IFAB rule changes

[Hampden Demolition]

To take effect from next season;

 

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/the-major-football-rule-changes-that-will-impact-hearts-and-hibs-next-season-1-4891038

[King Of The Cat Cafe]

I think it is really disgusting that this should only affect Hearts and Hibs.  What about the other teams in Scotland?

 

 

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[Hampden Demolition]

Handball

 

The handball rule is one which provokes plenty of confusion and controversy. Now more situations have been outlined where handball should and should not be penalised. A deliberate handball remains an offence, and now the following situations, even if accidental, will be a free kick:

• the ball goes into the goal after touching an attacking player’s hand/arm

• a player gains control/possession of the ball after it has touches their hand/arm and then scores, or creates a goal-scoring opportunity

• the ball touches a player’s hand/arm which has made their body unnaturally bigger

• the ball touches a player’s hand/arm when it is above their shoulder (unless the player has deliberately played the ball which then touches their hand/arm) The following will not usually be a free kick, unless they are one of the above situations:

• the ball touches a player’s hand/arm directly from their own head/body/foot or the head/body/foot of another player who is near.

• the ball touches a player’s hand/arm which is close to their body and has not made their body unnaturally bigger.

•if a player is falling and the ball touches their hand/arm when it is between their body and the ground to support the body (but not extended to make the body bigger)

•If the goalkeeper attempts to ‘clear’ (release into play) a throw-in or deliberate kick from a team-mate but the ‘clearance’ fails, the goalkeeper can then handle the ball.

 

Goal kick

 

One of the biggest changes is to the goal kick. No longer will the ball have to be played outside the box before it is deemed in play. Players from either side can touch the ball inside the box. IFAB said: “The experiment that at a goal kick the ball is in play once it is kicked, and does not have to leave the penalty area, has created a faster and more dynamic/constructive restart to the game. It has reduced the time ‘lost/wasted’ including stopping the tactic of ‘wasting’ time when a defender deliberately plays the ball before it leaves the penalty area knowing that all that will happen is the goal kick will be retaken.” Opposition players have to be outside the box when the kick is taken, however.

 

Substitutions

 

Another of the big changes sees substitutions required to leave the field of play by the nearest point on the touchline/goal line - unless the referee indicates the player can leave quickly/immediately at the halfway line or a different point because of safety, injury etc. The alteration will stop players from time-wasting. 

 

Drop ball

 

The IFAB have sought to do away with contested drop balls. If play is stopped inside the penalty area the ball will be dropped to the goalkeeper, while outside the box it will be dropped to a member of the team who last touched the ball at the point it was played. In all cases players from both sides need to be at least 4m (4.5 yards) away from the player who receives the ball. It was felt that the “current dropped ball procedure often leads to a ‘manufactured’ restart which is ‘exploited’ unfairly (e.g. kicking the ball out for a throw-in deep in the opponents’ half) or an aggressive confrontation”.

 

Celebrating

 

Players will continued to be booked for over celebrating, for example removing the shirt. A yellow card will be shown even if the goal is disallowed.

Goalkeeper position on penalties Goalkeepers are required to have at least part of one foot on/in line with the goal line when the kick is taken and cannot stand behind the line. They are not allowed to be touching the goalposts/crossbar/nets.

 

Quick free kicks

 

Teams are now able to take a quick free-kick even if the offence is to be penalised by a yellow or red card. The referee can show the card at the next stoppage in play. The IFAB state: “Occasionally, an attack is stopped by a cautionable (YC) or sending-off (RC) offence and the attacking team takes a quick free kick which restores the ‘lost’ attack; it is clearly ‘unfair’ if this ‘new’ attack is stopped to issue the YC/RC. However, if the referee has distracted the offending team by starting the YC/RC procedure, the quick free kick is not allowed.”

 

Walls at free kicks

 

Attackers are not allowed to be within 1m (1yd) of a defensive wall of three or more. An offence from the attacker will result in an indirect free kick. The IFAB believe that attackers can “often cause management problems and waste time. There is no legitimate tactical justification for attackers to be in the ‘wall’ and their presence is against the ‘spirit of the game’ and often damages the image of the game”.

 

Cards for coaches

 

Management staff can now be shown a yellow or red card if guilty of misconduct. If the “offender cannot be identified, the senior coach who is in the technical area at the time will receive” the card. Kick-off Teams who win the toss can choose to either take the kick-off or which goal to attack. Previously the only choice was which goal to attack.

[graygo]

Allowing quick free kicks and then giving a booking at the next stoppage is fair enough but I can't see how that would work for a red card offence. What if that player stops a goal or worse, scores one?

[graygo]

The substitution rule is a nonsense too, just add the time on ffs.

[Ribble]

12 minutes ago, graygo said:

The substitution rule is a nonsense too, just add the time on ffs.

