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Hand and Flag Signals
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Caution or Expulsion Referee holds Yellow card or Red card above head | Play On / Advantage Referee indicates with his hands that the Advantage Rule applies and play should continue | Direct Free Kick Referee points in The direction of kick | Indirect Free Kick Referee raises his hand until ball is kicked and touched by another player |
Goal Kick Referee points to a corner of goal area from which kick is to be taken | Corner Kick Referee points towards corner of the field from which kick is to be taken | Goal Kick Assistant Referee points his flag at goal area from which kick is to be taken | Penalty Kick Referee pointsto penalty mark from which kick is to be taken |
Offside Assistant Referee points his flag straight up above his head to signal offside violation to the referee
| Offside Location After Assistant Referee signals offside, she then shows location of infraction by holding her flag out in front of her -- flag held high indicates infraction occurred at far side of the field, middle = center of field, low = near side of field | Throw-In Assistant Referee holds the flag out to his side, pointing in the direction the throw is to be taken | Corner Kick Assistant Referee points his flag at corner area from which kick is to be taken |
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