LAW 9 - The Ball in and out of Play

Question 1

when is the ball out of play?

Answer 1

when the ball has wholly passed over the goal line or touch line.
OR
When the referee has stopped play

Question 2

Is the ball still in play if it rebounds off a match official?

Answer 2

yes as long as it stays on the field of play

Question 3

What happens if a player kicks the ball into the referee and it goes to the other team.

Answer 3

Drop ball to the last person that kicked it before it touched the referee

Question 4

What happens if the ball gets kicked into the referee and goes back to a team member of the kicker?

Answer 4

Play is continued

Question 5

A player kicks the ball into the referee which rebounds to his teammate that starts a promising attack. What does the referee do?

Answer 5

Call it back to a drop ball to the last person that touched it.