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Re: offside and preventing the quick throw - [a related question]
I came across the above thread in the archives.
Not looking to drag it up but can someone please point me in the direction of the current state of affairs on this. I can't seem to lay my hands on anything more recent to help me understand whether the problem just melted away or there is a current official state of play.
The links no longer work and it might be just a simple pointer to the right law clarification guideline?
Separately and more specifically, within that thread there was mentioned the requirement to blow the whistle when the ball went into touch. I had been wondering and stumbled on this one as a good opportunity to ask the question. I have not found a whistle requirement being stated in the laws. Indeed to blow the whistle would in my mind stop play and immediately prevent the possibility of a quick throw in.
On what basis does the ball in touch require the whistle? I can see that in any other situation where the ball has to be called dead or where an option has to be given but, for the LO and the option for the QTI where the team throwing has some discretion to proceed of its on accord? For me the whistle is only required if the ref needs to call a halt to prevent the QTI?
Put me right please?
Cheers
CB
I came across the above thread in the archives.
Not looking to drag it up but can someone please point me in the direction of the current state of affairs on this. I can't seem to lay my hands on anything more recent to help me understand whether the problem just melted away or there is a current official state of play.
The links no longer work and it might be just a simple pointer to the right law clarification guideline?
Separately and more specifically, within that thread there was mentioned the requirement to blow the whistle when the ball went into touch. I had been wondering and stumbled on this one as a good opportunity to ask the question. I have not found a whistle requirement being stated in the laws. Indeed to blow the whistle would in my mind stop play and immediately prevent the possibility of a quick throw in.
On what basis does the ball in touch require the whistle? I can see that in any other situation where the ball has to be called dead or where an option has to be given but, for the LO and the option for the QTI where the team throwing has some discretion to proceed of its on accord? For me the whistle is only required if the ref needs to call a halt to prevent the QTI?
Put me right please?
Cheers
CB