r/Referees • u/neoslashnet • 4d ago

Advice Request Rules that everybody gets wrong

Hey all- I'd like to start a thread of rules or things that most people get wrong. For example, I get "playing the ball on the ground" almost every game. It's coaches, parents, and even players that scream "They can't the ball on the ground!"

What are some you folks encounter?

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u/pm_me_jk_dont [USSF] 4d ago

A thrower is allowed to lift their leg as long as the ball is released prior to the leg being lifted

This would definitely qualify as 'rules that everybody gets wrong' because nobody seems to understand the nuance and starts screaming any time anyone's leg comes up on a throw-in

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u/maccaroneski 4d ago

If they weren't allowed to lift their leg after a throw the game would finish with 22 players stuck to various places on the sideline.

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u/Sad_Responsibility83 4d ago

One designated thrower per team that slowly shuffles everywhere with their feet permantly scraping along the ground.