LAW 14

THE PENALTY KICK

8 TOPICS

1. When to award a penalty kick2. Before kick is taken3. Kicker4. Keeper5. Other players6. What if ….?7. Extending time8. Kicks from the penalty mark

A penalty kick is awarded when a defender

commits any of the 10 direct free kick fouls

inside the defender’s own penalty area

WHEN TO AWARD

A penalty kick is awarded when a defender

commits any of the 10 direct free kick fouls

inside their own penalty area

WHEN TO AWARDA “foul” means:

By a player, during play, on the field

Have courageA penalty kick decision does NOT require blood or violence or a goal

being prevented …Just apply the Law fairly and

accurately

1. Clear penalty area and penalty arc of all but keeper and kicker (all other players must also be behind penalty mark)

2. Get ball into your possession

3. Make sure keeper is on the line between

the goal posts

4. Give ball to kicker to place on penalty

mark (this also serves to identify the

kicker)

BEFORE KICK IS TAKEN

1. Clear penalty area and penalty arc of all but keeper and kicker (all other players must also be behind penalty mark)

2. Get ball into your possession

3. Make sure keeper is on the line between

the goal posts

4. Give ball to kicker to place on penalty

mark (this also serves to identify the

kicker)

BEFORE KICK IS TAKENWARNING!

Do not (repeat, DO NOT) pace off distance from goal line to penalty mark!

Why?

6. Tell kicker to wait for whistle (use gesture)

7. Final check - all out of penalty area, 10 yards from ball and behind mark

8. Take position to observe keeper, kicker, other players and assistant referee (around corner of goal area)

9. Whistle for kick

BEFORE KICK IS TAKEN

6. Tell kicker to wait for whistle (use gesture)

7. Final check - all out of penalty area, 10 yards from ball and behind mark

8. Take position to observe keeper, kicker, other players and assistant referee (around corner of goal area)

9. Whistle for kick

BEFORE KICK IS TAKENWARNING!Do not (repeat, DO NOT)

ask if the keeper is “ready”! WHY?

REQUIREMENTS OF KICKER

Kick must be taken from the mark Ball must be kicked forward Kicker may feint on the kick during the run to

the ball (but not after arriving at the ball) must not run past ball and then back up must not change direction excessively must not use hand/arm gesture to distract or

deceive keeper Must not “two touch” the ball Must not engage in unsporting behavior (e.g.,

trying to shake hands with keeper)

REQUIREMENTS OF KICKER

Kick must be taken from the mark Ball must be kicked forward Kicker may feint on the kick during the run to

the ball (but not after arriving at the ball) must not run past ball and then back up must not change direction excessively must not use hand/arm gesture to distract or

deceive keeper Must not “two touch” the ball Must not engage in unsporting behavior (e.g.,

trying to shake hands with keeper)

It is NOT a “two touch” violation if the ball bounces back from a keeper “save”

REQUIREMENTS OF KEEPER

Must be on goal line, between posts, facing field of play

May not move forward from the goal line until kick (may move side to side)

Must not distract the kicker Must not engage in unsporting

behavior (example: trying to shake kicker’s hand)

REQUIREMENTS OF ATTACKERS

Must be outside of penalty area Must be outside of penalty arc Must be behind penalty mark Must be on the field of play Must not encroach Must not distract the goalkeeper

REQUIREMENTS OF DEFENDERS

Must be outside of penalty area Must be outside of penalty arc Must be behind penalty mark Must be on the field of play Must not encroach Must not distract the kicker

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POSITIONING DIAGRAM

Proper setup for a penalty kick.

You signal for the penalty kick once everyone and everything is in place

Anything that happens BEFORE you whistle has happened during a stoppage of play and can only be misconduct

What if ….?

You signal for the penalty kick once everyone and everything is in place

Anything that happens AFTER the ball is in play has occurred during play and is handled as usual

What if ….?

You signal for the penalty kick once everyone and everything is in place

But what do you do if something happens between the time you signal and the time the ball is in play?

What if ….?

General rule:Let the penalty kick occur and then

decide what to do about it based on the answer to 2 questions –

1. Who violated the Law?2. What was the result of the kick?

What if ….?

