Question Number: 14849

Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 2/16/2007

RE: Rec Under 11

Rich of Anaheim, CA USA asks...

Is it an offense for a goalkeeper to handle the ball after they have played the ball with their feet on a kick directly from a team mate.

Answer provided by Referee Chuck Fleischer

Yes it is Rick; once a team mate has kicked the ball to his keeper or the keeper gets the ball directly from his side's throw-in he can't use his hands without penalty.

Regards,

Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

Hi Rich,
if you read law 12 on the second page you will notice there are four keeper restrictions on his use of hands INSIDE his own penalty area. Your questions deals principly with the last two. The keeper can use his feet on the ball but not his hands if the ball was kicked or throw in to him by a teammate. It is ok to use the hands if the ball was passed with say the head or the chest of the teammate but a deliberate kick or throw in was a time wasting tactical option long ago and the law changed to prevent it! One might remember the word deliberate does not apply to a deflection of the ball off the foot of a teammate.

QUOTE
"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. Cheers

Answer provided by Referee Ben Mueller

Tes...IFK to opponents at spot of handlingl.