Question Number: 14628

Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play 12/23/2006

RE: Rec Under 11

Brian Thompson of Los angeles, California USA asks...

This question is a follow up to question 14601

A ball that is played back by a teammate with his feet [14601] to the GK and then handled is an IDFK to the opponent but where do you place the ball? A the point the ball is handled? At the 6 yd line? at the penalty spot?

Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol

Law 12 says, "The indirect free kick is taken from where the offence occurred.* (see page 3)"

Going back to page 3 we find, "Throughout the Laws of the Game the following symbols are used:
* Unless covered by the Special Circumstances listed in Law 8 ? The
Start and Restart of Play"

So we whip over to Law 8, where we find the Special Circumstances:

"A free kick awarded to the defending team inside its own goal area is taken from any point within the goal area.

"An indirect free kick awarded to the attacking team in its opponents? goal area is taken from the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest to where the infringement occurred.

"A dropped ball to restart the match after play has been temporarily stopped inside the goal area takes place on the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest to where the ball was located when play was stopped."

To directly answer your question, the IFK is taken from the point where the goalkeeper handled the ball. (Because the infraction was committed by the keeper.) Unless that spot is inside the goal area, then the ball is moved to the nearest point on the 6.

Answer provided by Referee Chuck Fleischer

One will note in the referenced question there was a goal scored so the resulting free kick will be on the centre spot.

Regards,

Answer provided by Referee Ben Mueller

The point where keeper touched ball with hands. Unless that point occured inside goal area. In that case, the ball is place on top of goal area at the closest point to where the ball was.

Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino

At the point the keeper handles the ball unless inside the goal area in which case it comes out to the six.

Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

Hi Brian,
Free kicks generally occur from where the spot of the infraction that creates the stoppage.

So generally when a keeper is under the restrictions on not being permitted his usual of the hands and disreguards those restrictions and uses his hands illegally on the ball inside his own penalty 18 yard area only an indfk can occur. It is impossible for a keeper to be guilty of deliberate handling theball inside his own penalty area and no DFk or PK can occur.

There are several exceptions dealing with situations within the penal and goal areas, after a goal is scored as well as stoppages where misconduct create the need for play ito be restarted with an indirect free kick at the place the ball was located when play was stopped * (see page 3)

ANY Free Kick be it a DFK or INDFK Outside the Penalty Area are taken from the place where the infringement occurred. )

A Penalty Kick is awarded if any of the ten penal offences is committed by a player inside his own penalty area, irrespective of the position of the ball, provided it is in play.

A kick-off is a way of starting or restarting play after a goal has been scored.

Key
Throughout the Laws of the Game the following symbols are used:
* Unless covered by the Special Circumstances listed in
Law 8 ? The Start And Restart of Play

Special Circumstances
A free kick awarded to the defending team inside its own goal area is taken from any point within the goal area.

An indirect free kick awarded to the attacking team in its opponents? goal area is taken from the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest to where the infringement occurred.
Cheers