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A technical issue here, if a goalkeeper receives an illegal back pass from a defender (that is, he kicks the kickout to the defender, who passes straight back to him) while he is standing in the small rectangle is that still a 13M free, or is it a penalty as it is a technical foul in the small rectangle? dougal123 (Louth) - Posts: 11 - 16/05/2022 10:15:52 2417536 Link
Replying To dougal123: "A technical issue here, if a goalkeeper receives an illegal back pass from a defender (that is, he kicks the kickout to the defender, who passes straight back to him) while he is standing in the small rectangle is that still a 13M free, or is it a penalty as it is a technical foul in the small rectangle?" Penalty I'd imagine. Any foul inside the small square is a penalty in football. daytona11 (Kildare) - Posts: 4012 - 16/05/2022 10:34:17 2417551 Link
Free in Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2131 - 16/05/2022 10:51:09 2417563 Link
All fouls inside small rectangle are penalties, however this is a contradiction to rule and a 13m free from centre of goals is awarded reffingmad (Roscommon) - Posts: 378 - 16/05/2022 12:48:35 2417654 Link
Replying To dougal123: "A technical issue here, if a goalkeeper receives an illegal back pass from a defender (that is, he kicks the kickout to the defender, who passes straight back to him) while he is standing in the small rectangle is that still a 13M free, or is it a penalty as it is a technical foul in the small rectangle?" Kick outs are taken on the 21 meter line.. hard to imagine a scenario where a keeper would be in receipt of the first ball after the kick out while in that square. But yes, a technical foul in the small rectangle is a penalty. Sweetspot (Kildare) - Posts: 344 - 16/05/2022 16:12:37 2417816 Link
Replying To Sweetspot: "Kick outs are taken on the 21 meter line.. hard to imagine a scenario where a keeper would be in receipt of the first ball after the kick out while in that square. But yes, a technical foul in the small rectangle is a penalty." It's actually a free from centre of goals, Also another technicality which is possible is if another person takes the kickouts, the goalkeeper must be inside small square and still can't receive first pass but player taking kick can. reffingmad (Roscommon) - Posts: 378 - 16/05/2022 16:54:31 2417839 Link
Replying To reffingmad: "It's actually a free from centre of goals, Also another technicality which is possible is if another person takes the kickouts, the goalkeeper must be inside small square and still can't receive first pass but player taking kick can." Interesting! I'd have got that one wrong in a quiz for sure! Still can't see it happening in a real game situation to be honest, unless as you say an outfielder takes the kick. Good rule to know in that case! Sweetspot (Kildare) - Posts: 344 - 16/05/2022 18:46:07 2417904 Link
Would both games be better without a back pass? It'd definitely lead to more attacking hurling if the corner back hadn't the option to go back to the keeper. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1822 - 19/05/2022 15:34:39 2418749 Link
Replying To StoreysTash: "Would both games be better without a back pass? It'd definitely lead to more attacking hurling if the corner back hadn't the option to go back to the keeper." Its a funny one. By allowing the short puck out and return pass to the keeper the opposition have to push up to stop it happening, this then encourages more attacking. Some teams on the other hand let the short puck out happen and just pack the defense and take their chances. With so many long range points these days i'd say teams will start pushing up more. this will then encourage more attacking Mayonman (Galway) - Posts: 1920 - 20/05/2022 10:38:45 2418873 Link