What age do you play passbacks?

[farrell]

Im reffing an under 10s vs under 11s friendly and I was wondering if I should warn players on their first pass back and penalise their second pass back or penalise the first

 

[MattyontheWhistle]

At under 10/11 they should know that the GK can't pick it up, so I would penalise the obvious.

 

[Mike]

The rule tends to be penalised in U11s upwards, but unless there is no league ruling I would check with the managers before the game to see what they normally do.

 

[Reffariiii]

Competition rules I suppose. But surely passback is enforced at every level/age?!

 

[Ryan Owens]

This is going to turn into another "they're kids" versus "they need to learn" debate, isn't it?

 

[Reffariiii]

This is going to turn into another "they're kids" versus "they need to learn" debate, isn't it?

I promise, it won't

But I remember coaches telling me I couldn't pick the ball up when I first started playing at U7's (I was a GK).

 

[Ryan Owens]

Yes, I agree with you, Reffariiii -- but there are those among us who don't

 

[MattyontheWhistle]

Our federation tells us, as referees, that "Your primary role is to educate rather than punish".

We don't have goalkeepers until u9s, so they should have had a full season playing with GK Laws by the time they reach u10/u11.

 

[Reffariiii]

Our federation tells us, as referees, that "Your primary role is to educate rather than punish".

We don't have goalkeepers until u9s, so they should have had a full season playing with GK Laws by the time they reach u10/u11.

No GK's?!?!?!?! How does that work?!

 

[MattyontheWhistle]

At u7 we play 5-a-side, mini goals - about 1 metre wide, or those little pop-up ones.

At 8, it is six-a-side, with 2mx1m goals and a 'scoring zone' - so they can't shoot until they are with 8m of the goal line.

At 9 the goalkeepers come into the game.

I tell ya, it will be the same, or similar, in the UK from next season!

 

[DanCohen17]

11-a-side is when I used to enforce it. All coaches tell their GK's from that age

 

[Reffariiii]

At u7 we play 5-a-side, mini goals - about 1 metre wide, or those little pop-up ones.

At 8, it is six-a-side, with 2mx1m goals and a 'scoring zone' - so they can't shoot until they are with 8m of the goal line.

At 9 the goalkeepers come into the game.

I tell ya, it will be the same, or similar, in the UK from next season!

Ah right. It was always proper football for us