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Law 13 FREE-KICKS

For all free-kicks opponents must be five yards from the ball.

Law 14 PENALTY KICKS

A penalty kick is awarded for offences as described in Law 12.

Position of the ball and players

All players except the defending goalkeeper and the kicker must be outside the penalty area and at least five yards from the penalty mark. The ball must be kicked forward.

Infringements/sanctions

If a player or players commit an offence at the taking of a penalty kick his/her team shall not be allowed to gain an advantage (that is: the kick is retaken or the goal disallowed depending on which team offended).

If a player of both the defending and the attacking teams offend the kick shall be retaken.

Law 15 THROW-INS

A goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in.

A throw-in is awarded:

(i)	when the whole of the ball passes over the touchline, either on the ground or in the air.

(ii)	from the point where it crosses the touchline.

(iii)

to the opponents of the player who last touched the ball.

Procedure

(i)	At the moment of delivering the ball the thrower:

(ii)	faces the field of play

(iii)

has part of each foot either on the touchline or on the ground outside the touchline

(iv)	uses both hands

(v)	delivers the ball from behind and over his/her head.

The thrower cannot touch the ball again until it has touched another player. If he/she does, a free-kick will be awarded against them. The ball is in play immediately it enters the field of play.
The throw-in is awarded to the opposing team if any of these requirements are not carried out.

Law 16 GOAL KICK

Procedure

A player of the defending team kicks the ball from any point within the penalty area. Opponents must remain outside the penalty area and at least five yards from where the kick is taken until the ball is in play.

Law 17 CORNER KICKS

The opposing players must remain at lest five yards from the ball until it is in play.

The kicker may not touch the ball again until it has touched another player. If he/she does a free-kick will be awarded against them.

The ball is in play immediately it enters the field of play.

11. REPORTING RESULTS

The Result Card Secretary must receive within four days of the date played the result card of each competition match in the prescribed manner from both teams. This must include the forename(s) and surname of the team players (in block letters) and also the referee markings required by Rule 13 or any other information required by the competition. Failure to do so will incur a fine of �5 (five pounds) minimum and/or the club being dealt with as the Management Committee may decide.

The home club shall telephone the result of each match to the Divisional/Fixtures Secretary ONLY between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on the day of the match, also giving the home and away goal scorers' names. Clubs in default shall be fined �5 (five pounds) minimum.

The match result notification, correctly completed, shall be signed by a responsible member of the club. The Management Committee shall have power to take such action as they deem suitable against a club which submits an incomplete form of incorrect information. Clubs in default shall be fined (5 (five pounds) minimum.