Multiple Choice Test Template

2014 Ohio South Module “A” Referee Re-Certification Test

For statements 1 - 16, use the following responses: a. True b. False

1. If you, as the referee, feel that a player is exhibiting symptoms of a concussion, you are required to have the player removed from the field for the remainder of the game. a. True

2. The ball is in play at the taking of a kick-off when it has been touched or played by another player. b. False

3. A substitute on the bench loudly disputes an offside signal by the AR. The substitute can be warned about this behavior, but cannot be cautioned and shown the yellow card. b. False

4. The Red team is playing short due to players not arriving on time. You have delegated the responsibility of checking player equipment to the AR on the team bench side. Another Red player arrives and, after the AR checks the player's equipment, the player must wait for the next substitution opportunity for either team before being permitted to enter the field. b. False

5. Every time an attacker is in an offside position, but not yet involved with active play, the AR should signal by raising the flag vertically with the right hand after making eye contact with the referee. b. False

6. The referee should stop the match right away if, in his opinion, a player is seriously injured. a. True

7. At a dropped ball restart, the ball hits the ground and is played by Red #5 by flicking the ball off the top of her foot to her head and then heading the ball to her goalkeeper. The goalkeeper makes no contact with the ball, which then enters the Red team’s goal. The correct restart is a corner kick. b. False

8. With play near the half-line the referee inadvertently sounds the whistle. Realizing his error, the referee verbally shouts out to the players to continue to play. This is an acceptable procedure. b. False

9. When both coaches agree to play on a field that the referee has deemed to be unsafe, the referee should start the game. b. False

10. The referee fails to raise his arm to indicate an indirect free kick (IFK). The ball enters the goal directly (first touch) from that free kick. The referee should have the indirect free kick (IFK) retaken. a. True

11. Numbers on player jerseys are mandated in the Laws of the Game. b. False

12. When an indirect free kick (IFK) is taken ten or less yards from the goal, the defenders are allowed to stand between the goal posts on or behind the goal-line within the area enclosed by the goal nets. b. False

13. From an indirect free kick (IFK), a defender uses his hands to prevent the ball from entering the goal directly. According to Law 12, the referee must send this player off for serious foul play, i.e. denying an obvious goal. b. False

14. A player, who was in the game at the end of the first half, is sent off for violent conduct during the half-time interval. If the team ended the first half with eleven players, they should be allowed start the second half with eleven players, since the send-off occurred between halves. b. False

15. If a penalty kick has to be re-taken for any reason, the same player must retake the kick. b. False

16. A field player changes jerseys with the goalkeeper during play without informing the referee. Ten minutes later, when the new goalkeeper touches the ball with her hands, the referee then realizes the change was made. The referee should award a penalty kick for handling the ball within the penalty area. b. False For Questions 17 through 20, assume the game has been stopped for the stated incident. Use the following responses to indicate the appropriate restart of the game. a. Direct free kick b. Dropped ball c. Penalty kick d. Indirect free kick e. Kick-off

17. The goalkeeper, while catching the ball, goes completely out of the penalty area into the penalty arc area with the ball still in her hands. a. Direct free kick

18. A hard shot on goal is about to go into the net, but it first hits a dog who has run out onto the field and then continues on into the goal. b. Dropped ball

19. A substitute (A6) runs onto the field of play from the bench and strikes an opponent (D4) in team A’s penalty area. d. Indirect free kick

20. While inside her own penalty area, the goalkeeper, using a shoe held in her hand, knocks the ball across the goal-line wide of the goal, thus denying a sure goal. d. Indirect free kick

21. At the taking of a penalty kick, a teammate of the kicker entered the Penalty Area just before the kick was taken. The kick was taken and the caught by the goalkeeper. The proper restart is: a. Allow play to continue so that the Goalkeeper can punt the ball out b. Retake the Penalty Kick c. Stop play and restart with an Indirect Free Kick

22. During the taking of a throw-in, a player throws the ball directly into his own goal. The result is? a. A goal kick b. A goal c. Throw-In for the opposing team d. A corner kick e. Retake of the throw-in

23. It is not an offside offence if a player receives the ball directly from (more than one answer) ? a. Direct Free Kick by a teammate b. Throw-in c. Indirect Free Kick by an opponent d. Punt by own team’s Goalkeeper e. Drop Ball f. Free Kick taken from within own team’s Goal Area g. Penalty Kick

24. 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

25. B3 is moving toward goal with an opportunity to score. Goalkeeper A1 comes out of her penalty area and handles the ball in an attempt to prevent a score, but the ball goes into the goal anyway. What action should the referee take? a. Send-off A1 for SFP and award the goal b. Send-off A1 for SFP and award a DFK to Team B at the spot of the foul c. Caution A1 for unsporting behavior and award a DFK to Team B at the spot of the foul. d. Caution A1 for unsporting behavior and award the goal e. Award the goal and restart play with a kick-off