[ayso45-refs] [ayso45-coaches] Who can be in the penalty area during a goal kick? (was Re: [ayso45-coaches] From where can a goal kick be taken (all divisions)?)

[Beau James]

Steve Wilhelm wrote:
> Beau,
>
> Thanks for that clarification.
>
> On a related topic, this weekend during a game I was watching, it 
> sounded like the referee told the defending team (except for the 
> goalie and kicker) to leave the penalty area.
>
> I have since reviewed Law 16 regarding the goal kicks. While it states 
> all opponents must be outside the penalty area, it doesn't say 
> anything about the position of the defending team.  So I guess it's 
> legal, if not recommended, to have the entire defending team in the 
> penalty area during a goal kick.
>
> I would appreciate it you could confirm or correct my interpretation.

Your reading of law 16 is correct.  The specific clauses are:

>     Procedure
>     • Opponents remain outside the penalty area until the ball is in play

>     • The ball is in play when it is kicked directly out of the
>     penalty area

>     Infringements and Sanctions
>     If the ball is not kicked directly out of the penalty area from a
>     goal kick:
>     • the kick is retaken


There is no language in the law regarding the position of the other 
players on the team taking the goal kick.

The intent of the statements that the ball must be "directly" kicked out 
of the penalty area is to make clear that the first "goal kick" kicker 
cannot move the ball part way forward and then have a teammate kick the 
ball the rest of the way out of the penalty area.

So there seems to be little strategic or tactical reason for other 
defenders to remain in the penalty area while a goal kick is being 
taken.  But there is no prohibition against it in the laws of the game.

Beau

> Thanks in advance.
>
> - Steve W.
>
> On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Beau James <b_james at pacbell.net 
> <mailto:b_james at pacbell.net>> wrote:
>
>     This clarification is being sent at the request of some AYSO
>     region 45 staff who have observed inconsistent procedures being
>     enforced by match officials.
>
>     _*The referee has awarded a goal kick to the defending team.
>     Where may/must the ball be placed for the GK?*_
>
>     The answer is very clear in Law 16:
>
>         /*• The ball is kicked from _any point within the goal area_
>         by a player of the
>         defending team*/
>
>     In U8 the fields are marked with a single area. The ball may be
>     placed anywhere in that single area. In U10 and upper divisions
>     where the fields are marked with both a goal area and a penalty
>     area, the ball may be placed anywhere in the goal area.
>
>     The defender taking the goal kick will typically place the ball on
>     the goal area line, to start the ball as far upfield as possible
>     before taking the kick.  However, placing the ball there is not a
>     requirement. In any case, choosing the spot to place the ball is
>     up to the defenders, not the referee team, as long as the location
>     is legal ("anywhere in the goal area").
>
>     Once the ball has been placed in a legal location for the GK, the
>     defender is not permitted to change her mind, pick up the ball,
>     and move it to a different spot (such as to the opposite side of
>     the goal area) before taking the GK.  Picking the ball up and
>     moving it is considered time-wasting that delays the restart of
>     the game.  If this happens, the referee should blow the whistle
>     and instruct the player to leave the ball where she has placed it
>     (or she has already moved the ball, to return it to where she had
>     placed it) and to kick the ball from that spot.
>
>     On a Goal Kick restart, the ball is not in play until the ball has
>     left the penalty area (the single area, in U8).  If the ball does
>     not leave the penalty area (weak kick, wet/heavy ball, long grass,
>     or intercepted by another player), then the ball is not in play
>     and the kick must be retaken. The kick does not have to be retaken
>     by the same player - and in younger division games, where a weak
>     kick is the reason for the ball not exiting the penalty area, it
>     is often wise for the rekick to be taken by a different (and, one
>     hopes, stronger) player.
>
>     Beau
>
>
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