Union Soccer Association Referee Test 1. The spirit of the game. Our objective is that games will be refereed so that kids can have fun, no one get s hurt and so everyone will learn a little more about soccer every game. 2. The referees are expected to be at the field at least 20 minutes prior to kick off in order to inspect the field, have a pre-game talk and check and instruct players. 3. Players are allowed to wear jewelry as long as it is properly taped. 4. Which statement about players` equipment is more accurate? a. Players must wear shin guards. b. Players must wear shin guards entirely covered by their socks. 5. When is the ball out of play? a. When any part of the ball is over the goal line or touch line. b. When the whole ball is completely outside the goal line or touch line. c. When most of the ball is over the goal line or touch line. 6. The Near the ball referee`s normal position during the game, when the ball is in play, is even with a. The second-to-last defender. b. The ball. c. Whichever of the two above is closer to the goal line 7. When a penalty kick is taken, all players except the kicker and goalkeeper must be a. Outside the penalty area. b. Behind the ball. c. On the field of play (except players off the field of play with the permission of the referee). d. All of the above. 8. A player is taking a penalty kick. His/her teammate runs into the penalty area before the ball is kicked and the ball is kicked wide of the goal. You award a. Retake of the penalty kick. b. Goal kick. c. Corner kick. d. An indirect free kick is awarded. 9. Play is stopped due to a player tripping an opponent, considered by the referee to be done in a carelessly, recklessly, or using excessive force. How is play restarted? c. Dropped ball
10. When the referee blows the whistle for a foul, he/she should a. Stand at the spot for the free kick. b. Point in the direction the kicking team is attacking. 11. A player cannot be punished for being offside if he/she receives the ball directly from a c. Corner kick d. Throw in e. Both c and d 12. Which is true about the penalty area? a. It shows where the goalkeeper can handle the ball. b. Direct free kick fouls committed by a defender within it are punished by a penalty kick. c. All free kicks taken by the defending team must clear the penalty area, into the field of play, before the ball is in play. d. all of the above 13. To score a goal on an indirect free kick, the ball must be touched by the kicker and a. Only a teammate of the kicker. b. Any player from either team, other than the kicker. 14. A goal should be awarded if, after an indirect free kick taken by a member of the attacking team, the ball bounces off the goal post, hits a defender`s leg, and then goes into the goal. 15. A player taking a throw-in must have both feet a. On the ground b. On or outside the touch line. c. Both a and b. 16. If the ball does not go outside the penalty area at the taking of a goal kick, you should a. Allow any player to kick the ball. b. Have the team retake the goal kick. 17. On a kick-off a. Opponents must be 10 yards from the ball (less for Pee Wee and Atom divisions). b. All players must be in their own half. c. The ball must be kicked in any direction. d. All of the above. 18. A player, who is not in an offside position when the ball is played or passed forward, runs into an offside position to receive the ball. He/she should a. Be called offside. b. Not be called offside. 19. A player gets hit in the face with a kicked ball and you see that he/she has a bloody nose. You should a. Keep playing until a convenient time to stop, then have him/her treated. b. Stop the game and have the player taken off the field and treated. Substitutions are allowed.
20. A goalkeeper, while punting the ball from the top of the penalty area, goes completely out of the penalty area and into the penalty arc while in control of the ball with his/her hands. The referee should a. Award an indirect free kick just outside the penalty area. b. Award a direct free kick just outside the penalty area. c. Award a penalty kick. 21. After the taking of a goal kick, the opponents must remain outside the penalty area until the ball leaves the penalty area. 22. A player is in an offside position. He/she does not interfere with play or with an opponent and does not gain an advantage while in that position. a. You call him/her offside and give an indirect free kick to the opponent. b. You allow play to continue and do not call him/her offside. 23. An attacking player, in an offside position, receives the ball from a teammate`s pass, which was originally intended for a teammate who was not in an offside position, but was deflected off the outstretched leg of a defender. a. The player is guilty of offside b. The player is NOT guilty of offside 24. Players A and B are attackers; Players X and Y are defenders. Player B plays the ball by X and then runs onto it to play the ball again. Meanwhile Player A does not move. a. The player is guilty of offside b. The player is NOT guilty of offside 25. A defender in his own penalty area kicks the ball when it is dangerously close to an opponent`s face, but does not make contact with the opponent. The referee stops play. The correct restart is. a. Direct Free Kick b. Indirect Free Kick c. Dropped Ball d. Penalty Kick 26. While holding the ball, the goalkeeper is allowed to run anywhere within the penalty area, as long as he/she releases the ball within 6 seconds.
