Date:         Fri, 16 Dec 2005 10:12:45 -0500
Reply-To:     Discussion of Topics for Soccer Referees
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Sender:       Discussion of Topics for Soccer Referees
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From:         Dave Young <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: Straddling the goal line
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ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS the position of the ball. End of story!

Dave Young

Chris Landers wrote:

>>Date:    Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:29:14 -0500
>>From:    Jim Gordon <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: Re: Straddling the goal line
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>>... USSF interpretation that if the ball is on/over the PA 
>>line and the keeper touches that part of the ball outside the
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>PA,  
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>>there's no handling.  [...] and the keeper doesn't commit 
>>handling when the ball is partly in the PA.
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>If the GK has both feet on or inside the PA line and the whole
>of the ball is outside the PA, may he legally handle it?
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