TASO Soccer Referee Test with verified detailed solutions
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What is the complete list of penal
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fouls? - ✔✔1 / Kicks or attempts to kick an oppo¬nent. 2/ trips or attempts to trip an
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opponent, 3/ jumps at an opponent, 4/ charges an oppo¬nent, 5/ strikes or attempts to
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strike an oppo¬nent, 6/ pushes an opponent, 7/ tackles an oppo¬nent, 8/ holds an
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opponent, 9/ spits at an oppo¬nent, and 10/ deliberately handles the ball. (LOTG 12)
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2. What is the complete list of non-penal fouls not specifically aimed at punishing
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goal¬keepers? - ✔✔1/ Dangerous play, 2/ impeding the pro¬gress of an opponent, 3/ || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
preventing the goal¬keeper from releasing the ball, and 4/ any other offense for which play
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is stopped to caution or send off an player. (LOTG 12)
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3. What is the complete list of sending-off (red-card) offenses? - ✔✔1/ Serious foul play, 2/
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violent conduct, 3/ spitting, 4/ denying the opposing team an obvious goal-scoring
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opportunity by a deliber¬ate handball, 5/ denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to
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an opponent moving to¬ward the goal by an offense punishable by a free or penalty kick, 6/
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offensive language or behavior, and 7/ second yellow card in the match. (LOTG 12)
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4. What is the complete list of cautionable (yellow-card) offenses? - ✔✔1/ Unsporting
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behavior, 2/ dissent, 3/ persis¬tent infringement of the Law of the Game, 4/ de¬laying the
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restart of the game, 5/ failure to respect the required distance at a corner or free kick or
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throw-in 6/ entering or reentering the field of play without the referee's permission, and 7/
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deliber¬ately leaving the field of play without the refe¬ree's permission. (LOTG 12) || || || || || || || || || || ||
5. What are the key elements for a player to be guilty of offside? - ✔✔A player 1/ is in the
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opponents' half of the field, 2/ is closer to the opponents goal line than both the ball and the
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second to last oppo¬nent, 3/ has a teammate who touches or plays the ball, and 4/ is
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involved in active play by interfering with play, interfering with an op¬ponent or gaining an
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advantage by being in that offside position. (LOTG 11)
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, 2. What is the complete list of non-penal fouls that can be committed by a goalkeeper? -
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✔✔1/ More than 6 seconds to release the ball, 2/ handling the ball in the penalty area after
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receiving it directly from a throw-in, 3/ handling the ball in the penalty area after it is
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deliberately kicked by a teammate, and 4/ han¬dling the ball in the penalty area after || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
releas¬ing it without the ball having touched another player. (LOTG 12) || || || || || || || || || ||
What are the dimensions of the goal? - ✔✔8 yards across by 8 feet high. (LOTG 1)
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8. What are the dimensions of the penalty area? - ✔✔44 yards across by 18 yards. (LOTG 1)
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9. What are the dimensions of the goal area? - ✔✔20 yards across by 6 yards. (LOTG 1)
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10. On a regulation field, how far in front of the goal line is the penalty mark? - ✔✔12
