Question Number: 15900

Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 6/27/2007

RE: Under 16

Kyle Kenney of Kingston, Canada asks...

Is there a limit of how many players on a wall?

Answer provided by Referee Ben Mueller

No. The defenders must be 10 yds away from ball.

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Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

No ,but too many wall players leave a lot of open opponents.
Where I see a wall of 11 players from time to time is on indfks between 10 to 6 yards from the goal line within the penalty area ! It is the only time 10 yards is less and the defenders can only stand on the goal line between the posts and under the crossbar
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Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino

AT U16 that would be 11

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Answer provided by Referee Steve Montanino

The limit is the number of players a team has available to them, provided they are outside of the required distance at the taking of the free kick.

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