URI:
   DIR Return Create A Forum - Home
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       RateTheRef
  HTML https://ratetheref.createaforum.com
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       *****************************************************
   DIR Return to: General Discussion
       *****************************************************
       #Post#: 67971--------------------------------------------------
       WHU v MCFC - Andrew Madley - Corner Kicks
   DIR By: Microscopist
       Date: September 17, 2023, 1:56 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Am I missing something in the Laws, guidance, advice, rulings or
       whatever about where players may stand to take corner kicks?
       Having watched the replay of the game I noted that on two
       occasions the match officials intervened (one to each side) when
       two players lined up to take a corner kick.  Both times it was
       deemed that both players could not be outside the pitch, i.e.
       one behind the goal line ready to take an inswinging corner and
       the other outside the side line ready to take an outswinging
       corner.  Both times one of the players was told that he must
       have at least one foot touching the line.
       Other than that and a tendency to position himself to block off
       square passes it was, in my view, a fair performance by Mr
       Madley.
       #Post#: 67976--------------------------------------------------
       Re: WHU v MCFC - Andrew Madley - Corner Kicks
   DIR By: Arbitre anglais
       Date: September 17, 2023, 3:26 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Interesting question and obviously something officials have been
       told to be sharp on - maybes tactic that was spotted in previous
       games? I guess it amounts to one player ‘leaving FOP without
       permission’, as only one is talking corner?? Like a forward
       can’t deliberately stand off the pitch at side of goal and then
       run in.
       #Post#: 68125--------------------------------------------------
       Re: WHU v MCFC - Andrew Madley - Corner Kicks
   DIR By: Microscopist
       Date: September 19, 2023, 6:34 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       There was another incident which attracted some comment from
       City fans,  It was the foul throw decision against Bernardo.
       For me it was a simple decision Bernado did not take the ball
       behind his head, so it is by definition a foul throw.  However a
       quirky point in the wording of Law 15 was raised about the
       sentence "The ball is in play when it enters the field of play."
       Note that this is not qualified, for example as; The ball is in
       play when  the ball has left the thrower's hands and it enters
       the field of play.  So if we assume that IFAB have given full
       and detailed attention to the framing of this law (as they seem
       to have done to the description as to how the ball should be
       thrown) then can we assume that the ball must be released before
       the ball starts to cross the touchline and failure to do should
       result in a free kick to the opposition for handball.....?
       (Seeking clarity for the pedantic refereeing group
       members)[emoji1470]
       #Post#: 68135--------------------------------------------------
       Re: WHU v MCFC - Andrew Madley - Corner Kicks
   DIR By: Ref Watcher
       Date: September 19, 2023, 10:21 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       --- Quote from: Microscopist link ---
       >
       > There was another incident which attracted some comment from
       City fans,  It was the foul throw decision against Bernardo.
       For me it was a simple decision Bernado did not take the ball
       behind his head, so it is by definition a foul throw.  However a
       quirky point in the wording of Law 15 was raised about the
       sentence "The ball is in play when it enters the field of play."
       Note that this is not qualified, for example as; The ball is in
       play when  the ball has left the thrower's hands and it enters
       the field of play.  So if we assume that IFAB have given full
       and detailed attention to the framing of this law (as they seem
       to have done to the description as to how the ball should be
       thrown) then can we assume that the ball must be released before
       the ball starts to cross the touchline and failure to do should
       result in a free kick to the opposition for handball.....?
       (Seeking clarity for the pedantic refereeing group
       members)[emoji1470]
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I am not so sure that that is the point of the wording.  I
       suspect it means that if a throw is taken from a couple of yards
       behind the touchline, then the ball is not in play until it
       crosses the touchline and therefore can't be played by anyone
       else.  If it was, presumably the same ruling would apply as if
       the ball had bounced before it reached the field of play.
       I am afraid I don't share your confidence about the full
       detailed framing of Law 15.  Rather more accuracy could be
       introduced by using words like "released" rather than "thrown"
       (which point of the throwing motion does "thrown" refer to?).
       "Throw the ball with both hands": it doesn't mention whether
       equal force must be used with each hand.  Should it?  Nor is a
       continuous motion specified as surely it should be.  It's no
       wonder "foul throws" are demanded left, right and centre every
       week and routinely ignored.
       *****************************************************
       Page 1 of 1