What is an Indirect Free Kick!? | Direct Free Kick vs Indirect Free Kick

What is an Indirect Free Kick!? In this video, we will be breaking it down. There are 7 different instances in which you should award an indirect freekick:

1. A player plays in a dangerous manner
2. A player impedes the progress of an opponent without contact being made
3. Dissent
4. A player steals the ball when it’s in the goalkeeper’s possession
5. A player flicks the ball up and plays it back to the goalkeeper
6. The goalkeeper holds the ball for more than 6 seconds
7. The goalkeeper releases the ball and picks it back up

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[lukenwi]

As a new official, this video helped me understand the difference between awarding an indirect v direct free kick. Thank you.

[PepesliviaAmity]

Insane that an american is teaching the rest of a world ! Cheers yank the world respects you for your attitude 👏 🙏 👍

[jimmymwakaliku]

I really enjoyed the video cuz it was well illustrated and well explained

[rorrt]

Slight correction to this video. There are 8 different situations for indirect freekicks.. Though I get the ones addressed are pretty much only in and around the box.
The 8th is during kickoffs, quoting from wikipedia "It is an offence for the kicker to touch the ball a second time before it has been touched by another player; this is punishable by an indirect free kick to the opposing team from where the offence occurred".
I've only ever heard of this happening once, so is extremely rare..
But hey.. It's mildly interesting... Like I heard there used to be a rule where if you kicked the ball so hard it broke the net, then you'd have to continue the game without your shorts on.. That level of mildly interesting...

[stephensonskofa]

Thanks for the understanding I appreciate

[damienbell]

Thx. I just learned some of te other possible free indirect kicks

[antonybabu]

Sir the information was useful, and can you do a separate vedio about all the rules for goalkeepers in game

[Babymcbabyface]

i love your videos it helps me be a good referee in school (:

[PingTheSmurf]

Even if i'm late, thank you for this!

[mouadmoulou-]

Thank You So Much Sir I Am So Intrested In Being A Reffere And You Channel Would Be So Helpful, You Are So Underrated I Wish You All The Best

[k.ashleighmoore]

Please do one on direct kicks and penalty kicks!!

[jontosh]

important to note that pass back is an indirect freekick (so flicking it up and heading it to the keeper is a type of pass back), and that indirect freekicks can be awarded in the penalty area (e.g. they don't result in a penalty kick).

[muhammadyusufwongso]

About quick free kick rule sir please explain 🙏🏿🙏🏿👍🏿 thanks

[serenabonita]

How far do the players have to be from the indirect free kick mark as the player is about to take the kick? Thank you for this!

[jml]

great video, thank you. but what about direct free kicks? this video only talked about indirect free kicks.

[aspect_blitz]

can you put a video on what a red and yellow card is please and thaank you

[coachrob]

you should give video examples of these calls

[sapphamarak]

Sir can you show the prectical vedio and also how to whistle the line yard vedio also please sir

[trpfan]

I have a question and my games are goalkeeper sets the ball for a goal kick and then picks it up and sets it to the other side of the goal box is that a foul or no

[andrewcoxon]

The referee will blow his whistle once and point to the goal of the team that made the foul, just like a normal foul. But before the kick is taken the referee will raise his arm and hand straight up in the air (like in the video) and will only put it down once the ball has been played/ has hit any other player.

Next time you watch footy, the referee will do this on goal kicks, and off side free kicks, as these are by far the most common indirectly free kick…..!

Its also quite interesting to read up on/watch Rugby Football penalties. This might give you a greater understanding as association (soccer) football and Rugby football share a common history.

The way to think of indirect fouls are not personally against the other team. In rugby the most common is Passing the ball forward. This is restarted with a scrum, where both teams have a chance to win back possession before a goal can be scored. In association (soccer) the equivalent is the indirect freekick.

Whilst I’m on that, a rule that rugby union still has is the mark or faircatch. (Also Aussie Footy and NFL)….

Putting it simply if a player catches the ball without it bouncing they can take a direct free kick without being blocked….. this explains, in part, why a goal keeper cannot have their kick out of hands blocked.