Free Kick Lines

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Seriously? Your restraining line is behind your goal line, and you're looking at blocking?!

You know the kickoff is just going to be a dribbler. What kind of runback could you possibly get on that?

Robert, your questions continually betray the fact that you are not an official (I don't mean that as a putdown, just a fact).

Fans focus on what is probable; officials prepare themselves for what is possible.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Robert, your questions continually betray the fact that you are not an official (I don't mean that as a putdown, just a fact).

Fans focus on what is probable; officials prepare themselves for what is possible.

But that's belied by the many remarks I've read here -- one even in this thread -- wherein it seems officials go out of their way to try to see to it that players don't do something stupid. What else would've been the purpose of explaining the situation to the captains as described upthread?