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TASO Soccer Rules Questions with
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Graded A
*The referee finds the player to be wearing metal cleats. This is legal. – ANS False A defender on Team B, with the goalkeeper out of position, heads the ball away, but in doing so falls into the goal. A3 gets the ball and passes it to A who has only the goalkeeper to beat. A2 is considered offside? - ANSFalse A direct free kick foul has been committed outside the penalty area. The official sounded the whistle and signaled a direct free kick. The kicking team takes the kick quickly and scores a goal. But, the defenders claim the goal should not be counted because there was not a second whistle. The goal is not awarded. - ANSFalse A penalty kick has been awarded with two seconds remaining in the second half. The penalty kick is taken but the ball is deflected by the goalkeeper then shot back into the goal by a teammate of the kicker. The goal is awarded. - ANSOnly if time has not expired A player dribbles the ball to a corner and while the ball is within playing distance, uses his/her body to block opponents from reaching the ball. This is legal. - ANSTrue
A player wears an earring. The referee allows this. - ANSFalse A player who is in a defensive position during the taking of a free kick places hands or arms against any part of the body for protection. The offensive player kicks the ball which strikes the hands still in front of the body or arms over the chest. In both cases the hands and arms are stationary. This is not handling. - ANSTrue A referee inspecting the field prior to the game detects an 'X' intersecting the halfway line. This is legal. - ANSTrue A referee inspecting the field prior to the game detects the center circle spot is 9 inches in diameter. This is legal. - ANSTrue A throw-in by Player A2 hits or breaks the plane of the touch line and goes out of the field of play. Team B is awarded a throw-in - ANSTrue A10 is in an offside position, B1 is a player in a wall defending a free kick. A2 kicks the ball which deflects off of B1 to A10. B1 made no attempt to play the ball. A10 is offside. - ANSTrue A10, in an offside position, receives a header from B7. A10 is offside. - ANSFalse
A2, taking a penalty kick, approaches the ball and then stops abruptly. A then, kicks the ball and it is deflected over the goal line by the goalkeeper. The restart is an indirect free kick for the defending team. - ANSTrue A2, taking a penalty kick, miskicks the ball forward, but a teammate rushes up and kicks it into the goal. This is illegal. - ANSFalse After being awarded an indirect free kick, Player A1 steps on top of the ball and A2 kicks the ball into Team B?s goal. The goal should be awarded. - ANSFalse After Team A's goalkeeper has gained possession of the ball by use of hands, the goalkeeper pushes or rolls the ball along the ground and retrieves or touches the ball with a hand. This is legal. - ANSFalse An indirect free kick strikes a referee while in the field of play then continues into the goal, otherwise untouched. The goal is awarded. - ANSFalse An offensive player steps off the field to avoid being offside. This is legal - ANSTrue Approximately one-half hour prior to kickoff, the referee inspects the field and notices that neither portable goal is properly secured. The referee addresses the home coach and requests that the coach address the problem. - ANSTrue
Attacking Player A2 kicks the ball from either inside or outside his/her opponent's penalty area. The ball strikes the referee and deflects over the goal line and not into the goal. What is the correct restart? - ANSGoal Kick Between periods or during the halftime interval, a team member directs offensive, insulting or abusive language at an official. The team member is disqualified. The team will be able to play with 11 players the next period. - ANSTrue Defending Player B2, either inside or outside B2's penalty area, kicks the ball and it hits the referee and the ball is deflected over the goal line and not into the goal. What is the correct restart? - ANSCorner Kick Due to a power failure, the officials temporarily suspend play. This is legal.
