Football Safety, Penalty Rules and Free kicks

Safety

A player must not use equipment or wear anything that is dangerous to himself or another player (including any kind of jewellery).
Basic equipment
The basic compulsory equipment of a player comprises the following separate items:

• a jersey or shirt with sleeves – if undergarments are worn, the colour of the sleeve must be the same main colour as the sleeve of the jersey or shirt

• shorts – if undershorts or tights are worn, they must be of the same main colour as the shorts

• stockings – if tape or similar material is applied externally it must be the same colour as that part of the stocking it is applied to

• shinguards

• footwear Shinguards

• are covered entirely by the stockings

• are made of rubber, plastic or a similar suitable material

• provide a reasonable degree of protection Colours

• The two teams must wear colours that distinguish them from each other and also the referee and the assistant referees

• Each goalkeeper must wear colours that distinguish him from the other players, the referee and the assistant referees .

 Infringements and sanctions.

 In the event of any infringement of this Law:

• Play need not be stopped

• The player at fault is instructed by the referee to leave the field of play to correct his equipment

• The player leaves the field of play when the ball next ceases to be in play, unless he has already corrected his equipment

• Any player required to leave the field of play to correct his equipment must not re-enter without the referee’s permission

• The referee checks that the player’s equipment is correct before allowing him to re-enter the field of play

• the player is only allowed to re-enter the field of play when the ball is out of play A player who has been required to leave the field of play because of an infringement of this Law and who re-enters the field of play without the referee’s permission must be cautioned.

 Restart of play If play is stopped by the referee to administer a caution:

• The match is restarted by an indirect free kick taken by a player of the opposing team from the place where the ball was located when the referee stopped the match

Basic compulsory equipment

The basic compulsory equipment must not have any political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images. The team of a player whose basic compulsory equipment has political, religious or personal slogans or, statements or images will be sanctioned by the competition organiser or by FIFA. Undergarments Players must not reveal undergarments that show political, religious, personal slogans, statements or images, or advertising other than the manufacturer logo. A player/team of a player that reveals an undergarment that shows political, religious, personal slogans, statements or images, or advertising other than the manufacturer logo will be sanctioned by the competition organiser or by FIFA.

Kicks from the penalty mark Procedure

 • The kicks from the penalty mark are not part of the match

• The penalty area where the kicks from the penalty marks are taking place may be changed only if the goal or the playing surface becomes unusable

• Once all eligible players have taken a kick from the penalty mark, the same sequence does not have to be followed as in the first round of kicks

• Each team is responsible for selecting the players from those on the field of play at the end of the match and the order in which they will take the kicks

• A player other than the goalkeeper who is injured may not be substituted during the taking of kicks from the penalty mark

• If the goalkeeper is sent off during the taking of kicks from the penalty mark, he must be replaced by a player who finished the match

• A player, substitute or substituted player may be cautioned or sent off during the taking of kicks from the penalty mark

• The referee must not abandon the match if a team is reduced to fewer than seven players during the taking of kicks from the penalty mark

• If a player is injured or sent off during the taking of kicks from the penalty mark and the team has one player fewer, the referee should not reduce the number of players taking kicks for the other team. An equal number of players from each team is required only at the start of the taking of kicks from the penalty mark.

The referee must confirm the following requirements before the penalty kick is taken:

• The kicker is identified.

• The ball is properly placed on the penalty mark.

• The goalkeeper is on the goal line between the goalposts and facing the kicker.

• The team-mates of the kicker and the goalkeeper are:

– Outside the penalty area

– Outside the penalty arc

– Behind the ball.

FreeKick Procedure.

The ball is in play when it is kicked and moves. A free kick can be taken by lifting the ball with a foot or both feet simultaneously.

Feinting to take a free kick to confuse opponents is permitted as part of football. However, if in the opinion of the referee, the feinting is considered an act of unsporting behaviour, the player must be cautioned.

If a player, while correctly taking a free kick, intentionally kicks the ball at an opponent in order to play the ball again but neither in a careless nor a reckless manner nor using excessive force, the referee must allow play to continue.

An indirect free kick must be retaken if the referee fails to raise his arm to indicate that the kick is indirect and the ball is kicked directly into the goal.

The initial indirect free kick is not nullified by the referee’s mistake. Distance If a player decides to take a free kick quickly and an opponent who is less than 9.15 m (10 yds) from the ball intercepts it, the referee must allow play to continue.

If a player decides to take a free kick quickly and an opponent who is near the ball deliberately prevents him taking the kick, the referee must caution the player for delaying the restart of play.

 If, when a free kick is taken by the defending team from inside its own penalty area, one or more opponents remain inside the penalty area because the defender decides to take the kick quickly and the opponents did not have time to leave the penalty area, the referee must allow play to continue.

Feinting in the run-up to take a penalty kick to confuse opponents is permitted as part of football. However, feinting to kick the ball once the player has completed his run-up is considered an infringement  and an act of unsporting behaviour for which the player must be cautioned. Preparing for the penalty kick.

Conclusion.
Both the players and referee must work in corporation to make the match a success. emotions are supposed  to calm down and well managed. The referee remains the boss of the game while the players play for pride, passion, leisure, accomplishment, legacy, etc. At time emotion may trigger players to ague the referees decision, but however they must remain conscious that the final decision is only for the referee and no one else. But also it should be noted that the referee manages the match base on observation and in accordance with the rules and regulations put in place.