HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED

KNOWLEDGE CHECK


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  1. Each match is played in four equal length quarters.

TRUE

FALSE

  1. Choose the proper length of a quarter for each age group:

Passers (U8)

10 min 12 min 15 min 20 min

Wings (U10)

10 min 12 min 15 min 20 min

Strikers (U12)

10 min 12 min 15 min 20 min

Kickers (U14)

10 min 12 min 15 min 20 min
Minors (U16) 10 min 12 min 15 min 20 min
Seniors (U19) 10 min 12 min 15 min 20 min
  1. Examples of reasons for making allowances for time lost are:

  1. substitution(s)

  2. assessment of injury to players

  3. removal of injured players from the field of play for treatment

  4. wasting time

  5. any other cause

  6. all of the above

A

B

C

D

E

F

  1. A coin is tossed and the team which wins the toss decides which goal gets a choice to either kick-off or choose which end they will defend.
TRUE FALSE
  1. A dropped ball is a way of restarting the match after a temporary stoppage which becomes necessary, when the ball is not in play, for any reasons not mentioned elsewhere in the Laws of the Game.
TRUE FALSE
  1. If the kicker of a kick-off touches the ball a second time before it has touched another player:
  1. the kick-off is given to the other team 

  2. an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposite team to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred

  3. the kick-off is retaken

  4. a direct free kick is awarded to the opposite team to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred

  5. none of the above

  6. all of the above

A

B

C

D

E

F

  1. The special circumstances of Law VIII include:
    1. A free kick awarded to the defending team inside its own goal area is taken from any point within the goal area.

    2. An indirect free kick awarded to the attacking team in its opponent's goal area is taken from the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest to where the infringement occurred.

    3. A direct free kick awarded to the attacking team in its opponent's goal area is taken from the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest to where the infringement occurred.

    4. an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposite team to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred

    5. A, B and D

    6. A, C and D

A

B

C

D

E

F

  1. Click on the picture that is the best way to perform a dropped ball.

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  1. During a kick-off, the ball is not in play until it has rolled its entire circumference.
TRUE FALSE
  1. Two players, one from the offense and one from the defense, are required for a dropped ball
TRUE FALSE

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