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The goalkeeper may not handle the ball after receiving it directly from a team-mate's throw-in. 2000 – The four-step restriction on the goalkeeper handling the ball is repealed and replaced by the "six-second rule": the goalkeeper may not handle the ball for more than six seconds. The goalkeeper may no longer be charged while holding the ball.
Five-a-side football is an informal, small-sided game with flexible rules, often determined before play begins. The penalty area is semi-circular and only the goalkeeper can touch the ball within it. There are no offside rules, headers are allowed, and yellow and red cards work similarly to traditional 11-a-side football.
Matches are played in 2 halves of 20 (sometimes 25) minutes each. Teams consist of a goalkeeper and five outfield players. [5] [6] [7] Matches are played on both natural and synthetic turf. The size of the field is 30x50 m, the size of the goal is 2x5 m. [8] [9] [10]
Minifootball is played in 5-a-side format, with additional variants of 6-a-side, 7-a-side, 8-a-side, 9-a-side and indoor football. [2] All games are played on astro turf, while futsal is played on a hard court indoors. The highest global authority for the 5-a-side format is the World Minifootball Federation (WMF). The 6-a-side format is ...
The goalkeeper (sometimes written as goal-keeper, abbreviated as GK, keeper, keeps, or goalie) is a position in association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. [1] The goalkeeper's main role is to stop the opposing team from scoring (putting the ball over the goal-line of the goal). This is accomplished by having the ...
The goalkeeper is the only player who may use their hands to play the ball (although only within their own penalty area). According to Rule 6.1 the goalkeeper is required to wear a jersey with a different color from either team's jersey color to avoid confusion for the referee.
Goalkeeper is the most defensive position in football. The goalkeeper's main job is to stop the other team from scoring by catching, palming or punching the ball from shots, headers and crosses. Unlike their teammates, goalkeepers typically remain in and around their own penalty area for most of the game.
The back-pass rule is considered one of the most popular and successful rule changes in the modern game. [6] As well as preventing dull play, it also required goalkeepers to become more proficient with playing the ball with their feet, [12] and has been cited as the start of the evolution of the playmaking "sweeper-keeper". [3]