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Can coaches or players change the game ball?

No. If a coach or player feels the game ball is defective, they must bring their concerns to the attention of the referee or one of the game officials (who will then tell the referee). The only person on the field who may change the game ball is the referee. Any attempt on the part of a coach or player, or anyone else, to change the game ball, can be ruled as misconduct and lead to ejection.

Quickies

Did you know …

• a substitute who has not properly completed the substitution procedure by setting foot onto the field of play cannot restart play by taking a throw-in or corner kick?

What should a coach do upon realizing his team has fielded too many players?

The coach should learn to count better, because someone on his team is about to get a yellow card and possibly worse if the situation is handled poorly. Since it is illegal for a player to leave the pitch without the permission of the referee, the coach should tell the player who is coming off to stand on the field just inside the touchline at the half-line. The coach should then get the assistant referee’s attention and explain the problem. The assistant referee will notify the referee that his player is coming off, whereupon the referee will yellow-card his player as required by the Laws of the Game. If the coach simply tells a player to come off the field, that player will receive two yellow cards — one for being the extra player, one for leaving the pitch without permission — and then, of course, they will also receive an automatic red card, which means ejection from the game.