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Law 16 - Goal Kick 3/10/2010

Jimmy of Houston, US asks...

Can be a goal if a defensive player takes a quick goal kick and does not allow an opponent to leave the penalty area and while doing that the ball hits the opponent's back and goes into the defensive players goal?...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 3/9/2010

Will of Corona, Ca USA asks...

Scenario:
Defender kicks a goal kick. It is so windy that the ball travels up in the air, goes beyond the penalty area, and then the wind carries the ball backward. Without anyone from either team touching the ball, the wind carries the ball past...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 3/4/2010

Joe Griego of Bishop, CA USA asks...

Wow, it actually happened! The one scenario that I always hear debated at referee classes, where a goal kick is taken, it leaves the penalty area(therefore it is in play), and the wind blows it back into the kicking team's net without being touched ...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 3/4/2010

Dave of des moines, ia us asks...

Wind blows goal kick into own goal after exiting PA (assumed) with no other touches.
Yes, it does happen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYJttBJq6lw&feature=topvideos
No goal right?
Restart with corner kick?...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 2/17/2010

Chris of St Petersburg, Florida USA asks...

Once a ball is placed by the person taking the goal kick. Can the ball be picked back up and changed sides of the 6 yard box?
...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 1/30/2010

jim smolinski of naperville, il usa asks...

This is a question about 'advantage' being applied to situations involving the keeper.

I have seen where the CR applied advantage on a passback. The keeper touched the ball, but the ball still went into the goal. The CR applied 'advantage'...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 1/6/2010

John of falkirk, Scotland asks...

Can you clarify some of the answers regarding kicking the ball into your own net from a goal kick, as the in-play/out-of-play seemed irrelevant to me.

E.g., I thought if

a) a Goal Kick and the ball went into the net without leaving ...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 11/22/2009

Charlie of Hawthorne, NJ usa asks...

On a goal kick, can an offensive player be in the penalty arc and play the kick or does the ball need to exit the penalty arc before it can be played?...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 10/30/2009

Edgar Hulatt of Calgary, Canada asks...

In the second half of a U14G game the losing team is applying continuous pressure and there are quite a number of goal kicks. Regardless of which side the ball goes out the keeper retrieves the ball, walks back onto the pitch on the side the ball we...

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Law 16 - Goal Kick 10/17/2009

Garry Racette of Los Osos, CA USA asks...

Team A is awarded a Goal Kick.
Team B pulls all defenders to midfield leaving open space to the Keeper.
Team A forward is in team B half of the pitch (past midfield closer to the goal than the 2nd to last defender).
Team A Keeper gets ...

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