Free Kicks

Law 13

“The way play is restarted after the referee has stopped play for an

infraction”

DEFINITION OF A FREE KICK

IFK (Indirect Free Kick)

THERE ARE ONLY 2 TYPES OF FREE KICKS

DFK (Direct Free Kick)

B

A

GOAL!

DIRECT FREE KICK

Can score directly against opponentOutside penalty area of offending team

B

A

GOAL!

INDIRECT FREE KICK

Cannot score directly against opponentMust touch another player!

U-7/8 – ALL FREE KICKS ARE INDIRECT

Free Kick “Rules”•Ball must be stationary •Kicked in any direction•No “double touch”•No encroachment•Cannot score directly against self•Taken from point of infraction (2 exceptions)

If given to a team within own goal area,can be moved to anywhere in goal area.

Exception #1

GOAL AREA REQUIREMENTS

All opponents must be out of penalty areaBall must clear penalty area prior to 2nd touch

IFK in opponent’s goal area is moved out tothe nearest point on the goal area line

Exception #2

GOAL AREA REQUIREMENTS

“Quick” Free Kick

•Kicking team has a right to a quick restart if they wish to use it•Opponents must retire 10 yards

•U-7/8 – 6 yards•U-9/10 – 8 yards

•Opponents have no right to form a wall•Opponents can not move toward ball until kicked

•The referee should: •move quickly out of the way after indicating the area of the restart •do nothing to interfere with the “quick” restart•delay the restart only when requested by the kicking team

From where is the free kick taken?•Restart at place of infraction except?•Own goal area; anywhere in goal area•Opponent’s goal area; on goal area line nearest infraction

Can the ball be moving when taken?•No, it must be stationary

What direction must it be kicked?•Any direction is acceptable

May a player step on or tap the ball to put it in play?•No, it must be a kicking motion and the ball must move

If a free kick is taken within a team’s own penalty area, when is it in play?

•When it leaves the penalty area

Penalty

Kick

Law 14

Penalty-kicks are awarded when a defender commits a major foul (DFK) in their own Penalty Area

1. Clear penalty area of all but keeper and kicker (all other players must be behind penalty mark)

2. Get ball into your possession 3. Set keeper on line - between posts 4. Identify kicker to keeper 5. Give ball to kicker to place on penalty mark 6. Tell kicker to wait for whistle 7. Final check - everyone out of penalty area 8. Take position to observe keeper, kicker, other

players and assistant referee 9. Check with keeper to see if ready10. Whistle for kick

Procedure

Requirements of the Kicker

•Identified kicker must take kick•Kick must be taken from the mark•Ball must be kicked forward•Kicker may feign a kick

•must not unnecessarily delay the kick•must not change direction excessively

•Must not distract keeper•Must not “double touch” the ball

Requirements of the Goalkeeper

Must be on goal line, between posts, facing field of play

May not move forward from the goal line until kick (may move laterally or side to side)

Must not distract the kicker

Must not engage in Unsporting Behavior

REQUIREMENTS OF OTHER PLAYERS

Must be on the field of play

Must be outside of penalty area

Must be outside of penalty arc

Must be behind penalty mark

Must not encroach

Must not distract the opponent

AR

Properly taken penalty kick.

GOALR

AR

Properly taken penalty kick.

Ball in playR

Infractions During PKs

Attacker

(including the kicker)Retake Penalty Kick

Indirect Free Kick from where infringement occurred.

Defender

(including the goalkeeper)Goal (Kick-off) Retake Penalty Kick

Both attacker and defenderRetake Penalty Kick Retake Penalty Kick

Who Infringed Law 14 ?

Ball goes into goal Ball does not go into goal

What was the outcome of the Penalty Kick ?

AR

If Goalkeeper infringes

GOALR

AR

If Goalkeeper infringes

Retake the PKR

AR

If Kicker infringes

Retake the PKR

AR

If Kicker infringes

IFK to defense

R

AR

If Teammate of kicker infringes

Retake the PKR

AR

If Teammate of goalkeeper infringes

GOALR

AR

If Both teams infringe

Retake the PK

R

AR

Second touch by kicker

IFK to defense

R

AR

Is this an Infringement?

No Infringement – GOAL!

R

AR

Is this an Infringement?

No Infringement – GOAL!

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Why is a penalty kick awarded?•When a player commits any of the 10 DFK fouls within own penalty area

Where must the goalkeeper stand?•On the goal line, between the posts, facing the field

Where must the other players, except the kicker, be before the kick?

•On the field, outside the penalty area, behind the mark

•When is the ball in play?•When it is kicked and moves forward.

•If not kicked forward? •IFK to defense