Question Number: 15083

Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 3/31/2007

RE: rec Adult

tony of johanesburg, gauteng south africa asks...

when you pass a ball back to a keeper witch parts of your body can you use so that the keeper can pick the ball up

Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

Hi Tony,
any part but the arms and feet plus remember no circumvention ie flipping the bal up to your head wth the feet or goinging down to the ground on your knees to head or knee the ball to the keeper to get around the rules ! Cheers

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Answer provided by Referee Chuck Fleischer

Can't use hands arms or feet, anything else is fine, unless the player starts with his feet then ends with something not the feet. This is unsporting.

Regards,

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Answer provided by Referee Ben Mueller

Law 12 says "kicks" so that means only the feet are a no, no. Of course, the defender cannot play the ball back through handling the ball deliberatly.

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Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino

Any part but your foot

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