Law Changes - Goalkeeper 8-Sec

espola said:
So the goalkeeper ball-holding rule just got more lenient (8 seconds not 6 seconds) and more heavily punished (corner kick instead of indirect kick) at the same time.
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That's correct. Most people do not know this, FIFA and IFAB (4 British football associations) make up the law body of Soccer; they make the changes and updates to the Laws. Referees uphold and enforce them.

  • IFAB:
    • Established in 1886 to standardize football rules.
    • Composed of the four British football associations (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) and FIFA.
    • Determines and updates the Laws of the Game.
    • Meets annually to discuss and approve changes to the rules.
    • Has a voting structure where FIFA holds four votes and the British associations hold one each.
    • Changes require a three-quarters majority, meaning FIFA's support is crucial.
 
The open question is whether referees will actually enforce an 8 second rule.

I certainly can’t remember many free kicks being awarded for 6 second violations.

It was kind of like the yellow card for failing to respect the 10 yards. Rules clearly state “an opponent who deliberately prevents a free kick being taken quickly must be cautioned for delaying the restart of play.”

Simple rule. Run up to delay the restart, get a yellow.

But that’s not what we actually do. What we do:

Ref signals a free kick. Defender runs up to 3 yards from the ball. Attacking player asks for ten. Ref slowly walks off 10 yards. Attacking player flips the ball forward 2 yards while the ref’s back is turned. Kick is taken 8 yards from the wall.
 
Lee Robert said:
More heavily punished? a Corner kick or an IFK inside the penalty area, which would you prefer?
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A corner kick is a direct kick. From age 8 on up, outside backs are taught how to shoot corners aiming for the far post. If the team is following one of espola's Golden Rules, they have a man waiting outside the far post for the 30% or so (in my counting of them) that go all the way through -- and in the advanced class they are taught how to make a timed run to get to that position so that there is not an opponent on their backs.
 
Zeke said:
The open question is whether referees will actually enforce an 8 second rule.

I certainly can’t remember many free kicks being awarded for 6 second violations.

It was kind of like the yellow card for failing to respect the 10 yards. Rules clearly state “an opponent who deliberately prevents a free kick being taken quickly must be cautioned for delaying the restart of play.”

Simple rule. Run up to delay the restart, get a yellow.

But that’s not what we actually do. What we do:

Ref signals a free kick. Defender runs up to 3 yards from the ball. Attacking player asks for ten. Ref slowly walks off 10 yards. Attacking player flips the ball forward 2 yards while the ref’s back is turned. Kick is taken 8 yards from the wall.
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The new rule suggests that the referee give an audible and visual (with fingers) count to the keeper, counting down the last 5 seconds. It's as if the pitch clock has come to soccer/football/futbol (take your pick).
 
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