Question Number: 15006

Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/18/2007

RE: Competitive Adult

Todd of Dallas, Texas USA asks...

A ball is received by the keeper outside of his/her penalty area from a) a teammate b) the opposing team. The keeper then proceeds to dribble into the penalty area so he/she can pick up the ball. Can you confirm the restart for a) is an IDFK from the point which the keeper picks up the ball? and play continues for b).

Thanks,

Todd

Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

Hi Todd,
in point of fact the keeper is permitted to do both
he can recieve the ball from ANY opponent while outside his area and dribble the ball back inside and then use his hands.
he can also recieve a ball from his teammates if that ball was deflected off ANY playable body part or
passed to him with any playable body part (head, chest ect..while outside his area and dribble the ball back inside and then use his hands
EXCEPT
a deliberate kick by a teammate to his keeper
(this does NOT include a deflection of the ball off the foot)
or
a direct throw in by a teammate to his keeper
these two exceptions will result in a indfk from where in the penalty area the hands are eventually used on the ball subject to law 8 special circumstances in the goal area

Remember the keeper has NOT committed any infringement for dribbiling the ball back into his area no matter which team got him the ball or where abouts on the field he 1st retrieved it! AS long as there are no handling restrictions in effect.
The ball can be passed by a teammate and then subsequently handled by the keeper if the teammate used head or chest to direct the ball to his keeper no matter where abouts on the field he 1st retrieved it!

Outside his penalty area the keeper is but another player and ANY deliberate handling is a DFK offence which occurs outside the PA from the spot itoccurs at! A keeper is NEVER guilty of a DFK for deliberate handling inside his own penalty area so no PK for a handling infraction can ever be awarded only an indfk!

Note law 12 Fouls and Misconduct
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

If the keepers teammate did not deliberatly kick the ball to keeper, then there is no foul. If the pass was deliberate with the teammates foot, then the restart is an IFK. If the pass came from an opponent, then there is no way there can be a foul here.