Soccer Penalty Kick Rules

Soccer Penalty Kick Rules

A penalty kick is awarded if a player commits a direct free kick foul inside their own 18-yard box, also known as the penalty area.

Rule 1 for Penalty Kick Rules for Goalie - The ball must be stationary on the penalty spot.

Rule 2 for Penalty Kick Rules in Soccer - The player taking the penalty kick must be clearly identified.

Rule 3 for Penalty Kick Rules in Football - The defending goalkeeper must have at least one foot on the goal line until the ball is kicked.

If the defending team including the goalkeeper commits a foul or breaks a rule and the penalty is missed/saved, the penalty is to be retaken.

Rule 4 - The players other than the penalty taker and goalkeeper must be outside the 18-yard box and its arc.

Not abiding by this rule means their may be a penalty retake.

Rule 5 for Penalty Kick in Football - The penalty taker must wait for the referee’s signal to take the penalty kick.

Usually, this is done by whistle, but occasionally by hand signal.

Rule 6 for Penalty Rules in Soccer - The player taking the penalty kick must kick the ball forward.

Backheeling is permitted provided the ball moves forward.

Rule 7 of Rules for Penalty Kicks - The ball is in play when it is kicked and clearly moves.

Placing your foot on it is not enough to be considered a touch.

Rule 8 - The penalty taker must not play the ball again until it has touched another player on either team.

This prevents the penalty taker from dribbling the ball forward for a closer shot.

Fun fact: The ref is allowed to add additional time for a penalty kick to be taken at the end of either half or extra time.

Also, a player cannot do a feint while kicking the ball once the kicker has completed the run-up.

However, feinting in the run-up is permitted and this is exactly what Neymar does in his run-ups.

If after the penalty kick has been taken, the kicker touches the ball again before it has touched another player, then an indirect free kick is awarded.

Passing a penalty kick is allowable as long as the ball goes forward and the player taking the penalty can't touch it for a second time.

When taking penalty kicks, avoid any fancy plays. Though you may have seen Messi pull one off before, you have a free kick from a few yards away from the net that based on research done by InStat on 100,000 penalty kicks, goes in 75% of the time, so take it.

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[jackrusso]

Nice explanation, I still have a few questions :
1- Can the goalkeeper move right or left before the ball is kicked ?
2- Can the goalkeeper anticipate the direction of the ball based on the player stance and jump to save it or after and whistle is blown He just have to jump in any direction ?

[goodshepard]

thank you Mr. Joseph you are a clear speaker and helpful coach.

[bgthechosen]

So how do you get the pk, and what I meant by that is do you need to be fouled in the goalie box or are there more ways of getting pk?

[footballlover]

Can we kick ball reflected from poll or goalkeeper

[mjeylani]

what if the penalty taker pauses mid way while taking the pen

[toytalkkidadventures]

Wait you said that the person taking the penalty kick can’t touch the ball until someone else does, does that mean that if the goalkeeper saves it but they don’t catch it can you go and score it then?

[saura]

Bro is we can take the free kick before the refree visel please tell me?

[mdabdulkadir]

When I run for take penalty kick my own teammate arrived in the penalty box.

And i take penalty kick but i didn’t scored....

Is it retake or not??

[ammobig]

Is there specific positions depending on yours like playing defender or midfielder where you need to be outside the goal square and arc

[parlaybeast]

If the penalty taker hit the post and rebound?can the penalty taker touch the ball again before it hit another player?

[joshuagodfrey]

So if the kicker takes his-her shot and the keeper knocks ball down can said kicker get his-her rebound and score? Since the ball touched the opposing player

[jhonnysins.]

SOMETIMES FREE KICK LOOKS LIKE PENALTY WHAT IS THAT

[salkadeiu]

Can an outfield player from the starting XI play as a keeper during the PK?

[orangeknight]

So when the kicker touches the ball, at least one foot of the goalie must be touching the goal line?

[Aliyyiakbar]

Ur a legend cuz still replying new comments🗿

[creativemind_]

Great 👌 and how about famous messi's yellow card (penalty) the ref just asked him to retake... Why it was disallowed in the first place

[carljensen]

You didn't cover which penalties lead to a penalty kick or whether a team can designate a different goalie to defend it.

[vector_vector__]

On the first few seconds on to vid Lost all credit when u start disrespecting it😤🤬😠and calling "soccer " .

[factos]

can the penalty taker's teammate step inside the box just before taking the penalty??

[DANGERHK]

What will happen if the striker fouled the opponent defender in the opponent penalty area ? Who will get the penalty ?