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yards. (LOTG 1) || ||
11. What under the Laws are the activities for which allowance is made for time lost? - ✔✔.
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1/ Substitutions, 2/ assessment of in¬jury, 3/ removal of injured players, 4/ wasting time
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and 5/ any other cause. (LOTG 7)
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12. When is a kick-off the appropriate restart? - ✔✔1/ Start of first half, 2/ start of second
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half, 3/ after a goal, and 4/ start of period of extra time. (LOTG 8)
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13. Can a goal be scored from a kick off? - ✔✔. Yes. (LOTG 8)
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14. What are the requirements for a valid throw-in? - ✔✔At the moment of delivering the
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ball the thrower must 1/ be within approximately one yard of where the ball left the field, 2/
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face the field of play, 3/ has part of each foot either on the touchline or on the ground
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outside the touchline, 4/ uses both hands, and 5/ delivers the ball from behind and over his
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head. (LOTG 15, ATR 15.1) || || || ||
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What is the complete list of penal
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fouls? - ✔✔1 / Kicks or attempts to kick an oppo¬nent. 2/ trips or attempts to trip an
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opponent, 3/ jumps at an opponent, 4/ charges an oppo¬nent, 5/ strikes or attempts to
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strike an oppo¬nent, 6/ pushes an opponent, 7/ tackles an oppo¬nent, 8/ holds an
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opponent, 9/ spits at an oppo¬nent, and 10/ deliberately handles the ball. (LOTG 12)
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2. What is the complete list of non-penal fouls not specifically aimed at punishing
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goal¬keepers? - ✔✔1/ Dangerous play, 2/ impeding the pro¬gress of an opponent, 3/ || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
preventing the goal¬keeper from releasing the ball, and 4/ any other offense for which play
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is stopped to caution or send off an player. (LOTG 12)
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3. What is the complete list of sending-off (red-card) offenses? - ✔✔1/ Serious foul play, 2/
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violent conduct, 3/ spitting, 4/ denying the opposing team an obvious goal-scoring
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opportunity by a deliber¬ate handball, 5/ denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to
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an opponent moving to¬ward the goal by an offense punishable by a free or penalty kick, 6/
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offensive language or behavior, and 7/ second yellow card in the match. (LOTG 12)
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4. What is the complete list of cautionable (yellow-card) offenses? - ✔✔1/ Unsporting
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behavior, 2/ dissent, 3/ persis¬tent infringement of the Law of the Game, 4/ de¬laying the
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restart of the game, 5/ failure to respect the required distance at a corner or free kick or
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throw-in 6/ entering or reentering the field of play without the referee's permission, and 7/
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deliber¬ately leaving the field of play without the refe¬ree's permission. (LOTG 12) || || || || || || || || || || ||
5. What are the key elements for a player to be guilty of offside? - ✔✔A player 1/ is in the
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opponents' half of the field, 2/ is closer to the opponents goal line than both the ball and the
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second to last oppo¬nent, 3/ has a teammate who touches or plays the ball, and 4/ is
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involved in active play by interfering with play, interfering with an op¬ponent or gaining an
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advantage by being in that offside position. (LOTG 11)
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, 2. What is the complete list of non-penal fouls that can be committed by a goalkeeper? -
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✔✔1/ More than 6 seconds to release the ball, 2/ handling the ball in the penalty area after
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receiving it directly from a throw-in, 3/ handling the ball in the penalty area after it is
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deliberately kicked by a teammate, and 4/ han¬dling the ball in the penalty area after || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
releas¬ing it without the ball having touched another player. (LOTG 12) || || || || || || || || || ||
What are the dimensions of the goal? - ✔✔8 yards across by 8 feet high. (LOTG 1)
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8. What are the dimensions of the penalty area? - ✔✔44 yards across by 18 yards. (LOTG 1)
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9. What are the dimensions of the goal area? - ✔✔20 yards across by 6 yards. (LOTG 1)
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10. On a regulation field, how far in front of the goal line is the penalty mark? - ✔✔12
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yards. (LOTG 1) || ||
11. What under the Laws are the activities for which allowance is made for time lost? - ✔✔.
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1/ Substitutions, 2/ assessment of in¬jury, 3/ removal of injured players, 4/ wasting time
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and 5/ any other cause. (LOTG 7)
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12. When is a kick-off the appropriate restart? - ✔✔1/ Start of first half, 2/ start of second
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half, 3/ after a goal, and 4/ start of period of extra time. (LOTG 8)
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13. Can a goal be scored from a kick off? - ✔✔. Yes. (LOTG 8)
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14. What are the requirements for a valid throw-in? - ✔✔At the moment of delivering the
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ball the thrower must 1/ be within approximately one yard of where the ball left the field, 2/
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face the field of play, 3/ has part of each foot either on the touchline or on the ground
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outside the touchline, 4/ uses both hands, and 5/ delivers the ball from behind and over his
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head. (LOTG 15, ATR 15.1) || || || ||
