Bootle RA September 2023 Laws of the Game Quiz

Bootle RA September 2023 LotG Quiz

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The blue team are awarded a penalty kick. As the Blue Team's player runs up to take the penalty, you observe encroachment into the penalty area by another Blue Team player. The shot is subsequently saved by the goalkeeper. What should your decision be as the referee?

Retake the penalty kick

Award an indirect free kick to the opposing team at the spot of the encroachment

Award a direct free kick to the opposing team at the spot of the encroachment

2 / 10

In a cup tie match poised at 1-1, the blue team launches a counter-attack in the final minute. As their forward is about to shoot inside the goal area, a fan (who supports the blue team) runs onto the field but doesn't make any contact with the ball. However, his presence severely distracts a defender, who then fails to block the shot. The ball goes into the net. How should you proceed?

Disallow the goal due to interference by the fan and have the fan removed from the field, and restart play with a dropped ball for the blue team where the striker took the shot from.

Award the goal to the blue team, as there was no physical contact with the ball by the fan.

Disallow the goal due to interference by the fan and have the fan removed from the field, and then restart play with a dropped ball for the opposing team.

Disallow the goal due to interference by the fan and have the fan removed from the field, and restart play with a direct free kick for the opposing team.

3 / 10

During open play, a blue team midfielder shouts "leave it" to her teammate while receiving a pass within the centre circle, with no opponent plays around her. Another player from the yellow team on the other side of the pitch claims that the blue player cannot shout "leave it" on a football pitch. How should the referee handle this situation?

Caution the blue team midfielder for unsporting behavior and restart play with an indirect free kick for the yellow team at the spot of the infraction.

Stop play, have a word with both players to clarify the situation, and restart play with a dropped ball at the location where the ball was when play was halted.

Warn the yellow team player for attempting to influence the referee's decision and allow play to continue from where it was stopped.

Play on, as verbal instructions between teammates are a common part of communication in football and are allowed unless they deceive or mislead an opponent.

4 / 10

A player from the blue team is driving towards goal with the ball. He skilfully moves passed the red team defender on the edge of the 'D'. The red defender grabs the blue team's shirt as he goes passed and continues to try and pull back the striker outside of the goal area. The blue team player continues dribbling into the goal area where he is eventually brought down by the defender who wraps his arms over his shoulder and waist to drag him to the floor whilst he was attempting to shoot at goal. No other defenders are close by and this is a clear goal scoring opportunity.

Award a penalty kick to the blue team and show the red defender a red card for denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity

Award a free kick just outside the penalty area where the first foul occurred and show a red card to the red team defender.

Award a penalty kick to the blue team and show the red defender a yellow card.

Award a free kick just outside the penalty area where the first foul occurred and show a yellow card to the red team defender.

5 / 10

The green team has had a player sent off during the match, and the game proceeds to a penalty shootout. What should be done regarding the number of penalty takers for each team?

The green team takes penalties with one fewer player, and the other team continues with all their available players.

Both teams should have an equal number of eligible players for the shootout, meaning the opposing team must exclude one player from taking a penalty.

The sent-off player from the green team is allowed to take a penalty.

6 / 10

During the pre-match warm-up, before the team lists are submitted, Player A spits at an opponent and the incident is noticed by the match officials. What action should the referee take?

Send off Player A (red card) and allow the team to replace him with another player from the bench, starting the match with 11 players.

Send off Player A (red card), but since the team lists haven't been submitted, they can adjust their list and still start with 11 players.

Send off Player A (red card) and start the match with 10 players without any replacement.

Issue Player A with a caution (yellow card) and start the match with no further consequences.

7 / 10

A player, currently serving time in the sin bin for a previous offense, receives a yellow card while off the field. What happens when the sin bin time is completed?

The player returns to the field after the sin bin time is over, but must be cautious as another yellow will result in a red card.

The player is not allowed to return and the team remains with one player fewer for the remainder of the game.

8 / 10

During an intense veterans match lasting 80 minutes, after blowing the whistle for a foul, you, as the referee, are immediately confronted by another player from the Red team. The player shouts dissent about your decision and aggressively gestures towards you. What action should you take?

Show the player a yellow card for dissent and restart the game with the original foul decision.

Temporarily dismiss the player to the sin bin for a period of 8 minutes.

Verbally warn the player and allow play to continue without any further action.

Temporarily dismiss the player to the sin bin for a period of 10 minutes.

9 / 10

A player is sin binned for dissent in the last 5 minutes of extra time in a cup match. They have no other cautions in the match. The game goes to penalties with the player still having 5 minutes left on their sin bin time. Are they eligible to participate in the penalty shootout?

No, the player can only participate after 5 minutes into the penalty shootout.

Yes, the player can immediately join his team for the penalty shootout without serving the remaining sin bin time.

No, the player must serve the full duration of the sin bin and cannot participate in the penalty shootout.

Yes, but the player must first receive a yellow card for dissent before participating in the penalty shootout.

10 / 10

During a match, a defender from the red team leaves the field of play with the referee's permission to receive treatment for a injury. While they are off the field behind their own goal line, the blue team mounts an attack and a blue team player receives the ball in a position that would typically be considered offside. However, considering the positioning of the remaining red team players on the field, is the blue team player offside?

No, the blue team player is not offside, as the red team player off the field (with permission) isn't considered in the offside calculation.

The decision depends on the referee's discretion based on the nature of the game up to that point.

The play should be halted and restarted with a dropped ball because the red team player's exit caused confusion.

Yes, the blue team player is offside because the red team defender, although off the field with the referee's permission, is considered to be on the goal line for offside decisions.

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Bootle RA September 2023 Laws of the Game Quiz

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