Spot throw-in violation in playoff game.

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by ref2coach

If you draw attention to it you should then enforce the penalty the laws or rules call for. Attempting a TI from an illegal position is to be punished with loss of the throw-in.

When did this become the soccer board? Law 15 requires the throw be taken from the point where it left the field. There is actually no allowance in the law for any variance let alone a full meter (and if there was an allowance it would be a yard not a meter as the measurements are all imperial with metric conversions). Also the thrower has not violated the law until he has come to the "moment of delivering the ball." Until then, the referee can, and should, correct the thrower's position if the referee is unhappy with the position.

Regardless, soccer has a large allowance for trifling violations provided the offender is not gaining an advantage. Generally, no advantage is gained for an improper spot on a throw-in unless in the attacking third.