game they are winning?

[saint si]

Isn't that from when they are in a position to release it, which is why so many of them easily take a catch and then collapse down onto the ground and lie there on top of the ball for ages at the end of a game they are winning?

 

Well the text goes on as follows...

 

A goalkeeper is considered to be in control of the ball:

• while the ball is between his hands or between his hand and any surface (e.g. ground, own body)

• while holding the ball in his outstretched open hand

• while in the act of bouncing it on the ground or tossing it into the air

[hutch]

Shouldn't you use a bigger font if you want real referees to respond.

 

Much much bigger.

[Whitey Grandad]

Page 120

"A goalkeeper is not permitted to keep control of the ball in his hands for more than six seconds."

 

Fair enough, the wording for this bit changes more often than I change my underpants but it used to say 'about six seconds' and then it disappeared all together. I have sometimes timed Premier League keepers and found the figure to be around 12 seconds. They tend to stretch it as far as they can. In any case, a referee would normally give a warning before penalising a persistent offender.

[spyinthesky]

All is in the Laws:

 

http://www.fifa.com/mm/Document/FootballDevelopment/Refereeing/02/36/01/11/27_06_2014_new--LawsofthegamewebEN_Neutral.pdf

 

1. No need for added time if no stoppages.

2. Refs will make allowance for the time taken for substitutions. Some may stop their watches.

3. No, not really. Indirect kicks are no longer given for this which is normally a direct free kick offence.

4. Foul throws are still there.

5. The rule still applies but I don't think the 'about six seconds' is still in the Laws.

6. All that matters is the location of the ball when it leaves the hands.

 

Thanks for all who responded

 

Can anyone remember a game recently:

 

1. When no additional time was played?

2. Obstruction Free Kick was awarded?

3. Keeper was penalised for the 6 second rule?

[Hamilton Saint]

The plural form of referee is referees, not referee's.

 

That's a straight red card for you, my friend!

 

[Seaford Saint]

The plural form of referee is referees, not referee's.

 

That's a straight red card for you, my friend!

 

That's harsh Hamilton....a yellow surely.

[sandwichsaint]

Thanks for all who responded

 

Can anyone remember a game recently:

 

1. When no additional time was played?

2. Obstruction Free Kick was awarded?

3. Keeper was penalised for the 6 second rule?

 

Watch carefully next time you see a game with extra time (which in theory is 15 minutes each way), you will invariably see between 2-4 minutes added to each half - equivalent to 6-12 minutes for a normal 45 minutes. I've noticed this consistently over a period of time, I once saw a first half ET (can't remember what game) with no substitutes, no goals, no injuries, no cards, and the ref played an added 3 minutes ... equal to 9 minutes in 'real' time!

 

Bizarre, refs thinking they have to add 2-3 mins to every 'half' played, or refs subconsciously hoping to avoid pens and generate a result ?????

[Hamilton Saint]

That's harsh Hamilton....a yellow surely.

 

I'm in a "foul" mood.