Highlight Reel: East Lansing/Mason
October 30, 2014
The East Lansing boys soccer team defeated Mason 3-2 in overtime in a Division 2 Semifinal on Wednesday. See below for highlights and a link to watch the game in full (click the headers to watch).
Mason Scores First Against East Lansing - Mason scored the only goal of the first half midway through the period when Holden Dippel headed home a restart from John Kingman.
Jones Breaks Through For The Tie - Moments after Mason took a 2-1 lead in the second half, East Lansing's DeJuan Jones takes a pass, splits the defense and ties the game with 7:24 to go.
Uecker Hits The Game Winner - With time winding down in the first overtime, Will Uecker's blast deflects off a defender and into the net for the winning goal for East Lansing.
You can watch the whole game by Clicking Here.
Be the Referee: Soccer Handling
By
Paige Winne
MHSAA Marketing & Social Media Coordinator
September 5, 2024
Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.
Below is this week's segment – Soccer Handling - Listen
In soccer, a kicked ball that inadvertently touches a player’s arm is not a handball. If a ball is kicked at someone’s face and they instinctively put their hand in front of their face to block the ball – that is also not a handball. There was no intent.
Handball – or handling – is called when the touch with a hand or arm is deliberate.
However, if a ball glances off an offensive player’s arm and goes into the goal, the goal is not allowed. Even if the touching was accidental or inadvertent, it’s no goal. If the touching leads to an immediate goal-scoring opportunity, then it’s also whistled for handling.
As long as the inadvertent touching doesn’t lead directly to a goal, it’s play on.
Previous 2024-25 Editions
Aug. 24: Football Holding - Listen
PHOTO Westland John Glenn and Sterling Heights Stevenson players pursue the ball during their matchup this season. (Photo by Douglas Bargerstock.)