General rule (cont.):

You don’t caution for violations of Law 14 … except if The player had previously been

warned about a Law 14 violation The kicker performed a feint during

the actual kick of the ball

What if ….?

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Violations of Law 14

Attackers

Defenders

Goal No Goal

Attacker & Defender = Retake

Retake

Goal!

Kick-Off

Retake

Indirect Free Kick

Two “special cases”1. Someone other than the identified

kicker takes the kick2. The kicker kicks the ball

backward

If the foul occurs BEFORE time expires,

the penalty kick

MUST be taken

even if this means going past regulation time

EXTENDING TIME

If the foul occurs

BEFORE time expires,

the penalty kick

MUST be taken

EXTENDING TIME

Recommendation:If there is less than 30 seconds left, treat the period as being over and

announce that the kick is in extra time (it will take at least the remaining time

to set up the restart anyway)

If the foul occurs

BEFORE time expires,

the penalty kick

MUST be taken

EXTENDING TIME

Recommendation:If there is less than 30 seconds left, treat the period as being over and

announce that the kick is in extra time (it will take at least the remaining time

to set up the restart anyway)

When is the penalty kick taken in extended time over?

The ball either goes into the net or it doesn’t – either way, it is over.

After the ball is kicked, it can be played only by the goalkeeper.

As long as the ball is still moving, a goal can be scored.

Kicks from the Penalty Mark

Kicks from the Penalty Mark

Used to “break a tie” (with or without additional playing time)

You choose goal at which kicks will be taken

Coin toss winner decides which team kicks first

Only players on field at end may kick Coaches, substitutes, and spectators

are not allowed on the field during kicks

(or off the field with your permission or at your

direction)

Kicks from the Penalty Mark

If one team finishes the match with fewer eligible players than the other or loses a player before the first kick is taken, the other team must “reduce to equate” – bring its size down to match the other team

This is NOT a requirement if a team loses one or more players DURING or AFTER the first kick is taken

Kicks from the Penalty Mark

Defending keeper is on the goal line between the goal posts

Nondefending keeper is on the intersection of the goal line and the goal area line

All other eligible players are in the center circle

First set is of five pairs – winner is team that scores the most goals

Kicks from the Penalty Mark

Defending keeper is on the goal line between the goal posts

Nondefending keeper is on the intersection of the goal line and the goal area line

All other eligible players are in the center circle

First set is of five pairs – winner is team that scores the most goals

The kicks can end before all of the first five have kicked if the team behind

cannot catch up in its remaining kicks

Kicks from the Penalty Mark

After first set of five pairs, teams kick in single pairs

Winner is first single pair to score an uneven number of goals

In all other ways, kicks from the mark follow all the rules of penalty kicks

This includes uniform requirements and misconduct

Substitutions are not permitted

Kicks from the Penalty Mark

After first set of five pairs, teams kick in single pairs

Winner is first single pair to score an uneven number of goals

In all other ways, kicks from the mark follow all the rules of penalty kicks

This includes uniform requirements and misconduct

Substitutions are not permitted

One exception – if goalkeeper is injured and if the team still has

an unused substitution available

REVIEW

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,

10 yards from ball, behind the mark

REVIEW

May the kicker feint at the kick? No, not after the run to the ball is

completed If the kicker or teammate violates

Law 14 and a goal is scored, what should you do? Retake the kick

If the goalkeeper or teammate violates Law 14 and a goal is scored? Award the goal

REVIEW

If the kicker or teammate of kicker violates Law 14 and a goal is NOT scored, what should you do? Indirect free kick

If the goalkeeper or teammate violates Law 14 and a goal is NOT scored? Retake kick

REVIEW

What if both teams violate Law 14? Retake the kick

When is the ball in play? When it is kicked and moves forward

What is the restart if the ball hits the goalpost, rebounds to the kicker and the kicker kicks it into the goal? IFK for defense (“two touch”)

REVIEW

Can the kicker do a “stutter step” while running to the ball? Yes, but …

Suppose there is a violation – do I caution? No, you give a warning (unless the

player has already been warned) What happens if time is going to run

out before the kick is taken? The PK must be taken, extend time

enough for the kick to score or not