TheRef
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Bit of an unusual one today, Black vs Blue - Black are Semi Pro, Blue are the u20s team of a Senior team.
I was AR1 on technical area side, ball went out for throw to Black and they made a substitution before the restart. The sub picked up the ball before he entered the FOP to take the throw so I said to him that he can't take the throw because he hasn't entered the field yet. Player looked at me. shrugged his shoulders and then gave the ball to a team mate to take the throw. He then entered the FOP.
Couple of minutes later, Blue manager asks me why he wasn't allowed to take the throw and I explained to him about him not having been on the FOP so he can't take the throw. Blue manager had never heard of that, so he said that he had learned something and we both moved on.
I was wondering later on after the game that if the sub had taken a couple of steps on the FOP and then returned to take the throw then it would be legal for him to do so? I can't find anything in the Laws that say he can't do this as the Laws just say that he cannot take a throw/corner unless he has set foot on the field.
I was AR1 on technical area side, ball went out for throw to Black and they made a substitution before the restart. The sub picked up the ball before he entered the FOP to take the throw so I said to him that he can't take the throw because he hasn't entered the field yet. Player looked at me. shrugged his shoulders and then gave the ball to a team mate to take the throw. He then entered the FOP.
Couple of minutes later, Blue manager asks me why he wasn't allowed to take the throw and I explained to him about him not having been on the FOP so he can't take the throw. Blue manager had never heard of that, so he said that he had learned something and we both moved on.
I was wondering later on after the game that if the sub had taken a couple of steps on the FOP and then returned to take the throw then it would be legal for him to do so? I can't find anything in the Laws that say he can't do this as the Laws just say that he cannot take a throw/corner unless he has set foot on the field.