Maybe someone with knowledge in this area can answer this question….
I was at a college game today and the referee called a handling foul against the defense. The foul occurred approx. 3-5 yards inside the box. Rather than issue a PK, the referee moved the ball to outside the box for a direct free kick. I know that college games differ slightly from HS and youth games with regards to subs, and the way they are administered, but a foul is still a foul. Was he within his right to do so? Or did I just witness a case of the cowardly referee?
I was at a college game today and the referee called a handling foul against the defense. The foul occurred approx. 3-5 yards inside the box. Rather than issue a PK, the referee moved the ball to outside the box for a direct free kick. I know that college games differ slightly from HS and youth games with regards to subs, and the way they are administered, but a foul is still a foul. Was he within his right to do so? Or did I just witness a case of the cowardly referee?
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