U7 - U9 team changes
Sat 18th May 2024 @ 16:32:21 (948 Views)

Posted By : Dawn Wapples

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From the start of the 2024-25 season for U7-U9 teams, the FA will also be rolling out the following:

Deliberate Header Restart:

• Deliberately heading the ball is an offence punishable by an indirect free kick

• The indirect free kick is taken at the point where the ball was deliberately headed, except:

o Where a player deliberately heads the ball within their own penalty area, the referee will stop the game and restart with an indirect free kick to the opposition from the nearest side line of the penalty area where the offence took place

Touchline Restart:

• When the whole of the ball passes over the whole of the touchline, on the ground or in the air, instead of a throw-in, a pass-in/dribble-in is awarded

• The kicker that takes the pass-in/dribble-in may touch the ball again before it is touched by another player

• At the moment of delivering the ball:

o The ball must be stationary on the touchline at the point where it left the pitch; only the kicker may be off the pitch

o All opponents must stand at least five yards from the point on the touchline where the pass-in or /dribble-in is to be taken from

• A goal cannot be scored directly from a pass-in

• The ball is in play when it is kicked and clearly moves

Sanctions in the event of a deliberate header in a match:

• From the start of the 2024-25 season, there will be no disciplinary sanctions applied for a deliberate header in a match, unless the action is considered a persistent deliberate offence, which could then result in a caution.