Delaying the restart of play
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
Referees must caution players who excessively delay the restart of play, including as outlined in Laws 3, 15 and 16 and their protocols, or by
· kicking or carrying the ball away, or provoking a confrontation by deliberately touching the ball after the referee has stopped play
Verdicts that turn on it 1
Walk the tree to any of these and this clause is part of the answer.
Explained in the rules library 2
The plain-language pages that build on this provision.
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