Law 12 Fouls and Misconduct

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Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct
F I F A
F A I R
Fouls
P L A Y

• Fouls

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Objectives
At the end of this lesson the student will be
able to

• recognize and name the ten major (penal) fouls
  and eight technical offenses
• after identifying the offense, state the proper
  restart for that offense

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TOPICS

• Major (Penal) fouls
• Involving Careless, Reckless, or Excessive Force
• Other major fouls
• Major Foul restarts
• Minor fouls (technical infractions)
• Minor Foul restarts

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DEFINITIONS
Careless \ adj 1 unconcerned, indifferent 2
not showing care
Reckless \ adj 1 lacking caution rash syn
headlong, hasty
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS

• A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing
  team if a player commits any of the following six
  offenses in a manner considered by the referee to
  be careless, reckless or using excessive force

• Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
• Trips or attempts to trip an opponent
• Jumps at an opponent

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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS

• A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing
  team if a player commits any of the following six
  offenses in a manner considered by the referee to
  be careless, reckless or using excessive force

• Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
• Charges an opponent
• Pushes an opponent

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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent
Foul tackle from behind - may be kicking or
tripping
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent
Over the ball tackle - may be kicking and
serious foul play
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Tripping or attempting to trip an opponent
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Tackler makes contact with ball first, player
trips over ball or legs near ground
Not a Foul!
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Jumping at (into) an opponent
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Charging an opponent (carelessly, recklessly or
using excessive force)
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Charging an opponent (Carelessly, recklessly or
using excessive force)
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Pushes an opponent
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing
team if a player commits any of the following
four offenses

• Holds an opponent
• Spits at an opponent
• Handles the ball deliberately (except for the
  goalkeeper within his/her own penalty area)
• Tackles an opponent to gain possession of the
  ball, making contact with the opponent before
  touching the ball

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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Holds an opponent
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Holds an opponent
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Holds an opponent
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Handles the ball deliberately
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INTENT

• However...
• Ball strikes player on arm - and - ball falls to
  players feet and he/she gains control

• Reasoning
• Player did not initiate the action

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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Unintentional contact not a foul Did ball hit
arm? Or Did arm hit ball?
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Tackles an opponent to gain possession of the
ball, making contact with the opponent before
touching the ball
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MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Except when foul occurs by defender within the
defenders penalty area in which case a Penalty
Kick shall be awarded.
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MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS

• Goalkeeper inside own penalty area
• Takes more than 6 seconds while controlling the
  ball with his/her hands before releasing it from
  his/her possession
• Regains hand control prior to touch by another
• Touches ball with hands after deliberately kicked
  by team-mate
• Touches ball with hands after throw-in by
  team-mate

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MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS
Takes more than 6 seconds while controlling the
ball with the hands to release it from her/his
possession.
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MINOR FOULS (NON-PENAL)
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• Touches the ball again with his/her hands after
  it has been released from his/her possession and
  has not touched any other player.

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MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS
Touches ball with hands after it has been
deliberately kicked to him/her by a teammate
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MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS
Touches ball with hands if received directly from
throw-in by teammate
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MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS

• Plays in a dangerous manner
• Impedes the progress of an opponent
• Prevents goalkeeper from releasing ball from
  his/her hands
• Commits any offense, not previously mentioned in
  Law 12, for which play is stopped to caution or
  dismiss a player

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MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS
Playing in a dangerous manner (to an opponent)
Teammate doesnt count
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MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS
Playing in a dangerous manner (an opponent)
Teammate doesnt count
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MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS
Impeding the progress of an opponent
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MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS
Prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball
from his/her hands
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MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS
Restart with a Indirect Free Kick at point of
infraction
EXCEPT
- by defenders within their own goal area -
kick taken from anywhere within
goal area.
- by attackers in opponents goal area -
move ball to out to closest point on 6
yard line.
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FOULS REVIEW

• Fouls can only occur
• against an opponent,
• on the field of play,
• while the ball is in play.
• Which 6 Penal fouls must be careless, reckless or
  involve excessive force?
• What are the 4 other Penal fouls?
• What is the restart for committing a Penal foul
  outside the penalty area?

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FOULS REVIEW

• What if the Penal foul occurs in a teams own
  penalty area?
• What are the 4 technical infractions the
  goalkeeper can commit within his/her own penalty?
• What are the other 4 technical infractions?
• What is the restart for the 8 technical
  infractions?

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FOULS REVIEW

• What is the restart if a player punches a
  team-mate on the field while the ball is in play?
• Indirect free kick to opponents
• Shouldnt that be punished in some way?