NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/rec/sport/soccer/19075

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Subject: Re: Rule suggestion: free kick delayed until the ball is lo
Date: 23 Dec 1992 07:31:49 -0600
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    The suggestion from the first poster actually allows the ref to
deal with this in an acceptable way. At the moment the ref is obliged
to blow up at the time of the foul or just afterwards; the "advantage"
must be immediately obvious to the ref, and in many cases it will not
be obvious that such an advantage exists. The rules of hockey (field
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First, Even though I understand what the poster said, I would love to see a
ref "blow up" at the time of a foul. Would that be spontaneous combustion, or
would someone toss a malatov cocktail at him?

But seriously folks, the intent of the advantage clause isn't so much as to
allow a team with advantage to keep it, but rather to avoid giving an
advantage to the team that committed the foul. There is no presumption in the
laws of the game that the offended team, if allowed to continue (so as to
avoid giving advantage to the offenders) will do anything at all special with
the ball. (although, if properly applied, this is really the way it works
out.)

    josef
    [e-mail]