[ayso45-refs] Goalkeeper handling in penalty area

[Beau James]

Alice & Stan Chow wrote:

> it shouldn't be a foul.  It's common that a goalkeeper uses a foot to 
> stop an incoming ball, dribbles it, and then picks it up.  In this case, 
> he didn't dribble but kicked forward.  He didn't use his hands to touch 
> the ball before and after the kick.

Agreed.

Note that the keeper is *always* allowed to use his hands in his own penalty
area, subject only to the restrictions described in law 12.  The keeper can
even kick or head the ball from outside the penalty area into the penalty
area, then pick up the ball.

> The Ref called the foul for a teammate (goalkeeper) kicking 
> the ball back to the goalkeeper

The goalkeeper is not considered to be her own teammate.

This is not spelled out in the LoTG, but it is clearly spelled out in the
USSF Advice to Referees:

     12.20 BALL KICKED TO GOALKEEPER

     A goalkeeper infringes Law 12 if he or she touches the ball with the hands
     directly after it has been deliberately kicked to him or her by a teammate.
     The requirement that the ball be kicked means only that it has been played
     with the foot.  The requirement that the ball be "kicked to" the goalkeeper
     means only that the play is to or toward a place where the keeper can
     legally handle the ball.  The requirement that the ball be "deliberately
     kicked" means only that the play on the ball is deliberate and does not
     include situations in which the ball has been, in the opinion of the
     referee, accidentally deflected or misdirected.

     NOTE: (a) The goalkeeper is permitted to dribble into the penalty area
     and then pick up any ball played legally (not kicked deliberately to the
     goalkeeper or to a place where the goalkeeper can easily play it) by a
     teammate or played in any manner by an opponent.  (b) This portion of the
     Law was written to help referees cope with timewasting tactics by teams,
     not to punish players who are playing within the Spirit of the Game.

The second clause in the NOTE is new in the 2006 Advice to Referees.

See other comments below.

Beau

> Stan
> 
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> [mailto:ayso45-refs-bounces at ayso45.org] On Behalf Of benwiseman at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 6:51 AM
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> Subject: [ayso45-refs] Goalkeeper handling in penalty area
> 
>  All,
>   Here is an interesting situation that occurred at a U10B game last 
> week where I was AR.
>    The attacking team kicked a long shot from outside the penalty area.  
> The goalkeeper decided to kick the ball instead of picking it up but 
> didn't make a clean kick and the ball remained in the penalty area.  
> Then the goalkeeper ran up and picked up the ball before putting it back 
> into play.  The Ref called the foul for a teammate (goalkeeper) kicking 
> the ball back to the goalkeeper

As noted above, the keeper is not his own teammate, for the purposes of
law 12.

> and awarded an indirect kick to the 
> opposing team.  After the game, the ref team discussed and agreed with 
> the call but thought we would share it for further discussion.  There 
> were no questions/challenges from the teams.  The area that is confusing 
> is that the goalkeeper's original kick was not intended to himself but 
> resulted from poor execution of the kick.

"Poor execution" (different from "accidental deflection or misdirection")
does not shield the keeper from being subject to this penalty.

Suppose that it was the sweeper, rather than the keeper, who kicked the
ball forward but failed to clear the penalty area.

Would the keeper then be entitled to play the ball with his hands?

Beau

> How would others interpret this?
>   Regards,
>   Ben
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