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Durham Region Referee Academy

OSA / CSA Code of Conduct DRC Newsletter

 

Simulation of a Class 2 Exam

1.   Special words are used to describe certain situations in the game of soccer
Briefly explain what is meant by the following:

 

a.      Playing distance

b.      Infringement

c.      Advantage

d.      Dangerous play

e.      Impeding

f.       Unsporting behaviour

6 x 1 mark = 6 marks

 

2.   At a free kick, would an attacker be offside if he is standing in the “wall” on the defenders goal-line between the goal posts when the ball is last played by a team-mate?   Explain your answer

2 marks

 

3.   The referee has certain discretionary powers to stop play.

List three of them.

3 x 2 marks = 6 marks

 

4.   List the steps that should be followed when a player is to be replaced by a substitute.

2 marks

 

5.   What type of punishment should be awarded and how should play be restarted when a goalkeeper is replaced by another player (not by a substitute) without the referee being notified, and the referee notices this when the new goalkeeper handles the ball in his own penalty area.

2 marks

 

6.   At a corner kick where should the ball be placed and where should the players of the opposing stand?

2 marks

 

7.   A player has charged an opponent, on what occasion should the referee consider it an offence and award a:
 

a.      Indirect free kick

b.      Direct free kick

3 marks

 

8.   What is a warning, a caution and a dismissal

3 x 2 marks = 6 marks

 

9.   What is the difference between “offside position” and “offside”?

2 marks

 

10. The referee stops play to discipline a player who has used foul language to the coach of the opposing team. Should the player be cautioned or sent off the field of play?. Explain your answer.

2 marks

 

11. Under what circumstances should the referee stop the game for handball?

1 mark

 

12. Name the ten offences for which a direct free would be awarded

10 x 1 mark = 10 marks

 

13. In the Laws of the Game there are seven offences for which a player shall be cautioned

7 x 1 mark = 7 marks

 

14. In the Laws of the game there are seven offences for which a player shall be sent off the field of play. Name them.

7 x 1 mark = 7 marks

 

15. After the referee has given the signal for a penalty kick to be taken, but before the ball is kicked, the goalkeeper moves off his goal line and at the same time, a team-mate of the kicker encroaches into the penalty area. The kick is taken and the ball goes directly into goal. What complete action should the referee take, and why?

2 marks

 

16. A goalkeeper catches the ball in his hands. He puts it down and kicks it to a team-mate who kicks it back to him. He then picks it up and kicks it into play. What complete action should the referee take, and why?

2 marks

 

17. A high cross comes towards the goal. An attacker shouts “Leave it, George”, using the goalkeepers correct name. The goalkeeper does so and the ball goes to another attacker who scores. What complete action should the referee take, and why?

3 marks

 

18. A player moves from side to side directly in front of the opposing goalkeeper in an attempt to prevent him from clearing the ball. What complete action should the referee take, and why?

3 marks

 

19. An attacker accidentally collides with the opposing goalkeeper, and as a result both players fall into the back of the net. The ball is cleared upfield by another defender, but the goalkeeper on the ground in the back of the net deliberately punches the attacker. What complete action should the referee take, and why?

4 marks

 

20. The ball is in play when a substitute leaves the Red Team’s bench and enters the field of play without the referee’s permission and intentionally kicks an opponent. What complete action should the referee take, and why?

5 marks


 

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