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114 Assistant Referee SignalsThe whistle may not be used to:• restart play with a dropped ballA whistle which is used too frequently will have less impact when it is needed.When the team taking a free kick, kick-in or corner kick requests that thedefending players observe the required distance or the correct positioningof the opposing players during a goal clearance, the referees will clearlyinform the players that play cannot be restarted until after the whistle. If inthese cases the player restarts play before the referees’ whistle, the player iscautioned for delaying the restart of play.If during play one of the referees sounds his whistle by mistake, the refereesmust stop the match if they consider this action to interfere with play. If thereferees stop the match, they must restart play with a dropped ball from theposition of the ball when play was stopped, unless play was stopped inside thepenalty area, in which case one of the referees drops the ball on the penaltyarea line at the point nearest to where the ball was located when play wasstopped. If the sound of the whistle does not interfere with play, the refereesgive clear signals to play on.Body languageBody language is a tool that the referees use to:• help themselves control the match• show authority and self-controlBody language is not:• a means of justifying a decision