- ANSTrue Due to extremely humid conditions, the officials temporarily suspend play. This is legal. - ANSTrue During a pregame field check, the referee observes that the goalposts have two 48-inch commercially manufactured pads, one above the other, on each upright. The referee considers that the padding is safe and allow the game to proceed. - ANSTrue
any other player and which is attached in such a way it is highly unlikely that it will come off during play. Does the referee need to see the physician statement prior to allowing the athlete to play? - ANSTrue On a throw-in, player A throws the ball directly to the team's own goalkeeper within the penalty area who touches the ball with the hands. This is illegal and the restart is an indirect free kick. - ANSTrue On an attack on goal by Player A2, A2 pushes the ball forward to move around Player B2. B2 then moves between A2 and the ball, which is not within playing distance of either player. This is obstruction. - ANSTrue Player A1 is attacking in Team B's half of the field when a bench player from Team B steps on the field and trips player A1. A direct free kick is awarded for Team A and the Team B player is cautioned. - ANSTrue Player A2 attacks on the offensive half of the field. A2's teammates on the front line move into support positions. The defensive team uses an offside trap, putting A2's teammates in an offside position. Player A2 continues the dribble through the defense and scores. A goal is awarded. - ANSTrue Player A2 has the ball in Team B's penalty area. Team B's athletic trainer uses foul language to the referee. The referee could apply the advantage and at the next stoppage disqualify the athletic trainer. - ANSTrue
Player A2 is cautioned by the referee and is leaving the field. Player B approaches player A2 and applauds in player A2's face, and follows A2 off the field, continuing to applaud. Player B2 is disqualified for taunting. - ANSTrue Player A2 is fouled just outside the opponent's penalty area. The referee signals visibly and verbally with 'Play On'. A2 keeps the ball and gets off a shot that sails wide of the goal. The referee whistles the foul and awards a direct free kick from the original foul spot. - ANSFalse Player A2 is in an onside position. Player A3 is in an offside position in the center circle. Player A4 plays the ball toward Team B's penalty area, then both A2 and A3 run toward the ball. A2 touches the ball and A3 is not involved. Team A should be declared offside. - ANSFalse Player A2 kicks the ball while in the opponent's penalty area. The ball deflects off the referee in the penalty area and deflects to a spot where A now has a scoring opportunity. The referee stops play. What is the correct restart? - ANSDrop Ball to goalkeeper Player A2 kicks the ball while in the opponent's penalty area. The ball deflects off the referee in the penalty area and goes directly back to A2 at the spot where A2 kicked the ball. Play continues as there was no change in possession, no
The ball is kicked to the goalkeeper, outside the penalty area, by a teammate. The goalkeeper traps the ball with the feet and dribbles it into the penalty area where the goalkeeper picks up the ball. This is legal? - ANSFalse The clock shall be stopped when a substitute by the team in the lead is beckoned on the field in the final five minutes of the second period. - ANSTrue The correct restart, when the match ball becomes deflated, is: - ANSDrop Ball The game is to be played on a field which is also used for football. The playing area and boundary lines for soccer are marked with white lines similar to the yard lines for football. If the referee considers that the lines are not confusing, the game may be played. - ANSTrue The home team has video equipment to tape and replay the game action. The coach asks the referee to review tape for evidence in the case of a disallowed goal. This is legal. - ANSFalse The referee has ruled that a drop ball to Player A1 shall be used to restart the game following an unusual situation. How far away must the opposing Team B players be located? - ANS4 yards
The referee inadvertently sounds the whistle when the ball is in the Penalty Area. What is the correct restart? - ANSDrop Ball to goalkeeper The referee inadvertently sounds the whistle when the ball is outside the Penalty Area. What is the correct restart? - ANSDrop Ball to a player of the team who has last in possession The referee instructs the home-team management to tell the spectators to remain 10 feet behind the touchline, goal line and/or team/official area, or the game may be terminated. This is correct procedure. - ANSTrue To signal 'Advantage', the referee should call out 'Play On!' and use the underswing of one or both arms, to indicate a foul which was observed but shall go unpenalized because penalizing the offending team would give an advantage to the offending team. This is the correct procedure? - ANSTrue While the game is being played, the referee discovers Player A2 with an earring. The referee decides the earring is not dangerous and waits for the next stoppage of play. This is the first illegal equipment foul, so the player is asked to leave the field and the coach is cautioned. - ANSTrue While the game is being played, the referee discovers Player A2 with an earring. The referee decides the earring is not dangerous and waits for the next stoppage of play. This is the second illegal equipment foul, so the player is asked to
