1. Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct
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Fouls

2. MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS Law 12 says:
A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following seven offenses in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:

3. DEFINITIONS:
Careless:
Player shows lack of attention or consideration toward opponent when challenging for the ball.

4. Far exceeds the necessary use of force toward an opponent.
DEFINITIONS:
Reckless:
Lacking caution, rash, wild, dangerous. Syn. Headlong, hasty, irresponsible.
Excessive Force:
Far exceeds the necessary use of force toward an opponent.

5. MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
Trips or attempts to trip an opponent
Jumps at an opponent
Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
Charges dangerously an opponent

6. MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS 6. Pushes an opponent
7. Tackles an opponent to gain possession of the ball, making contact with the opponent before touching the ball

7. Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent
MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent

8. Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent
MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent

9. Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent
MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent

10. MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent
Foul tackle from behind - may be kicking or tripping

11. MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent
“Over the ball” tackle - may be kicking and serious foul play

12. MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent
“Over the ball” tackle - may be kicking and serious foul play

13. MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent
“Over the ball” tackle - may be kicking and serious foul play

14. MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Tripping or attempting to trip an opponent

15. Not a Foul! MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Tackler makes contact with ball first, player trips over ball or legs near ground
Not a Foul!

16. Jumping at (into) an opponent
MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Jumping at (into) an opponent

17. (carelessly, recklessly or using excessive force)
MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Charging an opponent
(carelessly, recklessly or using excessive force)

18. Fair charge? MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
At least one foot of opponent on ground
“Shoulder to shoulder”
Ball within playing distance

19. What types of charges are NEVER fair?
MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
What types of charges
are NEVER fair?
From behind
In the air
“Off the ball”

20. MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent

21. MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Pushes an opponent

22. MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Tackles an opponent to gain possession of the ball, making contact with the opponent before touching the ball

23. MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following three offenses:
Holds an opponent
Spits at an opponent
Handles the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his/her own penalty area)

24. MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Holds an opponent

25. MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Holds an opponent

26. MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Is This Holding?

27. Is This Foul? If So, What’s The Call
MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Is This Foul? If So, What’s The Call

28. Is This Foul? If So, What’s The Call
MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Is This Foul? If So, What’s The Call

29. MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Spits at an opponent

30. Handles the ball deliberately
MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Handles the ball deliberately

31. Unintentional contact
MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Unintentional contact
not a foul
Did ball hit arm? Or
Did arm hit ball?

32. INTENT
Ball strikes player on arm - and - ball falls to player’s feet and he/she gains control
No Foul!
Reasoning…
Player did not initiate the action

33. Deliberate Handling – You Make The Call
How about this?
How about this?

34. Deliberate Handling – You Make The Call
How about this?
How about this?

35. Deliberate Handling – You Make The Call
How about this?
How about from this angle, what’s your call?

36. Restart with a Direct Free Kick at point of infraction
MAJOR (PENAL) FOULS
Restart with a Direct Free Kick at point of infraction
Except when foul occurs by defender within the defender’s penalty area
in which case a Penalty Kick shall be awarded.

37. Major Fouls (10) Direct Free Kick Penalty Kick Ptooey! Spitting
Pushing
Holding
Deliberately Handling*
Striking
Charging Dangerously
Direct Free Kick Or
Penalty Kick
Kicking
Tackling – getting player before ball
Tripping
Jumping At
U.S. Soccer Federaqtion

38. 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

39. MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS
Takes more than 6 seconds while controlling the ball with the hands to release it from her/his possession.

40. MINOR FOULS (NON-PENAL)1
Touches the ball again with his/her hands after it has been released from his/her possession and has not touched any other player.

41. MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS
Touches ball with hands after it has been deliberately kicked by a teammate

42. MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS
Touches ball with hands if received directly from throw-in by teammate

43. 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

44. MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS
Playing in a dangerous manner
(to an opponent)
Teammate doesn’t count

45. MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS
Playing in a dangerous manner
(an opponent)
Teammate doesn’t count

46. MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS
Playing in a dangerous manner
(to an opponent)
Is This Dangerous Play?

47. MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS
Playing in a dangerous manner (to an opponent)
Is This Dangerous Play?

48. MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS
Impeding the progress of
an opponent

49. MINOR (NON-PENAL) FOULS
Prevents the goalkeeper
from releasing the ball from
his/her hands

50. 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 opponent’s goal area …move ball to out to closest point on 6 yard line.

51. TECHNICAL OFFENSES (8) By the GK:
Handling ball deliberately kicked by teammate
Handling ball from throw-in by teammate
Handling ball having previously released into play
Holding ball more than 6 seconds
All Players:
Impeding an opponent
Preventing GK from releasing ball into play
Any other infraction not previously mentioned
Dangerous Play (Playing in a dangerous manner)
Indirect Free Kick

52. What are the 3 other Penal fouls?
FOULS REVIEW
Fouls can only occur …
against an opponent,
on the field of play,
while the ball is in play.
Which 7 Penal fouls must be careless, reckless or involve excessive force?
What are the 3 other Penal fouls?
What is the restart for committing a Penal foul outside the penalty area?

53. FOULS REVIEW
What if the Penal foul occurs in a team’s 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?

54. Shouldn’t that be punished in some way?
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
Shouldn’t that be punished in some way?