 

Don't even need to do that, Referee automatically adds 30 seconds per substitute, if a player takes longer than 30 seconds to get off the field then book them (if the player being subbed is already on a yellow then it's a sending off and the substitution is cancelled).

[graygo]

2 minutes ago, Ribble said:

 

Don't even need to do that, Referee automatically adds 30 seconds per substitute, if a player takes longer than 30 seconds to get off the field then book them (if the player being subbed is already on a yellow then it's a sending off and the substitution is cancelled).

 

Signed.

[3fingersreid]

Have they issued the rules for celtic and rangers yet ? 

[millano77]

31 minutes ago, 3fingersreid said:

Have they issued the rules for celtic and rangers yet ? 

 Yeah it’s carry on as normal and do what you like 

[Jambo, Goodbye]

45 minutes ago, Ribble said:

 

Don't even need to do that, Referee automatically adds 30 seconds per substitute, if a player takes longer than 30 seconds to get off the field then book them (if the player being subbed is already on a yellow then it's a sending off and the substitution is cancelled).

Wouldn't work in the slightest. Every player would just feign injury. Refs aren't going to book players as they hobble off. 

The new substitution rule is a good one imo. 

[3fingersreid]

15 minutes ago, millano77 said:

 Yeah it’s carry on as normal and do what you like 

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[Ribble]

2 minutes ago, Jambo, Goodbye said:

Wouldn't work in the slightest. Every player would just feign injury. Refs aren't going to book players as they hobble off. 

The new substitution rule is a good one imo. 

 

My point was around adding time on rather than the new rule, I actually like the idea that players leave from the closest touchline so unless a player is being stretchered off there isn't any reason for a player, even hobbling, not to be able to make it off the pitch inside 30 seconds, those that do take longer are time wasting and should be booked.

 

One other thing I noticed about the new handball rules is that it mentions scoring or creating a goalscoring chance even when contact is accidental then it is a free kick but doesn't mention stopping a goal or goalscoring chance or are the definitions above just what's new and don't include existing definitions? 

[Ray Gin]

1 hour ago, graygo said:

The substitution rule is a nonsense too, just add the time on ffs.

 

That's the best amendment IMO. 

 

[Seymour M Hersh]

2 hours ago, Hampden Demolition said:

Handball

 

The handball rule is one which provokes plenty of confusion and controversy. Now more situations have been outlined where handball should and should not be penalised. A deliberate handball remains an offence, and now the following situations, even if accidental, will be a free kick:

• the ball goes into the goal after touching an attacking player’s hand/arm

• a player gains control/possession of the ball after it has touches their hand/arm and then scores, or creates a goal-scoring opportunity

• the ball touches a player’s hand/arm which has made their body unnaturally bigger 

• the ball touches a player’s hand/arm when it is above their shoulder (unless the player has deliberately played the ball which then touches their hand/arm) The following will not usually be a free kick, unless they are one of the above situations:

• the ball touches a player’s hand/arm directly from their own head/body/foot or the head/body/foot of another player who is near.

• the ball touches a player’s hand/arm which is close to their body and has not made their body unnaturally bigger.

•if a player is falling and the ball touches their hand/arm when it is between their body and the ground to support the body (but not extended to make the body bigger)

•If the goalkeeper attempts to ‘clear’ (release into play) a throw-in or deliberate kick from a team-mate but the ‘clearance’ fails, the goalkeeper can then handle the ball.

 

Goal kick

 

One of the biggest changes is to the goal kick. No longer will the ball have to be played outside the box before it is deemed in play. Players from either side can touch the ball inside the box. IFAB said: “The experiment that at a goal kick the ball is in play once it is kicked, and does not have to leave the penalty area, has created a faster and more dynamic/constructive restart to the game. It has reduced the time ‘lost/wasted’ including stopping the tactic of ‘wasting’ time when a defender deliberately plays the ball before it leaves the penalty area knowing that all that will happen is the goal kick will be retaken.” Opposition players have to be outside the box when the kick is taken, however.

 

Substitutions

 

Another of the big changes sees substitutions required to leave the field of play by the nearest point on the touchline/goal line - unless the referee indicates the player can leave quickly/immediately at the halfway line or a different point because of safety, injury etc. The alteration will stop players from time-wasting. 

 

Drop ball

 

The IFAB have sought to do away with contested drop balls. If play is stopped inside the penalty area the ball will be dropped to the goalkeeper, while outside the box it will be dropped to a member of the team who last touched the ball at the point it was played. In all cases players from both sides need to be at least 4m (4.5 yards) away from the player who receives the ball. It was felt that the “current dropped ball procedure often leads to a ‘manufactured’ restart which is ‘exploited’ unfairly (e.g. kicking the ball out for a throw-in deep in the opponents’ half) or an aggressive confrontation”.

