Question Number: 16235

Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/6/2007

RE: select High School

when can the goalie pick up the ball after its played back to her by a team mate?

When it is not deliberately kicked to her, and when the ball is inside her own penalty area.

Anytime she wants to, but sometimes it gets punished.

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