1. Tactical Fouls: SPA & DOGSO
Presented by
Chris Hughes

2. What is a ‘tactical foul’?
“A deliberate act of foul play intended to bring about an advantage for the perpetrator. It usually involves a defender fouling an attacking player in order to prevent them from scoring or stopping a promising attack.
The resulting free kick or penalty may offer the attacking team a lower chance of scoring than the original playing position and the defender therefore has an incentive to strategically foul the attacking player.”

3. What is a ‘tactical foul’?
The severity of the foul is a separate consideration. The player is penalised for the more serious offence!

4. DOGSO: Denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity
What is an obvious goal-scoring opportunity?

5. Considerations
D Distance between the offence and the goal
D General Direction of the play
D Location and number of Defenders
C Likelihood of keeping or regaining Control of the ball

6. SPA: Stopping a promising attack
What is a promising attack?

7. P Passing options when the player was fouled
Considerations
D Distance between the offence and the goal
D General Direction of the play
D Location and number of Defenders
C Likelihood of keeping or regaining Control of the ball
P Passing options when the player was fouled
A Location and number of Attackers

8. The Penalty Area
When a defender stops a promising attack or denies an obvious goal-scoring opportunity inside the penalty area, we have some further considerations:
Does the defender attempt to play the ball?
Does the defender have no possibility to play the ball (in a fair manner)?
Does the defender commit an offence that cannot be carried out in a fair manner?
E.g. handball, pushing, holding, pulling

9. The Penalty Area
“Where a player commits an offence against an opponent within their own penalty area which denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and the referee awards a penalty kick, the offender is cautioned if the offence was an attempt to play the ball; in all other circumstances (e.g. handball, holding, pulling, pushing, no possibility to play the ball etc.) the offending player must be sent off.”

10. Inside the penalty area Outside the penalty area
Sanctions
If the offending player attempts to play the ball (in a fair manner)
Inside the penalty area
Outside the penalty area
SPA
No Card
Yellow Card
DOGSO
Red Card

11. Inside the penalty area Outside the penalty area
Sanctions
If the offending player does not attempt to play the ball (in a fair manner)
Inside the penalty area
Outside the penalty area
SPA
Yellow Card
DOGSO
Red Card

12. Any Questions?

13. VIDEOS… Free Kick Sanction Tactical Videos None IDFK DFK Penalty
Free Kick
Sanction
Tactical
Videos
None
IDFK
DFK
Penalty
No card YC RC
Neither
SPA
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14. VIDEOS… Free Kick Sanction Tactical None IDFK DFK Penalty No card YC
Free Kick
Sanction
Tactical
Videos
None
IDFK
DFK
Penalty
No card YC RC
Neither
SPA
DOGSO  1 ` X 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10