27. According to the Laws of the Game, a player in an offside position is only penalized if: a. She/he is involved in active play. b. She/he is closer to the ball than the defender. c. She/he has an obvious chance to score. d. None of the above. 28. A goalkeeper within her penalty area, played the ball with her hands after receiving it directly from; 1) a teammate`s throw-in 2) directly played to them on the ground by their own teammates feet. The referee stops play. The correct restart is. a. irect Free Kick b. Indirect Free Kick c. Dropped Ball d. Penalty Kick 29. The ball is "out of play" when: a. it has completely or wholly crossed the entire width of the goal line or the touch line. b. the referee has blown his/her whistle c. if it hits the referee d. if either A or B occurs. e. if either A or B or C occurs 30. From an indirect free kick, a player kicked the ball directly into her opponent`s goal (no other player touches the ball). What is the correct restart? a. orner Kick b. Goal Kick c. Penalty Kick d. Kick-off e. Indirect Free kick 31. While inspecting the players` equipment, the referee discovers a player wearing earrings. The player informs the referee that she just got her ears pierced a week ago and can`t take them out because the holes will close up. What should the referee do? a. Inspect the earrings and permit the player to play if her earrings are not dangerous b. Instruct the player to put tape over her earrings to cover them up and permit her to play c. Inform the player that she will not be permitted to play unless she removes her earrings d. Require her coach to sign a consent form, assuming responsibility for any injuries caused by the earrings 32. The ball completely crosses the goal line in the air or along the ground outside of the goal posts. What decision should the referee make? a. A corner kick or goal. b. A goal kick, or a corner kick. c. A corner kick, goal kick, goal, dropped ball or throw-in. d. None of the answers is correct. 33. Charging an opponent in a reckless manner is always punishable by a. An indirect free kick b. A direct free kick or a penalty kick if the foul takes place in the penalty box c. A free kick
34. A goal kick is taken and it deflects off a team-mate standing in the penalty area and goes into the goal. What decision should the referee make? a. The referee stops play and the goal kick is retaken. b. The referee stops play and restarts the match with a corner. c. The referee allows the goal. d. The referee stops play and an indirect free-kick is awarded to the opposing team. 35. What is the correct free kick restart if a player trips an opponent? 36. What position should the referee work to maintain during the game a. One that will allow him or her to make the correct decision b. One that always keeps him or her in front of the play 37. What is the correct restart if a player pushes an opponent in the defending end penalty box? c. Penalty kick 38. A player, who is part of a wall in a free kick, moves their hands after the kick to protect his/her face from the ball. The referee ruling is? a. Play on because the player was just protecting himself or herself. b. This is a foul for deliberately handling the ball; a direct free kick is awarded. 39. A player takes a free kick quickly with an opponent five yards away, and the ball hits the opponent. What decision should the referee make? a. Let play continue. b. Caution the opponent and retake the free kick. c. Always order the free kick to be retaken in all cases. d. Let play continue and during the next stoppage, caution the opponent. 40. Who controls the match? a. The referee. b. The players. c. The coaches d. The USA Head ref 41. A throw in is taken and the ball does not hit or break the plane of the touchline but remains outside of the line and field. What decision should the referee make? a. Illegal throw-in award ball to opposing team b. Allow throwing team to try again c. Throw again from spot ball landed 42. A player taking a corner kick kicks the ball a second time before it has touched another player. The referee... a. Stops play and restarts the match with a dropped ball. b. Stops play if advantage cannot be applied and awards an indirect free kick from where the infringement occurred. c. Allows play to continue. There are no offside calls for Pee Wee and Atoms divisions. These two divisions are very much instructional. There are no throw-in fouls called for Pee Wee and Atoms divisions. In Atoms give two attempts then play on.