 

Celebrating

 

Players will continued to be booked for over celebrating, for example removing the shirt. A yellow card will be shown even if the goal is disallowed.

Goalkeeper position on penalties Goalkeepers are required to have at least part of one foot on/in line with the goal line when the kick is taken and cannot stand behind the line. They are not allowed to be touching the goalposts/crossbar/nets.

 

Quick free kicks

 

Teams are now able to take a quick free-kick even if the offence is to be penalised by a yellow or red card. The referee can show the card at the next stoppage in play. The IFAB state: “Occasionally, an attack is stopped by a cautionable (YC) or sending-off (RC) offence and the attacking team takes a quick free kick which restores the ‘lost’ attack; it is clearly ‘unfair’ if this ‘new’ attack is stopped to issue the YC/RC. However, if the referee has distracted the offending team by starting the YC/RC procedure, the quick free kick is not allowed.”

 

Walls at free kicks

 

Attackers are not allowed to be within 1m (1yd) of a defensive wall of three or more. An offence from the attacker will result in an indirect free kick. The IFAB believe that attackers can “often cause management problems and waste time. There is no legitimate tactical justification for attackers to be in the ‘wall’ and their presence is against the ‘spirit of the game’ and often damages the image of the game”.

 

Cards for coaches

 

Management staff can now be shown a yellow or red card if guilty of misconduct. If the “offender cannot be identified, the senior coach who is in the technical area at the time will receive” the card. Kick-off Teams who win the toss can choose to either take the kick-off or which goal to attack. Previously the only choice was which goal to attack.

 

[Mikey1874]

2 hours ago, graygo said:

The substitution rule is a nonsense too, just add the time on ffs.

 

1 hour ago, Ray Gin said:

 

That's the best amendment IMO. 

 

 

Refs are too inconsistent on time added for time wasting.

 

The worst I've seen this season was  Adam Hammill the goalscorer taking at least a minute to leave field from other end of pitch.

 

Could have just walked off in seconds at other end. And time wasn't added at end. 

 

Players will place themselves in middle of park though. Still 45 seconds for slow walk off. 

Edited March 18, 2019 by Mikey1874

[Jambo, Goodbye]

1 hour ago, Ribble said:

 

My point was around adding time on rather than the new rule, I actually like the idea that players leave from the closest touchline so unless a player is being stretchered off there isn't any reason for a player, even hobbling, not to be able to make it off the pitch inside 30 seconds, those that do take longer are time wasting and should be booked.

 

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[Bull's-eye]

Where's the "in the unlikely event of the game being a draw at 90 minutes v the Old firm rule"?

 

[151]

Been watching and playing football for the last say 24 years and never ever knew that the ball had to leave the box before a player could touch it from a goal kick. An irelevant rule change and rule. Its all a bit meh, none of them will change the game that much, a player will still take ages to go to the touchline or goal line, infact might take longer to go to a different line deliberately.

Edited March 18, 2019 by Wham Bam Austin McCann

[graygo]

10 minutes ago, Wham Bam Austin McCann said:

Been watching and playing football for the last say 24 years and never ever knew that the ball had to leave the box before a player could touch it from a goal kick. An irelevant rule change and rule. Its all a bit meh, none of them will change the game that much, a player will still take ages to go to the touchline or goal line, infact might take longer to go to a different line deliberately.

 

That's always been a rule, certainly since I was a lad and that was a while ago   must admit I didn't know that the winner of the coin toss could only chose the direction they shoot.

[jambosdad]

Well plenty of holes in that lot to please our officials.

someone asked if Rangers and Celtic had been given their set.

answer, yes.  So many interpretations available going to make it easy for refs to favour them.

Who wants to be substituted at their grounds and have to walk all the way round being spat on, coins thrown at them, racist abuse,

could well create a riot.

[Jambo, Goodbye]

22 minutes ago, jambosdad said:

Well plenty of holes in that lot to please our officials.

someone asked if Rangers and Celtic had been given their set.

answer, yes.  So many interpretations available going to make it easy for refs to favour them.

Who wants to be substituted at their grounds and have to walk all the way round being spat on, coins thrown at them, racist abuse,

could well create a riot.

I'm sure common sense will allow a player to head straight for the dugout so long as he hurries up. Players go off all the time at the nearest point if a physio is on with them,  or even to warm up or take throw-ins.

 

I don't believe we're going to see any problems at all with some of these rules. 

[Mikey1874]

The controversial one for me is the buffer zone for walls at free kicks. 

 

A surprise to see something favouring the defensive team. 

 

Unless it's just to make it easier for referees. 

[milky_26]

1 hour ago, graygo said:

 

That's always been a rule, certainly since I was a lad and that was a while ago   must admit I didn't know that the winner of the coin toss could only chose the direction they shoot.

Iirc the coin toss one was brought in because of spot betting.

