1. Referee Decision Making on Fouls and Misconduct

2. Four Decisions What is the Call? What is the Action?
What is the Restart?
Where is the Restart?

3. What is the Call? Neither Foul nor Misconduct (Trifling) Foul
Foul and Misconduct

4. What is the Action? Nothing/Trifling Free Kick or Penalty Kick
Advantage
Caution
Sending Off

5. What is the Restart? Goal Kick Kick Off Corner Kick Throw In
Penalty Kick
Direct or Indirect Free Kick
Dropped ball

6. Where is the Restart? Location of Foul Location of Misconduct
Location of Ball (when play is stopped) - Goal area is an exception

7. Make the Call Decide on the Action you will take based on the Call
Decide on the Restart based on the Call and the Action
Decide on the Location based on the Call, Action, and Restart

8. If Play is already stopped for Any reason…
NOTHING THAT HAPPENS CAN BE A FOUL
NOTHING THAT HAPPENS CAN AFFECT THE RESTART

9. If your Call is a Foul You cannot wait for a natural stoppage
You must stop play or apply advantage

10. If your Call involves a Caution or a Sending-Off…
You can apply advantage…
After which you CAN either stop play or wait for a natural stoppage

11. If your Call is a Foul and Misconduct…
Your action is determined by the foul
You can stop play or apply advantage and wait for a natural stoppage

12. The ONLY time you must decide on a Restart is WHEN YOU STOP PLAY!
A foul can NEVER happen when play is already stopped;
there can only be Misconduct

13. The Restart is ALREADY DETERMINED! (by whatever caused the stoppage)
If you wait for a natural stoppage or if misconduct occurs while play is stopped…
The Restart is ALREADY DETERMINED!
(by whatever caused the stoppage)

14. The Restart is ALWAYS INDIRECT FREE KICK
If you stop play SOLELY to deal with misconduct committed by a player ON the field of play…
The Restart is ALWAYS INDIRECT FREE KICK

15. The Restart is ALWAYS A DROPPED BALL
If you stop play SOLELY to deal with misconduct committed OFF the field of play
The Restart is ALWAYS A DROPPED BALL

16. The Restart is ALWAYS A INDIRECT FREE KICK
If you stop play SOLELY to deal with misconduct committed on the field of play involving substitutes
The Restart is ALWAYS A INDIRECT FREE KICK

17. LOCATION OF RESTARTS Location of ball for: Penalty Kick Goal Kick
Corner Kick
Kick Off
Throw In
is ALWAYS set by the Law and is not changed

18. Location is where the Foul or Misconduct occurred
LOCATION OF RESTARTS
If you stop play SOLELY for Foul or Misconduct on the field committed by a player…
Location is where the Foul or Misconduct occurred

19. Location is where the ball was when play was stopped
LOCATION OF RESTARTS
If you stop play SOLELY for Misconduct off the field and/or committed by a non-player…
Location is where the ball was when play was stopped

20. LOCATION OF RESTARTS
Direct Free Kick, Indirect Free Kick, and Drop Ball Restarts inside the Goal Area are located differently
If awarded to the defending team: DFK and IFK are located anywhere in the goal area
If awarded to the attacking team: IFK located at the TOP of the goal area
Dropped Ball always located at the TOP of the goal area

21. Remember the Four Decisions
What is the Call?
What is the Action?
What is the Restart?
Where is the Restart?