PK question

[Jasonma]

What are the current rules for what the PK taker can do during his run-up?

[ManiacalClown]

A penalty kick is awarded against a team that commits one of the ten
offences for which a direct free kick is awarded, inside its own penalty
area and while the ball is in play.
A goal may be scored directly from a penalty kick.
Additional time is allowed for a penalty kick to be taken at the end of
each half or at the end of periods of extra time.
Position of the Ball and the Players
The ball:
• must be placed on the penalty mark
The player taking the penalty kick:
• must be properly identifi ed
The defending goalkeeper:
• must remain on his goal line, facing the kicker, between the
goalposts until the ball has been kicked
The players other than the kicker must be located:
• inside the fi eld of play
• outside the penalty area
• behind the penalty mark
• at least 9.15 m (10 yds) from the penalty mark

Procedure
• After the players have taken positions in accordance with this Law,
the referee signals for the penalty kick to be taken
• The player taking the penalty kick must kick the ball forward
• He must not play the ball again until it has touched another player
• The ball is in play when it is kicked and moves forward
When a penalty kick is taken during the normal course of play, or time
has been extended at half-time or full time to allow a penalty kick to
be taken or retaken, a goal is awarded if, before passing between the
goalposts and under the crossbar:
• the ball touches either or both of the goalposts and/or the crossbar
and/or the goalkeeper
The referee decides when a penalty kick has been completed.
Infringements and Sanctions
If the referee gives the signal for a penalty kick to be taken and,
before the ball is in play, one of the following occurs:
the player taking the penalty kick infringes the Laws of the Game:
• the referee allows the kick to be taken
• if the ball enters the goal, the kick is retaken
• if the ball does not enter the goal, the referee stops play and the
match is restarted with an indirect free kick to the defending team,
from the place where the infringement occurred
the goalkeeper infringes the Laws of the Game:
• the referee allows the kick to be taken
• if the ball enters the goal, a goal is awarded
• if the ball does not enter the goal, the kick is retaken
a team-mate of the player taking the kick infringes the Laws of the Game:
• the referee allows the kick to be taken
• if the ball enters the goal, the kick is retaken
• if the ball does not enter the goal, the referee stops play and the
match is restarted with an indirect free kick to the defending team,
from the place where the infringement occurred
a team-mate of the goalkeeper infringes the Laws of the Game:
• the referee allows the kick to be taken
• if the ball enters the goal, a goal is awarded
• if the ball does not enter the goal, the kick is retaken
a player of both the defending team and the attacking team infringe
the Laws of the Game:
• the kick is retaken
If, after the penalty kick has been taken:
the kicker touches the ball again (except with his hands) before it has
touched another player:
• an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team, the kick to
be taken from the place where the infringement occurred (see Law
13 – Position of Free Kick)
the kicker deliberately handles the ball before it has touched another
player:
• a direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team, the kick to be
taken from the place where the infringement occurred (see Law
13 – Position of Free Kick)
the ball is touched by an outside agent as it moves forward:
• the kick is retaken
the ball rebounds into the fi eld of play from the goalkeeper, the
crossbar or the goalposts, and is then touched by an outside agent:
• the referee stops play
• play is restarted with a dropped ball at the place where it touched
the outside agent, unless it touched the outside agent inside the
goal area, in which case the referee drops the ball on the goal area
line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest to where the ball
was located when play was stopped


The above is the Law as it is written. What you're looking for is in FIFA's Guidelines for Referees.

Procedure
Feinting to take a penalty kick to confuse opponents is permitted as
part of football. However, if, in the opinion of the referee, the feinting
is considered an act of unsporting behaviour, the player must be
cautioned.

[Wahoos1]

Lots of stuff huh? We can never forget some of the basics that are covered in the rules but not so obvious at the first reading, including the fact that depending upon the time of the game the PK can be touched by a teammate before entering the goal, or not. Or that it is one of the two restarts that that ball has to be kicked towards the goal. Or that if a screw up happens then the entire game can be made to be replayed.

How about the fact that pretty much every ref allows a keep to come a step off the line, unless you are a EPL ref and you let them run out about 11 yards or that encroachment is almost never called. A quick review of some PKs in from FSN would show about 9 guys a full step in to the box as the ball is about to be touched.

