No Hands, please
First, the rule for a hand ball includes using any part of the body from the tips of thefingers to the shoulder. Second, the proper way to look at this soccer rule is that aplayer cannot “handle” the ball. A ball that is kicked and hits a player’s hand or armis not a hand ball. This means that the referee must judge whether or not a hand ballis accidental contact or the player handled the ball on purpose to gain an advantage.There is also a situation in which the goalie cannot use his/her hands. This issometimes called the back-pass rule. Goalkeepers cannot pick up a pass that camedirectly from one of their teammates. In this case, the goalkeeper must use his feet.If the goalie does pick-up the ball it will result in an indirect kick from where he/shetouched the ball.
Throw-ins
A throw-in is taken when the ball crosses a sideline and leaves the field. The twobasic soccer rules for a proper throw-in are to have both feet on the ground and tothrow the ball with both hands over the head.
Corner Kicks & Goal Kicks
A corner kick or goal kick is taken when the ball leaves the field across the goal line– the end of the field. If the offensive team kicks it out, play is restarted with a goalkick. If the defensive team kicks it out, play is restarted with a corner kick. The goalkick is taken from anywhere inside the “goal area box”. It can be taken by anyplayer. The ball must leave the “Penalty Area” before anyone can touch the ball. Ifthe ball does not leave the Penalty Area then the kick must retake. The corner kick istaken from the corner nearest to where the ball left the field.
Fouls
The common rule of thumb on fouls is “If it looks like a foul, it probably is.”A player cannot kick, trip, jump at, charge, strike, push, hold, or spit at an opponent.Bumping, leaning or going shoulder-to-shoulder while competing for a ball is not afoul until the hands or elbows come up.
Direct and Indirect Free Kicks
The simple difference between the two is this: On a direct kick you can score bykicking the ball directly into the goal. On an indirect kick you cannot score. Anindirect kick must be touched by another player before it can go into the goal – thatis the kicker and a second person. You can tell whether the kick is direct or indirectby looking at the referee. For an indirect kick, the referee will hold one arm straightup in the air until the second person touches the ball. No arm up or pointing towards the goal, it’s a direct kick. In general, a direct kick comes from a contact foul or handball. Everything else is indirect.
Penalty Kick
A penalty kick results from a contact foul or hand ball by the defending team withinthe penalty area – the large box on either end of the field. So it’s a type of directkick also. The ball is placed on the penalty spot, in front of the center of the goal. Allplayers must remain outside the penalty area and the penalty arc until the ball iskicked. The goalkeeper must have both feet on the goal line until the ball is kicked. Ifafter the ball is kicked, it rebounds off of the goal or the keeper and stays on thefield, the ball is “live” and anyone can play it.
Two-touch Rule
A player cannot touch the ball twice in a row when putting the ball in play. You willsee this called many times in youth soccer. It applies everywhere. You will see itfrequently on kick-offs or direct and indirect kicks. If a player barely hits the ball anddecides to take another kick at it, that is a two-touch. This also applies to throw-ins.A player cannot throw the ball in and then kick it.
Offside
You cannot be offside on a corner kick, goal kick, or throw-in. Also, it is not anoffense for a player to be in an offside position. The player must be involved in activeplay as determined by the referee to be called offside.
A player is in an offside position if: he is nearer to his opponents’ goal line thanboth the ball and the second last opponent.
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