1. Free Kicks Law 13

2. “ The way play is restarted after the referee has stopped play for an infraction” DEFINITION OF A FREE KICK

3. IFK (Indirect Free Kick) THERE ARE ONLY 2 TYPES OF FREE KICKS DFK (Direct Free Kick)

4. B A GOAL! DIRECT FREE KICK Can score directly against opponent Outside penalty area of offending team

5. B A GOAL! INDIRECT FREE KICK Cannot score directly against opponent Must touch another player! U-7/8 – ALL FREE KICKS ARE INDIRECT

6. Free Kick “Rules” Ball must be stationary Kicked in any direction No “double touch” No encroachment Cannot score directly against self Taken from point of infraction (2 exceptions)

7. If given to a team within own goal area, can be moved to anywhere in goal area. Exception #1 GOAL AREA REQUIREMENTS All opponents must be out of penalty area Ball must clear penalty area prior to 2nd touch

8. IFK in opponent’s goal area is moved out to the nearest point on the goal area line Exception #2 GOAL AREA REQUIREMENTS

9. “Quick” Free Kick Kicking team has a right to a quick restart if they wish to use it Opponents must retire 10 yards U-7/8 – 6 yards U-9/10 – 8 yards Opponents have no right to form a wall Opponents can not move toward ball until kicked The referee should: move quickly out of the way after indicating the area of the restart do nothing to interfere with the “quick” restart delay the restart only when requested by the kicking team

10. From where is the free kick taken? Restart at place of infraction except? Own goal area; anywhere in goal area Opponent’s goal area; on goal area line nearest infraction Can the ball be moving when taken? No, it must be stationary What direction must it be kicked? Any direction is acceptable May a player step on or tap the ball to put it in play? No, it must be a kicking motion and the ball must move If a free kick is taken within a team’s own penalty area, when is it in play? When it leaves the penalty area

11. Penalty Kick Law 14

12. Penalty-kicks are awarded when a defender commits a major foul (DFK) in their own Penalty Area

13. 1. Clear penalty area of all but keeper and kicker (all other players must be behind penalty mark) 2. Get ball into your possession 3. Set keeper on line - between posts 4. Identify kicker to keeper 5. Give ball to kicker to place on penalty mark 6. Tell kicker to wait for whistle 7. Final check - everyone out of penalty area 8. Take position to observe keeper, kicker, other players and assistant referee 9. Check with keeper to see if ready 10. Whistle for kick Procedure

14. Requirements of the Kicker Identified kicker must take kick Kick must be taken from the mark Ball must be kicked forward Kicker may feign a kick must not unnecessarily delay the kick must not change direction excessively Must not distract keeper Must not “double touch” the ball

15. Requirements of the Goalkeeper Must be on goal line, between posts, facing field of play May not move forward from the goal line until kick (may move laterally or side to side) Must not distract the kicker Must not engage in Unsporting Behavior

16. REQUIREMENTS OF OTHER PLAYERS Must be on the field of play Must be outside of penalty area Must be outside of penalty arc Must be behind penalty mark Must not encroach Must not distract the opponent

17. AR Properly taken penalty kick. GOAL R

18. AR Properly taken penalty kick. Ball in play R

19. Infractions During PKs Attacker (including the kicker) Retake Penalty Kick Indirect Free Kick from where infringement occurred. Defender (including the goalkeeper) Goal (Kick-off)Retake Penalty Kick Both attacker and defender Retake Penalty Kick Who Infringed Law 14 ? Ball goes into goalBall does not go into goal What was the outcome of the Penalty Kick ?

20. AR If Goalkeeper infringes GOAL R

21. AR If Goalkeeper infringes Retake the PK R

22. AR If Kicker infringes Retake the PK R

23. AR If Kicker infringes IFK to defense R

24. AR If Teammate of kicker infringes Retake the PK R

25. AR If Teammate of goalkeeper infringes GOAL R

26. AR If Both teams infringe Retake the PK R

27. AR Second touch by kicker IFK to defense R

28. AR Is this an Infringement? No Infringement – GOAL! R

29. AR Is this an Infringement? No Infringement – GOAL! R

30. Why is a penalty kick awarded? When a player commits any of the 10 DFK fouls within own penalty area Where must the goalkeeper stand? On the goal line, between the posts, facing the field Where must the other players, except the kicker, be before the kick? On the field, outside the penalty area, behind the mark When is the ball in play? When it is kicked and moves forward. If not kicked forward? IFK to defense