Restarts, Fouls, and Misconducts – A Short Sample Quiz
1. Red Player A is dribbling the ball through the center circle. She passes the ball forward towards
the left touchline. Red Player B, near the left touchline, breaks into a run to get to the ball. Blue
Player C trips Red Player B carelessly as she tries to get to the ball first. As the center referee,
what do you do?
a. Don’t blow your whistle. Careless tripping is not a foul.
b. Blow your whistle to stop play. Restart with a free kick for the Red Team where
Red Player B was tripped.
c. Blow your whistle to stop play. Show a yellow card to Blue Player C. Restart
with a free kick for the Red Team where the ball was when Red Player B was
tripped.
d. Blow your whistle to stop play. Show a yellow card to Blue Player C. Restart
with a free kick for the Red Team where Red Player B was tripped.
2. Red Player A shoots the ball at the opposing team’s goal. Blue Player B, standing outside her
own penalty area, has her arms raised up. As the ball goes by Blue Player B, she moves her arm
slightly so the ball deflects off her upper arm. The ball proceeds over the goal line and does not
go into the goal. What is the correct restart?
a. Direct Free Kick
b. Indirect Free Kick
c. Penalty Kick
d. Corner Kick
e. Goal Kick
f. Kickoff
g. Drop Ball
h. Throw-in
3. Red Player A shoots the ball at the opposing team’s goal. Blue Player B, standing outside his
own penalty area, has his arms raised up. As the ball goes by Blue Player B, he moves his arm
slightly so the ball deflects off his upper arm. The ball goes into the goal. What is the correct
restart?
a. Direct Free Kick
b. Indirect Free Kick
c. Penalty Kick
d. Corner Kick
e. Goal Kick
f. Kickoff
g. Drop Ball
h. Throw-in
4. Blue Player C attempts to cross the ball outside the red penalty area. Red Player A, who is very
close to Blue Player C and is also outside the penalty area, has her arms in a soccer-appropriate
position. The ball strikes Red Player A’s hand, and deflects off to another red player. As the
center referee, what do you do?
a. Don’t blow your whistle. This was not a deliberate handling foul.
b. Blow your whistle to stop play. Restart with a free kick for the Blue Team. This is a
simple deliberate handling foul.
c. Blow your whistle to stop play. Show a yellow card to Red Player A. Restart with a free
kick for the Blue Team where Red Player A touched the ball.
d. Blow your whistle to stop play. Show a yellow card to Red Player A. Restart with a free
kick for the Blue Team where the ball was when you blew the whistle.
5. Blue Player D attempts to get around Red Player F with the ball. Red Player F intercepts Blue
Player D and, after the ball is kicked back and forth between the players, the ball goes out over
the touchline. Your AR indicates that the Blue Team gets the throw-in. As center referee, you
agree and indicate a Blue throw-in. Red Player F runs up to you and begins to loudly complain
that the throw-in should be for the Red Team, that the AR is terrible, that this is the third wrong
call you’ve made this game, and that you are a very biased referee. What do you do?
a. Ignore the player. Restart with a Blue Team throw-in.
b. To calm the player down, publicly nod your head. Restart with a Red Team throw-in.
c. To calm the player down, restart with a dropped ball.
d. Show Red Player F a yellow card for dissent. Restart with a Blue Team throw-in.
e. Show Red Player F a yellow card for dissent. Restart with a direct free kick for the Blue
Team where Red Player F was standing when he dissented.
6. Red Player A throws the ball back to her goalkeeper, who catches the ball while in her own
penalty area. What do you do?
a. No foul. Do not stop play.
b. This is one of the four goalkeeper fouls. Blow the whistle to stop play. Restart with an
indirect free kick for the Blue Team.
c. This is one of the four goalkeeper fouls. Blow the whistle to stop play. Restart with a
penalty kick for the Blue Team because the foul was in the penalty area.
d. This is unsporting behavior (UB). Blow the whistle to stop play. Show the goalkeeper a
yellow card. Restart with an indirect free kick for the Blue Team.
e. This is unsporting behavior (UB). Blow the whistle to stop play. Show the goalkeeper a
yellow card. Restart with a penalty kick for the Blue Team because the foul was in the
penalty area.
7. In an adult competitive game, Blue Player D denied an obvious goal scoring opportunity by
holding Red Player B just outside the blue team’s penalty area. The only other defender behind
Blue Player D was the goalie. Red Player B had control of the ball. And Red Player B was
accelerating towards the goal. What do you do?
a. This is a simply holding foul. Indirect free kick for the Red Team.
b. This is a simple holding foul. Direct free kick for the Red Team.
c. This is a caution for Unsporting Behavior. Show a yellow card to Blue Player D. Direct
free kick for the Red Team.
d. This is a sendoff for Denying a Goal Scoring Opportunity with an Offense punishable by a
Free Kick. Show a red card to Blue Player D. Direct free kick for the Red Team.
8. Blue Player D is preparing to take a corner kick. Blue Player F pushes Red Player B to the ground
as they jostle for position before the kick is taken. You decide this was misconduct and show a
yellow card to Blue Player F for Unsporting Behavior. What is the restart?
a. Direct Free Kick
b. Indirect Free Kick
c. Penalty Kick
d. Corner Kick
e. Goal Kick
f. Kickoff
g. Drop Ball
h. Throw-in