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Soccer Laws of the Game practice

Offside (Law 11)
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Referee the 17 Laws — offside, fouls, and restarts
Learn to referee soccer by mastering the IFAB Laws of the Game — the single global rulebook behind every match, and the basis of referee training. Master the 17 Laws and how they apply: the field and players, the referee powers and advantage, offside (position versus involvement, and the moment it is judged), fouls and misconduct (direct- versus indirect-free-kick offences, careless versus reckless versus excessive force, the handball principle, cautions and sending-off offences, and the DOGSO and stopping-a-promising-attack decisions), the penalty kick, and the restarts (free kicks, throw-in, goal kick, corner kick, and the drop ball). Each question teaches the Law, names the classic confusion (direct versus indirect free kick, offside position versus involvement, careless versus reckless), and ends with a portable cue. Authored from the public IFAB Laws of the Game using original questions about how the Laws work — never the Laws text reproduced verbatim, and never real exam items — and stamped to a stated Laws year, since the Laws are revised annually (NFHS high-school and NCAA soccer differ in places). Keentune is independent study practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by IFAB, FIFA, US Soccer, NFHS, or the NCAA, and does not guarantee a pass. Educational only — how the Laws work, not decisions for a specific match.
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Curriculum

207 concepts across 28 chapters, from foundations through advanced practice — each one a concept the adaptive question bank can teach and test.

L1–2. Field & ball

7

L3. The players

8

L4. Equipment

6

L5–6. The referee & other officials

11

L7. Duration

6

L8. Start & restart

4

L9. Ball in & out of play

4

L10. Outcome

6

L11. Offside

14

L12. Fouls & misconduct

17

L13–14. Free kicks & penalty

9

L15–17. Throw-in, goal kick & corner

6

D1. The field & the ball — detail

10

D2. The players' equipment — detail

7

D3. The referee's powers — detail

6

D4. Other match officials — detail

5

D5. Restarts — the shared principles

7

C1. Rulings — offside decisions

8

C2. Rulings — handball & fouls

8

C3. Rulings — misconduct

8

C4. Rulings — restarts

6

C5. Rulings — advantage & management

4

C6. Rule differences (US awareness)

6

P1. The VAR protocol — what it may touch, and who decides

8

P2. Captain-only approach — the dissent protocol

8

P3. Temporary dismissals — the sin-bin protocol

8

P4. Off-field treatment — the one-minute absence

5

P5. The five-second countdown at throw-ins and goal kicks

5
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