Sad that something so simple is made to be so complicated by...players and coaches.

Essentially the run up can contain anything that is NOT deemed unsporting ITOOTR only.

[o5iiawah]

Lots of stuff huh? We can never forget some of the basics that are covered in the rules but not so obvious at the first reading, including the fact that depending upon the time of the game the PK can be touched by a teammate before entering the goal, or not. Or that it is one of the two restarts that that ball has to be kicked towards the goal. Or that if a screw up happens then the entire game can be made to be replayed.

How about the fact that pretty much every ref allows a keep to come a step off the line, unless you are a EPL ref and you let them run out about 11 yards or that encroachment is almost never called. A quick review of some PKs in from FSN would show about 9 guys a full step in to the box as the ball is about to be touched.

Sad that something so simple is made to be so complicated by...players and coaches.

Essentially the run up can contain anything that is NOT deemed unsporting ITOOTR only.

The Keep can do anything he wants on a goal that is scored. He can stand right in front of the penalty taker. If the shooter scores a goal then the encroachment wont be called as advantage is played. (note, USSF doesn't like applying advantage to anything but infractions against law 12)

I agree, I have seen instances of keepers coming off their lines and making saves but its certainly not #1 on the referees' priority list of things to stamp out.

[CTRef]

Here are a few USSF positions on the subject:



1. USSF, in a memo of October 14, 2004 on this subject, identified four specific actions by the kicker that could constitute misconduct:

- he delays unnecessarily after being signaled by the referee to proceed,
- he runs past the ball and then backs up to take the kick,
- he excessively changes direction during the run to the ball, or
- he makes any motion of the hand or arm which is clearly intended to misdirect the attention of the goalkeeper.



2. USSF answer (December 11, 2008):
An excerpt from Advice to Referees 14.9 is useful here:

Infringements after the referee’s signal but before the ball is in play may be committed by the kicker, the goalkeeper, or by any of their teammates. Violations of Law 14 by the kicker in particular include back heeling the ball (14.12), running past the ball and then backing up to take the kick, excessively changing directions in the run to the ball or taking an excessively long run to the ball (which, in the opinion of the referee, results in an unnecessary delay in taking the kick), or making any motion of the hand or arm which (in the opinion of the referee) is clearly intended to confuse or misdirect the attention of the ‘keeper. In almost all such cases, the referee should let the kick proceed and deal with the violation in accordance with the chart below [not included here], which outlines the proper restarts for clear infringements of Law 14. However, in the case of a kicker creating an unnecessary delay in taking the kick, the referee should intervene, if possible, warn the kicker to proceed properly, and signal again for the restart.



3. When questioned as to whether a player can completely stop during his run and then start again:

The officials on the game clearly believed the decision to be correct. In our opinion, the action of the kicker rides close to the edge but is legal. Apart from the fact that he did not do any of the things we list in the Advice as being examples of a kicker violation of Law 14 (see above) — there is no requirement that the kicker RUN to the ball at all. He could walk, trot, sprint, or even just stand behind the ball. So he ran to the ball and stopped. Suppose he had started walking toward the ball and then, from about 1-2 yards away, broke into a sprint before taking the kick. Would this have been illegal?

We invite our readers to go to the URL in question and decide for themselves the correct answer: http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/sport/fussball/Darf-man-so-einen-Penalty-schiessen/story/14850459




4. USSF answer (April 25, 2001):
Feinting at a penalty kick, provided it is done without lapsing into unsporting behavior, is allowed. The judgment of unsporting behavior is at the discretion of the referee, who should remember that players are permitted to deceive their opponents at the taking of free kicks outside the penalty area using well rehearsed drills. The penalty kick should be treated in the same way. Remember that the penalty is awarded because of an offense by the defending team. One example of unsporting behavior would be to step over the ball, hesitate, and then bring the foot back again to kick the ball.

We might add to the earlier response that the kicker’s behavior must not, in the opinion of the referee, unduly delay the taking of the kick.

Any instance of unsporting behavior must be in the opinion of the referee, based on that particular act in that particular game at that particular moment of the game. Although there are certain actions that will always be unsporting behavior, we cannot arbitrarily set a list of actions that must be called as unsporting behavior in the case of feinting at a penalty kick. The referee has to take responsibility for some of his own decisions.



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