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So what is the offence?It's not delaying the restart so it's different in Law. That's too subtle for most players, benches and spectators and expectation has certainly shifted where the motivation of the offender is clearly slowing the game down. What's dangerous hasn't changed, but I think I'd be looking for another excuse (Persistent if repeated, SPA at a stretch or USB Other if really blatant) a bit sooner than last season. That being said, I think default would still normally to be manage if possible
10 yards away sounds very harsh to me even if the player did jump up.A few seasons ago I was at a Southern Premier League game where the forward, who was stood about 10 yards outside the box jumped up and the GK's low kick hit him on the back. The ref gave him a YC which I thought was strange as it was more down to the GK's bad kick than any impeding.
I thought that changes these season?Remember though, that the offence is in preventing the GK from releasing the ball. It's not just for "getting in the way" or even "putting the GK off". That might sound contradictory as such but there can be a fine line between them ...
Law 12: prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from the hands or kicks or attempts to kick the ball when the goalkeeper is in the process of releasing itOk so my understanding is that jumping in front of the goal keeper is considered interfering with the goalkeeper while the ball in his/her control.
It’s a yellow card offence as I understand it and IDFK.
Remember you are not allowed to attempt to tackle a keeper when the ball is in his possession. during the process of the drop kick.
Does anyone have clear instructions on this?
Yes, but does that cover jumping in front of him to block the ball after it is released?Law 12: prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from the hands or kicks or attempts to kick the ball when the goalkeeper is in the process of releasing it
Exactly what i do.At youth level I tend to be very loud and clear at the first instance of it so everyone on the pitch is clear it won't be tolerated. The next time I'm giving an IDFK. If the same player is daft enough to keep doing it they are going to earn themselves a YC.
No helping some players is there?Exactly what i do.
Last season in an OA game i warned the striker first time.
Yellow carded second time and second yellowed third time.
Lunacy.