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Free Kick Guidelines
Direct Free Kick
A direct free kick is
awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of
the following six offences in a manner considered by the
referee to be careless, reckless, or using excessive
force:
-
kicks or attempts to
kick an opponent
-
trips or attempts to
trip an opponent
-
jumps at an opponent
-
charges an opponent
-
strikes or attempts
to strike an opponent
-
pushes an opponent
A direct free kick is
also awarded to the opposing team if a player commits
any of the following four offences:
-
tackles an opponent
to gain possession of the ball, making contact with
the opponent before touching the ball
-
holds an opponent
-
spits at an opponent
-
handles the ball
deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his
own penalty area)
A direct free kick is
taken from where the offense occurred.
Penalty Kick
A penalty kick is awarded if any
of the above ten offences is committed by a player
inside his own penalty area, irrespective of the
position of the ball, provided it is in play.
Indirect Free Kick
An indirect free kick is
awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper, inside his
own penalty area, commits any of the following four
offences:
-
takes more than six
seconds while controlling the ball with his hands
before releasing it from his possession
-
touches the ball
again with his hands after it has been released from
his possession and has not touched any other player
-
touches the ball with
his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to
him by a team-mate
-
touches the ball with
his hands after he has received it directly from a
throw-in taken by a team-mate
An indirect free kick is
also awarded to the opposing team if a player, in the
opinion of the referee:
-
plays in a dangerous
manner
-
impedes the progress
of an opponent
-
prevents the
goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands
-
commits any other
offense, not previously mentioned in Law 12, for
which play is stopped to caution or dismiss a player
The indirect free kick
is taken from where the offense occurred.
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