Golden Rules of Restarts
|
CALL |
RESTART |
LOCATION |
|
All Penal Fouls including… ¨
FEET ¨
Kicks
or attempts to kick ¨
Trips
or attempts to trip ¨
Tackles
by making contact with player before ball
¨
BODY ¨
Jumps
at ¨
Charges ¨
HANDS ¨
Strikes
or attempts to strike ¨
Pushes ¨
Holds ¨
Handles
deliberately ¨
MOUTH ¨
Spits
at |
Direct free kick (Penalty kick if inside penalty
area) |
Spot of infraction (Penalty spot if inside penalty
area) |
|
Offside 2nd Touch (after restart) All Technical Offenses including… ¨
GOALKEEPER ¨
2nd
touch (called parrying) ¨
Plays
with hands after deliberately kicked or thrown by
teammate ¨
More
than 5-6 seconds ¨
ANY
PLAYER ¨
Dangerous
play ¨
Impedes
progress of opponent ¨
Prevents
goalkeeper release ¨
Misconduct
only |
Indirect free kick |
Spot of infraction |
|
Ball over touch line |
Throw-in |
Spot ball crossed line |
|
Ball over goal line—in goal |
Kick-off |
Center mark |
|
Ball over goal line—not in goal, last touched by attacking
team |
Goal kick |
Any place in goal area |
|
Ball over goal line—not in goal, last touched by defending
team |
Corner kick |
Corner arc |
|
Outside agent, injury, flat ball,
weather |
Drop ball |
Spot of ball at time of
incident |
NOTE:
Once an event happens that requires a certain restart, that restart MAY
NOT CHANGE FOR ANY REASON. For
example, if ball crosses a touch line (requiring a throw-in) then a player
strikes another player. Deal with
the misconduct (see next page) but you MUST still restart with a throw-in. It cannot be changed to a free
kick.
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REASON |
CARD |
|
|
|
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Unsporting
Behavior ¨
Reckless
foul ¨
Changing
goalkeeper without permission ¨
Trickery
to get around the Laws of the Game while the ball is in
play ¨
Trickery
to get around the Laws of the Game at a free
kick ¨
Distract
thrower on a throw-in ¨
Any
other thing not specified on this list |
Caution Caution
(mandatory) Caution
(mandatory) Caution
(mandatory) Caution
(mandatory) Caution |
|
Dissent
by word or action |
Caution |
|
Persistently
infringes Laws |
Caution |
|
Delays
restart of play |
Caution |
|
Fails
to respect the required distance at a restart (10
yards) |
Caution |
|
Enters
or re-enters field of play without referee's
permission ¨
Substitute
enters the field without permission ¨
More
than the allowed number on the field ¨
Returning
to field without permission after being instructed to leave to fix
equipment. |
Caution Caution
(mandatory) Caution
(mandatory) Caution
(mandatory) |
|
Deliberately
leaves field without referee's permission |
Caution |
|
Dives
in an attempt to deceive the referee |
Caution
(mandatory) |
|
NOTE: All cautions are discretionary
unless indicated above (ref.: USSF Advice to
Referees). | |
|
Serious
foul play ¨
Ball
is in play ¨
On
field ¨
Against
opponent ¨
While
making a play for the ball ¨
Penal
foul (Trip, kick, tackle, strike, handle, push, hold, spit, jump,
charge) |
Send-off |
|
Violent
conduct ¨
Ball
may or may not be in play ¨
May
or may not be on field ¨
Against
anyone ¨
Anytime |
Send-off |
|
Spits
at opponent or any other person |
Send-off |
|
Denies
opposing team a goal or goal scoring opportunity by deliberately handling
the ball |
Send-off |
|
Denies
opposing team a goal or goal scoring opportunity by committing an offense
punishable by a free kick or penalty kick |
Send-off |
|
Offensive,
insulting, or abusive language |
Send-off |
|
Receives
a second caution in the same match |
Send-off |