Multiple Choice Quiz 9

If a player does not take the throw-in from the correct place or in the correct manner, what action should the referee take?

• order the player to retake the throw-in properly
• award an indirect free kick to the opposing team
• award the throw-in to the opposing team
• restart play with a drop ball

A player is in his own half of the field of play when he receives the ball from a team-mate. Can he be penalised for being offside?

• Yes, if he was in an offside position when the pass was made
• No, because he received the ball in his own half
• No, because it is one of the exceptions stated by Law 11
• No answer is completely correct

The circumference of the ball is...

• not more than 70cm (28ins) and not less than 68cm (27ins)
• not more than 65cm (26ins) and not less than 60cm (24ins)
• not more than 75cm (30ins) and not less than 70cm (28ins)
• not more than 60cm (24ins) and not less than 55cm (22ins)

When does the referee have the authority to take disciplinary action?

• When he blows his whistle to begin the match until he blows his whistle to end the match.
• When he begins his warm-up until his post-match warm-down.
• From entering the field of play for his pre-match inspection until leaving the field of play after the match ends (including kicks from the penalty-mark).
• From entering the field of play for his pre-match inspection until leaving the field of play after the match ends (but he has no authority with kicks from the penalty-mark).

Can the referee report disciplinary action in a match without stating the reasons?

• it depends on the Rules of the Competition
• No, he/she must always describe the reasons
• It depends on the Rules of the National Association
• Yes, as long as only the team officials have been disciplined

May a free kick be taken by lifting the ball with one foot or both feet simultaneously?

• No, the referee should caution the player for delaying the restart of play
• Yes, the ball is in play when it is kicked with one foot or both feet
• No, the referee should caution the player for unsporting behaviour

At a goal kick the goalkeeper flicks up the ball with his foot towards a team mate who heads it back to him. The goalkeeper, then catches the ball and clears the ball up field. What decision should the Referee make?

• The referee cautions the offending player for unsporting behaviour and awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team from where the player lifted the ball
• The referee cautions the offending player for unsporting behaviour and awards a direct free kick from where the player lifted the ball.
• The referee allows play to continue.
• The referee orders the kick to be retaken no caution is required.