Goalie idfk clarification please

[MumRef]

Please could someone explain this part of law 12? It looks like it is saying that the goalkeeper is allowed to pick up the ball after they have tried to kick it after a back pass or throw in. Is that right?

'touches the ball with the hand/arm, unless the goalkeeper has clearly kicked or attempted to kick the ball to release it into play, after:
it has been deliberately kicked to the goalkeeper by a team-mate
receiving it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate'

 

[Martiju]

Yes, as long as they have genuinely tried to play the ball away.

This is for those times when a keeper tries to clear the ball from a backpass/throw-in and - for instance - slices it into the air. They are then allowed to use their hands to save it or catch it rather than be penalised as it is no longer directly from the pass/throw.

 

[Josh the referee]

What about scuffing a drop kick? If the ball comes directly back to them, can they pick that up?

 

[RustyRef]

What about scuffing a drop kick? If the ball comes directly back to them, can they pick that up?

Yes, because for a drop kick they are allowed to play the ball as many times as they like. Scuffing it then playing it again is no different to rolling it out and then kicking it.

 

[Josh the referee]

Am I right in saying that if they drop the ball though when going to kick it, they then can't pick that up?

 

[RustyRef]

Am I right in saying that if they drop the ball though when going to kick it, they then can't pick that up?

Yes, they can't for example catch it, drop it, dribble to the edge of the area and then pick it up again.

 

[bloovee]

Here we go. Does "clearly kicked or attempted to kick" mean the attempt to kick must be a clear attempt, or does "clearly" only apply to "clearly kicked"? What if it's a half-hearted attempt to clear the ball and the GK then decides to pick up the ball instead?

I know.... ITOOTR...

 

[ChasObserverRefDeveloper]

Here we go. Does "clearly kicked or attempted to kick" mean the attempt to kick must be a clear attempt, or does "clearly" only apply to "clearly kicked"? What if it's a half-hearted attempt to clear the ball and the GK then decides to pick up the ball instead?

I know.... ITOOTR...

Correct (at last). Every decision is ITOOTR . . .

 

[wazztie16]

ITOOTR . . .

A phrase I used to forget is in the LOTG, that I now use frequently to explain to players why I've given a decision.

 

[Froominator]

Had this exact scenario yesterday in a 5-4 observation.

Backpass takes a bobble, keeper slices it behind him and has to run and palm it away from onrushing striker. Muted appeal but my instinct told me that the genuine attempt and miskick meant it was OK so I gave nothing. However, spent the rest of the first half second guessing myself and chatted with observer at half time, conclusion at that point was that I had been incorrect.

To his credit, he then phoned me later on to confirm that my original decision had been correct so in the end I wasn't marked down...