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One rule that is little known..at least by players. If the ball goes out of play, they should stop play. As a coach I teach players to keep playing until the whistle, as a ref, we can call the player that keeps on playing, and give the ball to the opposing team.


A player who continues to play the ball after the ball is out of play is guilty of misconduct and should be cautioned and shown the yellow card for delaying the restart of play. No foul can be called since the ball must be actually in play for a foul to occur. After the player is booked, the restart should be that which is appropriate for the manner in which the ball went out of play. If the player was continuing to play after the ball crossed the touch line, the restart is a throw in. If she continued after it crossed the goal line, the restart could be a goal kick, corner kick or even a kick off. If she continued to play after the referee blew the whistle for a foul, the restart would be a free kick for the original foul. The ball may or may not be awarded to the opposing team depending on how the ball originally went out of play.