Question Number: 15527

Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/19/2007

RE: Select Under 15

Brian Marshall of Saratoga Springs, New York USA asks...

Hand ball inside penalty box.
Is this a direct kick from point of infraction or an idirect kick or a penalty kick

Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol

I presume you mean "deliberately handles the ball" within the "penalty area". Part of our mission to Educate and Amuse is to try to encourage the use of the correct terms of the game.

As for the restart - it could be any of the 3! We need a bit more information. Which penalty area are we talking about? Which player committed the offense?

DFK: If the ball was deliberately handled by any player in the opponent's penalty area, then the restart is a direct free kick (outbound).

PK: If the ball was deliberately handled by a player other than the goalkeeper in the team's own penalty area, it's a penalty kick.

IFK: If the ball was deliberately handled by the goalkeeper inside her own penalty area it would be an indirect free kick (inbound) if any of these apply:
(1) goalkeeper received the ball directly from a throw-in by her teammate
(2) goalkeeper received the ball that was deliberately kicked to her by a teammate
(3) goalkeeper previously had the ball in her hands, had released it, and then picked up the ball again prior to it having been touched by another player.

Answer provided by Referee Steve Montanino

If a defender commits ANY foul punishable by a direct free kick inside his own penalty area then a penalty kick is awarded to the opponents. You will never see a direct free kick taken within the penalty area, except a penalty kick.

So if your question means "If a defender (other than the goalkeeper) handles the ball deliberately within his own penalty area is a penalty kick awarded to the other team?"

The answer is yes.

Answer provided by Referee Ben Mueller

If it is handling the ball deliberatly by the defense, then it would be a penalty kick. Handling ball deliberatly is a dfk offense.