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Penal Fouls Require several
conditions:
- Ball
must be in
play.
- Act
(with one
exception)
must be
directed
against an
opponent,
while
contesting
for the
ball.
- Must
occur on the
field of
play.
If each of
these conditions
is not present
there can be no
FOUL.
-
Kicks or
attempts to
kick an
opponent
-
Trips or
attempts to
trip an
opponent
-
Jumping
at an
opponent
-
Striking
or
attempting
to strike an
opponent
-
Pushes
an opponent
-
Charges
an opponent
-
Tackles
an opponent
for
possession
of the ball,
making
contact with
the opponent
before
touching the
ball
-
Holds an
opponent
-
Spits at
an opponent
-
Handles
ball
deliberately
(not against
an opponent)
Note: Fouls
1-6 must be
committed in a
manner the
referee
considers to be
careless,
reckless, or
using excessive
force.
PUNISHMENT:
Direct
free kick
from the
spot of the
offense or a
penalty kick
if the
offense was
committed by
a defender
within his
own penalty
area. Stress
that
location of
foul, not
ball,
controls
spot of the
free kick.
(Example:
Ball is at
south end of
field, when
the
goalkeeper
at the north
end strikes
an opponent
within the
keeper's
penalty
area; ball
is brought
all the way
to the north
end of the
field for a
penalty
kick.)
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