[milky_26]

34 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said:

The controversial one for me is the buffer zone for walls at free kicks. 

 

A surprise to see something favouring the defensive team. 

 

Unless it's just to make it easier for referees. 

It has came a bit too late for Zaire 

[Mikey1874]

2 hours ago, milky_26 said:

It has came a bit too late for Zaire 

 

 

[Footballfirst]

There are security/safety risks with enforcing the substitution rule. You could be forcing a player to walk around the perimeter of the pitch in close vicinity to opposing fans. It's just a recipe for more missile throwing. 

[kila]

2 minutes ago, Footballfirst said:

There are security/safety risks with enforcing the substitution rule. You could be forcing a player to walk around the perimeter of the pitch in close vicinity to opposing fans. It's just a recipe for more missile throwing. 

 

That went through my mind too

[Captain Sausage]

44 minutes ago, Footballfirst said:

There are security/safety risks with enforcing the substitution rule. You could be forcing a player to walk around the perimeter of the pitch in close vicinity to opposing fans. It's just a recipe for more missile throwing. 

 

It literally states that safety is a consideration in application of that rule. 

[Bazzas right boot]

All seems good OK. 

 

The gk coming of the line at penalties has annoyed me for a while now. 

 

 

[Bazzas right boot]

1 hour ago, Mikey1874 said:

 

 

 

 

That not Berra practicing his passing? ?

[Bazzas right boot]

6 hours ago, Artful Dodger said:

Where's the "in the unlikely event of the game being a draw at 90 minutes v the Old firm rule"?

 

 

 

The new proposals aim to make sure this scenerio never comes up or at least is very rare. 

 

Whole point in the changes, no? 

[Bull's-eye]

1 minute ago, Olly Lee's left boot said:

 

 

The new proposals aim to make sure this scenerio never comes up or at least is very rare. 

 

Whole point in the changes, no? 

 

No way the "keep playing until Celtic or Rangers score in the event of 90 minutes being played and it's still a draw" rule will vanish, it's what our wonderful game is based on. Creates a right rerr atmosphere so it does. 

[Bazzas right boot]

10 hours ago, King Of The Cat Cafe said:

I think it is really disgusting that this should only affect Hearts and Hibs.  What about the other teams in Scotland?

 

 

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Bit harsh on us tbh. 

[Bazzas right boot]

37 minutes ago, Artful Dodger said:

 

No way the "keep playing until Celtic or Rangers score in the event of 90 minutes being played and it's still a draw" rule will vanish, it's what our wonderful game is based on. Creates a right rerr atmosphere so it does. 

 

 

Rangers has a clause. 

Rangers (or any of their guises) are being held to a draw.... 

[Bazzas right boot]

37 minutes ago, Artful Dodger said:

 

No way the "keep playing until Celtic or Rangers score in the event of 90 minutes being played and it's still a draw" rule will vanish, it's what our wonderful game is based on. Creates a right rerr atmosphere so it does. 

 

 

Rangers has a clause. 

Rangers (or any of their guises) are being held to a draw.... 

[Pasquale for King]

So any hand ball in the box in games involving the OF will be a penalty. A lot more work on how to save them will need to be done, especially the two GKs we currently have.

[andythejambo]

I also believe that scoring from a rebound if the keeper saves a penalty will not be allowed. That's just wrong, the ball is surely still in play......

[Mikey1874]

49 minutes ago, andythejambo said:

I also believe that scoring from a rebound if the keeper saves a penalty will not be allowed. That's just wrong, the ball is surely still in play......

 

Play stops if penalty hits post / bar is what I thought it is. 

[kila]

No rebounds on penalties now?!

 

Hearts truly ****ed now

[Ribble]

4 hours ago, andythejambo said:

I also believe that scoring from a rebound if the keeper saves a penalty will not be allowed. That's just wrong, the ball is surely still in play......

 

Where are you seeing this, I read through the IFAB document and didn't see anything remotely like that?

[andythejambo]

8 minutes ago, Ribble said:

 

Where are you seeing this, I read through the IFAB document and didn't see anything remotely like that?

I think it was brought up at halftime, by one of the pundits, during one of the Champions League matches, after someone scored a rebound.  

[Mikey1874]

1 hour ago, Ribble said:

 

Where are you seeing this, I read through the IFAB document and didn't see anything remotely like that?

 

I heard it mentioned on radio that hitting post from penalty would be play stopped/ goal kick. 

 

But haven't seen that in list of changes in papers / online. 

[jamie1874]

Did the change in penalties rule not turn out to be false, which is why it’s not listed? 

[poggs]

1 hour ago, jamie1874 said:

Did the change in penalties rule not turn out to be false, which is why it’s not listed? 

 

Yep. It was discussed at the IAFB as one of the possible rule changes but not implemented.