1. Free kicks Penalty Kicks
LAW 13
Free kicks
An OVERVIEW
LAW 14
Penalty Kicks
Imagine you are playing in or watching a soccer match and a big scramble occurs 20 yards in front of 1 teams’ goal. The referee blows the whistle and points toward the same goal. A player quickly sets the ball and kicks it directly into the goal. Amid the celebration, the referee has given a goal kick to the defense.
What happened ? How do they know ?
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2. DEFINITION OF A FREE KICK
“The way play is restarted after the referee has stopped play for an infraction”

3. THERE ARE ONLY 2 TYPES OF FREE KICKS
DFK (Direct Free Kick)
“One Touch”
IFK (Indirect Free Kick)
“Second Touch Required”

4. GOAL! DIRECT FREE KICK One of the 10 DFK foulsB A
One of the 10 DFK fouls
Outside penalty area of offending team
Can score directly against opponent

5. A SPECIAL TYPE OF DFK … The PENALTY KICK
A penalty kick is awarded when
a defender
commits any of the 10 DFK fouls
inside their own penalty area
against an opponent *
while ball is in play
*Handling the ball is an exception

6. POSITIONING DIAGRAM for The PENALTY KICKAR
AR is the goal judge R
Note the positions of the Referee and Assistant Referee

7. GOAL! INDIRECT FREE KICK One of the 7 IFK foulsB A
One of the 7 IFK fouls
Cannot score directly against opponent
Ball must touch another player!

8. Ball placed at point of infraction
FREE KICK “RULES”
Ball placed at point of infraction
3 Exceptions

9. GOAL AREA REQUIREMENTS
Exception #1 (Defenders)
DFK or IFK given to a team within own Goal Area
Ball may be placed anywhere within goal area
All opponents must be at least 10 yards away AND outside Penalty Area
Ball must clear Penalty Area prior to 2nd touch

10. GOAL AREA REQUIREMENTS
Exception #2 (Attackers)
IFK given to a team within opponent’s Goal Area
Ball is moved out to nearest point on the
Goal Area Line parallel to the Goal Line for IFK

11. PENALTY KICK REQUIREMENTS Exception #3 (Attackers and Defenders)AR R
Ball is placed on the Penalty Mark.

12. FREE KICK “RULES” Ball placed at point of infraction (3 exceptions)
Ball must be stationary
No encroachment by opponents
DFK & IFK - ball may be kicked in any direction
Penalty Kick – ball must be kicked forward
Ball is in play when it is kicked and clearly moves (and leaves penalty area into the field-of-play, if appropriate)
No “double touch” by kicker
Cannot score directly (first touch) against self

13. BALL IN-PLAY VS. GOAL SCORED
Ball is “in-play” when:
Kicked and clearly moves AND
Leaves Penalty Area (if appropriate)
It hits the ground … Dropped Ball
Goal can be scored when:
Ball is “in-play” AND
Ball is kicked into opponents goal AND
On IFK only - if ball is touched by 2nd player AND
After a dropped ball – only if there are at least two players who touch the ball