Kick Off

[kenali]

what is the rule regarding kick off ,,,Now you dont kick it forward but back does it have to go out of circle

[Buenchico]

The ball must go forwards
http://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/pdf/the-fa-2015-16/laws-of-the-game-2015-16.ashx
(See page 31)

[chelle7272]

NO the rujles were chnaged in 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jan/08/kickoffs-backwards-rule-changes

[New Judge]

It does not have to go out of the circle. When the kick-off is taken players of the opposing team must not enter the circle until the ball is in play (i.e. until it has been kicked and moves forwards).

What happens in most games is that the player taking the kick-off passes it to a player standing very close to him and that person then kicks it backwards. (The person taking the kick-off must kick it forwards and he cannot touch it again until another player has done so, so the kick-off cannot be made directly backwards).

Now, for your next question, what is the purpose of the small part circle drawn on the top edge of the penalty area?

[New Judge]

"NO the rujles were chnaged in 2016 "

Well I never! The last time I went to a football match it cost me three shillings to get in, so I can't be expected to be in touch :-)

[Samjenko]

It must denote a distance from the penalty spot, I'd imagine. Do players have to stay behind it when a penalty is being taken?

[emeritus]

My understanding is that the ball can go directly back at a Kick off following a rule change

[chelle7272]

Yes Samjenko it marks the 10 yard distance

[Arksided]

It must denote a distance from the penalty spot, I'd imagine. Do players have to stay behind it when a penalty is being taken ?

Yes spot on, pun intended.

[Buenchico]

Apologies for my error.

I deliberately checked the FA website to ensure that I was up to date but it seems that their website isn't!

[shoota]

We still don't know whether the ball has to leave the circle or not....

[New Judge]

The rule change makes sense. In virtually every match I've watched in the last 20 years (total: one and a bit) the ball was passed to the (very) adjacent team mate who immediately punted it backwards to either the goalkeeper or one of the players standing in his own penalty area.

As far as I know the only purpose of the centre circle is to denote the ten yards from the centre spot inside which opposing players must not encroach until the ball is in play.

[angie55]

As NJ says, the purpose of the centre circle is to keep the opposition 10 yards away from the ball. At kick-off, the ball doesn't have to leave the centre circle and the new law change means that the ball can now be kicked backwards. The kick-off is effectively a direct free kick as a goal can be scored direct from a kick-off, so like any free kick you need to ensure the opposition are 10 yards away (not that that happens even with the referee's magic spray!).

[kenali]

Thanks to all . But it used to be Rule ball must turn 1 revolutionn of ball when kicked from 1st player to 2nd player and carried on playing. but now only 1 player stands in centre spot all other players are outside the circle then the ball is kicked backwards that was what i asked firstly

[New Judge]

Just had a look at the revised rules:

http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/laws/football-11-11/law-8---the-start-and-restart-of-play

The ball can now be kicked backwards, but there is no requirement for it to move one revolution (I think that was ditched some time ago). But it must "clearly move" to be in play. Opponents have to be outside the 10 yard circle but members of the team taking the kick-off do not. (I imagine the reason none of them stand close to the ball is that it seems most teams now see fit to punt the ball backwards at the first opportunity). All players must be in their own half. I have not seen a kick-off recently but I wonder (unless he back-heels it - and even then he may struggle) how a player can kick the ball backwards without encroaching on to his opponents' half. But never mind.