Rule 8 - The Restart of Play

There are a lot of rules to learn to play soccer but once you have mastered them, you will never forget! Rule 8 is the restart of play which is when the game is stopped in the middle of play and there are 8 reasons why a game might be stopped and here they are:\

1. Kick off- if a goal is scored or if the ball goes out of the side lines.
2. Throw in- the game is restarted by the opposite team throwing the ball in.
3. The goal kick- awarded to defending team if the other took the ball to the goal line.
4. Corner kick- if the defending team touches the ball last and it goes over their goal line.
5. An indirect free kick- when the game is restarted with a ground kick NOT towards the goal.
6. A direct free kick- caused by a foul and can be struck towards the goal.
7. A penalty kick- the offence must occur in the defending team’s penalty area and the game is restarted with a shoot for goal.
8. The dropped ball- when the referee stops the game and restarts by dropping the ball in front of two players.