Test Your Soccer Knowledge
by ddemmin on Nov.12, 2009, under Soccer Trivia
5 questions that all soccer players must know. Leave your answers in the comment area. Thank You!
- The referee awards a throw-in to Team Cheyne, Team Cheyen throws the ball to her goal keeper Abi, Abi slips and fall. The ball rolls into the goal without touching Abi or anyone else. Team Solane is jumping and celebrating the goal. What does the referee do?
- Make the player retake the throw-in.
- Allow the goal.
- Give a goal kick
- Give the other team the throw-in.
2. A player takes a penalty kick and hit the crossbar, it rebounds to this player without touching anyone else. This
player kick it a second time and score. How does the referee restarts play?
- A kick off from the center
- Ask the player to retake the kick.
- Give an indirect kick to the defense
- Give a free kick on top of the box to the offense team.
3. What is the hand signal for an indirect free kick?
- There are no hand signal.
- The referee raise his hand in the air until the kick is taken and has touched another player
- The referee points his hand in the direction that the kick is to be taken.
- The referee jumps up and down shouting go ahead.
4. A player can ask for timeout during a soccer game and the referee must stop the game.
- True
- False
5. When someone takes a goal kick, the ball only has to go outside the six yard box.
- True
- False
Cheyne left the correct answers in the comment area. Good job Cheyne.

November 12th, 2009 on 6:31 am
1). Center ref Andrew was not looking, so went to AR Shannon to make the call. Ar Shannon said the ruling would be based on the current score of the game!!! Thus team Bush has a more joyful ride home after the game.
November 12th, 2009 on 10:30 am
1.Give a goal kick
2.Give an indirect kick to the defense
3.The referee raise his hand in the air until the kick is taken and has touched another player
4.false
5.false