[ayso45-refs] Goalkeeper handling in penalty area

[Beau James]

I'm resending this because it apparently did not get distributed to
the mailing list.  Apologies if it is a duplicate for any of you.

Beau

Beau James wrote:

> 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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>> From: ayso45-refs-bounces at ayso45.org 
>> [mailto:ayso45-refs-bounces at ayso45.org] On Behalf Of benwiseman at aol.com
>> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 6:51 AM
>> To: ayso45-refs at ayso45.org
>> 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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