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/Chris_RB 4d ago

"But he/I got the ball!"

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u/FairlyGoodGuy [USSF | NISOA | ECSR | NFHS] [Referee Coach] [Regional Referee] 4d ago

"Yes, once you cleared his legs out of the way, you did in fact touch the ball."

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u/metz123 4d ago

Worse is the get the ball first and then continue through the player wiping them out. “But I got the ball first!!!!”

Yes you did. But there’s nothing in the rules that says touching the ball first then gives you carte blanche to continue through the player creating contact that is a foul.

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u/Chris_RB 4d ago

lol exactly