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Preliminaries
A coin is tossed and the team that wins the toss decides which goal
it will attack in the fi rst half of the match. The other team takes
the
kick-off to start the
match.
The team that wins the toss takes the kick-off to start the second
half
of the match.
In the second half of the match, the teams change ends and attack
the opposite goals.
Kick-off
A kick-off is a way of starting or restarting play:
at the start of the match
after a goal has been scored
at the start of the second half of the match
at the start of each period of extra time, where applicable
A goal may be scored directly from the kick-off.
Procedure
all players are in their own half of the fi eld
the opponents of the team taking the kick-off are at least 9.15 m
(10 yds) from the ball until it is in play
the ball is stationary on the centre mark
the referee gives a signal
the ball is in play when it is kicked and moves forward
the kicker does not touch the ball a second time until it has
touched
another player.
After a team scores a goal, the kick-off is taken by the other team.
Infringements/Sanctions
If the kicker touches the ball a second time before it has touched
another player:
an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team to be taken
from the place where the infringement occurred * (see page 3)
For any other
infringement of the kick-off procedure:
the kick-off is retaken
Dropped Ball
A dropped ball is a way of restarting the match after a temporary
stoppage
that becomes necessary, while the ball is in play, for any reason
not mentioned elsewhere in the Laws of the Game.
Procedure
The referee drops the ball at the place where it was located when
play
was stopped. * (see page 3)
Play restarts when the ball touches the ground.
Infringements/Sanctions
The ball is dropped again:
if it is touched by a player before it makes contact with the
ground
if the ball leaves the field of play after it makes contact with
the
ground, without a player touching it
Special Circumstances
A free kick awarded to the defending team inside its own goal area
is
taken from any point within the goal area.
An indirect free kick awarded to the attacking team in its
opponents
goal area is taken from the goal area line parallel to the goal line
at
the point nearest to where the infringement occurred.
A dropped ball to restart the match after play has been temporarily
stopped inside the goal area takes place on the goal area line
parallel
to the goal line at the point nearest to where the ball was located
when play was stopped.
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