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Law 12 Fouls and Misconduct |
HANDLING
Handling, the most basic rule that everyone is an expert on! "Hand ball Ref!" Believe it or not this rule has been changed over the decades for "clarity" and continues to be debated.
Handling, most commonly known as hand ball, is one of many fouls and misconduct we will cover over the next couple of weeks.
Handling, most commonly known as hand ball, is one of many fouls and misconduct we will cover over the next couple of weeks.
Handling the ball
For the purposes of determining handball offences, the upper boundary of the arm is in line with the bottom of the armpit. Not every touch of a player’s hand/arm with the ball is an offence.
It is an offence if a player:
- Deliberately touches the ball (Hand to ball, not ball) This is the most obvious foul.
- When the ball hits the arm/hand when the body is made unnaturally bigger. This
done when the arms are not next to the body but are extended. (Some defenders
put their arms behind their back when defending to avoid an accidental handling call.
The goalkeeper:
- has the same restrictions on handling the ball as any player outside the penalty area.
The goalkeeper inside the penalty area:
- may not pick up a pass back (intentional pass with the feet by your own player)
- may not handle a ball directly from a throw-in by their own team.
You have to ask, was it ball-to-hand (no foul) or hand-to-ball (Direct Kick) or was the offending player in an unnatural position making himself bigger? The foul is a direct kick from the spot of the foul. If it happened in the penalty area by the defending team it is a Penalty Kick. If the foul happened in the penalty area by the attacking team it is a direct kick for the defending team.
For the purposes of determining handball offences, the upper boundary of the arm is in line with the bottom of the armpit. Not every touch of a player’s hand/arm with the ball is an offence.
It is an offence if a player:
- Deliberately touches the ball (Hand to ball, not ball) This is the most obvious foul.
- When the ball hits the arm/hand when the body is made unnaturally bigger. This
done when the arms are not next to the body but are extended. (Some defenders
put their arms behind their back when defending to avoid an accidental handling call.
The goalkeeper:
- has the same restrictions on handling the ball as any player outside the penalty area.
The goalkeeper inside the penalty area:
- may not pick up a pass back (intentional pass with the feet by your own player)
- may not handle a ball directly from a throw-in by their own team.
You have to ask, was it ball-to-hand (no foul) or hand-to-ball (Direct Kick) or was the offending player in an unnatural position making himself bigger? The foul is a direct kick from the spot of the foul. If it happened in the penalty area by the defending team it is a Penalty Kick. If the foul happened in the penalty area by the attacking team it is a direct kick for the defending team.
The most famous "non-handling call" the 1986 "Hand of God" goal! by Diego Maradona
