GRASSROOTS REFEREE RE-CERTIFICATION
CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ Where three or more defending team players form a "wall," all
teammates of the kicker (attacking team) must remain at least:
a) 10 yards from the wall
b) 4.5 yards from the wall
c) 2 yards from the wall
d) 1 yard from the wall Answer: d) 1 yard from the wall
⫸ A player taking a penalty kick plays the ball forward for a team-mate
to run on to it and score. Is that permitted?
a) No. The kick must be retaken as this is not permitted.
b) Yes, provides the correct penalty kick procedures have been followed.
c) No. The referee stops play and restarts the game with an indirect free
kick to the defending team from the penalty mark.
d) No. The goal is disallowed and the referee restarts play with a goal
kick. Answer: b) Yes, provides the correct penalty kick procedures have
been followed.
,⫸ In a penalty area decision in the second half, the referee could not see
that the foul occurred over the penalty are line and therefore inside the
penalty area. The referee awarded a direct free kick outside the penalty
area. What can I do to improve on similar situations in the next game?
a) As an assistant referee, call the referee.
b) As an assistant referee, make eye contact and call the referee if they
are not looking at me.
c) As an assistant referee, make eye contact, get the referee's Answer: c)
As an assistant referee, make eye contact, get the referee's attention, and
use the 'skirt' signal to indicate that the offense occurred inside the
penalty area.
⫸ An assistant referee signals that the ball has passed over the touch
line. A defender inside the penalty area violently strikes an attacker after
the ball leaves the field of play. What decision should the referee make?
a) The referee should send off and show the red card to the defender for
violent conduct. Play is restarted with a throw-in.
b) The referee should send off the offender and show the red card to the
defender for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a penalty kick.
c) The refer Answer: a) The referee should send off and show the red
card to the defender for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a throw-in
⫸ Wow! My confidence and comfort level have increased after several
games and with the help of my fellow referees. I have also started my
self-reflection journal where I write brief notes on:
, a) 'What went well' and 'why'
b) 'What did not go well' and 'why'
c) Determining what steps to take to help me with addressing some of
the items that did not go so well such as reviewing part of the online
course and/or specific law.
d) All of the above are correct. Answer: d) All of the above are correct.
⫸ A shorter time spent during subs is possible by applying the
substitution procedure. This includes the referee:
a) Allowing a player being substituted to leave by the nearest point on
the boundary line in most cases.
b) Allowing only 5 substitutions per team in every match from
grassroots to professionals.
c) Allowing a maximum of 3 minutes for the player who is to be
substituted to leave. Answer: a) Allowing a player being substituted to
leave by the nearest point on the boundary line in most cases.
⫸ How does the referee penalize kicking or attempt to kick an opponent
using excessive force if the ball is not in play?
a) Serious Foul Play
b) Unsporting Behavior
c) Violent Conduct
CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ Where three or more defending team players form a "wall," all
teammates of the kicker (attacking team) must remain at least:
a) 10 yards from the wall
b) 4.5 yards from the wall
c) 2 yards from the wall
d) 1 yard from the wall Answer: d) 1 yard from the wall
⫸ A player taking a penalty kick plays the ball forward for a team-mate
to run on to it and score. Is that permitted?
a) No. The kick must be retaken as this is not permitted.
b) Yes, provides the correct penalty kick procedures have been followed.
c) No. The referee stops play and restarts the game with an indirect free
kick to the defending team from the penalty mark.
d) No. The goal is disallowed and the referee restarts play with a goal
kick. Answer: b) Yes, provides the correct penalty kick procedures have
been followed.
,⫸ In a penalty area decision in the second half, the referee could not see
that the foul occurred over the penalty are line and therefore inside the
penalty area. The referee awarded a direct free kick outside the penalty
area. What can I do to improve on similar situations in the next game?
a) As an assistant referee, call the referee.
b) As an assistant referee, make eye contact and call the referee if they
are not looking at me.
c) As an assistant referee, make eye contact, get the referee's Answer: c)
As an assistant referee, make eye contact, get the referee's attention, and
use the 'skirt' signal to indicate that the offense occurred inside the
penalty area.
⫸ An assistant referee signals that the ball has passed over the touch
line. A defender inside the penalty area violently strikes an attacker after
the ball leaves the field of play. What decision should the referee make?
a) The referee should send off and show the red card to the defender for
violent conduct. Play is restarted with a throw-in.
b) The referee should send off the offender and show the red card to the
defender for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a penalty kick.
c) The refer Answer: a) The referee should send off and show the red
card to the defender for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a throw-in
⫸ Wow! My confidence and comfort level have increased after several
games and with the help of my fellow referees. I have also started my
self-reflection journal where I write brief notes on:
, a) 'What went well' and 'why'
b) 'What did not go well' and 'why'
c) Determining what steps to take to help me with addressing some of
the items that did not go so well such as reviewing part of the online
course and/or specific law.
d) All of the above are correct. Answer: d) All of the above are correct.
⫸ A shorter time spent during subs is possible by applying the
substitution procedure. This includes the referee:
a) Allowing a player being substituted to leave by the nearest point on
the boundary line in most cases.
b) Allowing only 5 substitutions per team in every match from
grassroots to professionals.
c) Allowing a maximum of 3 minutes for the player who is to be
substituted to leave. Answer: a) Allowing a player being substituted to
leave by the nearest point on the boundary line in most cases.
⫸ How does the referee penalize kicking or attempt to kick an opponent
using excessive force if the ball is not in play?
a) Serious Foul Play
b) Unsporting Behavior
c) Violent Conduct
