Referees and People With An Extensive Knowledge of Football RULES - Help Needed

[playwiththewind1st]

I thought the only time you had to wait for a whistle was for a 13m free or when play was stopped e.g. for a booking or an injury.  Apart from that I thought you could take a free as quickly as you wanted.

No-you can't. You require the ref's permission to take a quick free, on all occasions.

[David McKeown]

Cheers Playwiththewind thats something I always wanted cleared up because I have seen some refs insist on the whistle and other refs say players dont have to wait if play isn't stopped.

[playwiththewind1st]

Cheers Playwiththewind thats something I always wanted cleared up because I have seen some refs insist on the whistle and other refs say players dont have to wait if play isn't stopped.

Rule 2.6 is the one you're looking for if you want chapter & verse.

[David McKeown]

See I never read that rule as requiring the whistle simply the referees consent.

[playwiththewind1st]

See I never read that rule as requiring the whistle simply the referees consent.

Throw in Rule 1.1 then, as well as 2.6.......the ball is in play once it has been thrown in or kicked after the referee has given a signal to start or restart play.

[David McKeown]

Probably need 2.2 as well, thanks for clearing that up something I always wondered about so its poor refereeing for the whistle not to go twice for every foul.

[playwiththewind1st]

Probably need 2.2 as well, thanks for clearing that up something I always wondered about so its poor refereeing for the whistle not to go twice for every foul.

Technically speaking, yes, but usually if a player takes a quick free, the referee will most often let it go, because blowing his whistle would only stop the play again - but that's what he's supposed to do, if he hasn't authorised the quick free in the first place. It often happens, but I'm certain that a refereeing assessor would make a negative comment on that in his report.

[David McKeown]

Ok One more question can the ball be tackled into the net i.e. a defender has it running across his own line but is fairly dispossed by a forward who legally slaps the ball out of his hands with an open hand.  The ball does not touch the defender nor the attacker again wthout going into the net.

[David McKeown]

I disagree here becasue of rule 3.2

3.2 A score may be made by striking the ball in flight with the hand(s). 

The ball is definately not in flight at this stage and thats the only reference I can see thats relevant to such a unique situation.  Mind you it may be a case that it must be allowed because its not explicity forbidden in the rules.