Currently in our Region, the non-competitive divisions don't allow "fouls."
We look at refereeing as a teaching moment, and restart with a dropped ball.
If the behaviour continues too much, we may indeed allow a free kick - but always indirect.
Now, the question is: Should we continue this at all non-competitive levels (U5-U8)? After U8 comes U10, where the kids now are expected to follow all the FIFA rules (except for field size, # of players, etc). Fouls and misconduct exists, as to direct and indirect kicks. Are we doing our players a disservice by dumping them into this situation after "playing nice" for so long?
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