Back - pass rule - wikipedia Back - pass rule This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2011 ) In association football, the back - pass rule refers to an offence within Law 12, Section 2 of the Laws of the Game. This offence is committed when the goalkeeper handles the ball after it has been deliberately kicked to them by a team - mate, or after receiving it directly from a throw - in taken by a team - mate. The back - pass rule was introduced in 1992 to discourage time - wasting and overly defensive play after the 1990 World Cup was described as exceedingly dull, rife with back - passing and goalkeepers holding up the ball. An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team from the place where the offence occurred, i.e. where the goalkeeper handled the ball. In practice, this offence is very rarely committed. USSF has provided the following guidance on how this offence should be judged by referees : The offense rests on three events occurring in the following sequence : The ball is kicked ( played with the foot, not the knee, thigh, or shin ) by a teammate of the goalkeeper, This action is deemed to be deliberate, rather than a deflection or miskick, and The goalkeeper handles the ball directly ( no intervening touch of play of the ball by anyone else ) When, in the opinion of the referee, these three conditions are met, the violation has occurred. It is not necessary for the ball to be `` passed, '' it is not necessary for the ball to go `` back, '' and it is not necessary for the deliberate play by the teammate to be `` to '' the goalkeeper. -- Jim Allen ( USSF National Instructor and National Assessor ), Ask A Soccer Referee While not an infringement of the back - pass rule, players are also prohibited from using a deliberate trick to pass the ball to the goalkeeper with a part of the body other than the foot to circumvent the rule. This would include, but not be limited to : flicking the ball up with the foot and then heading the ball back to the goalkeeper, or heading a ball on the ground that would otherwise be regularly playable with the foot. If a player uses such a trick, they are cautioned for unsporting behaviour, and the opponents are awarded an indirect free kick from where the trick was performed. It is irrelevant as to whether the goalkeeper subsequently handles the ball or not. Another rule was introduced at the same time as the back - pass rule, with the same intentions. This rule prohibits the goalkeeper from handling the ball again once he has released it for play. This offence would also result in an indirect free kick to the opposition. In 1997, the back - pass rule was extended to prevent goalkeepers handling the ball when received directly from a team - mate 's throw in. References Jump up ^ `` Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct, Section 1 - Indirect Free Kick ''. IFAB Laws of the Game. 2016. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017. Jump up ^ ifab.com -- The History of the Laws of the Game -- From 1863 to the Present Day -- accessed 5 November 2017 Jump up ^ Allen, Jim ( 20 June 2011 ). `` The Ball Deliberately Kicked to the Goalkeeper ( Yet Again ) ''. Ask a Soccer Referee. Retrieved 24 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct, Section 3 - Disciplinary Action ''. IFAB Laws of the Game. 2016. Retrieved 24 Jan 2017. Jump up ^ `` Goalkeepers are not above the Law ''. FIFA. 31 October 1997. Retrieved 8 June 2014. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Back-pass_rule&oldid=808804014 '' Categories : Laws of association football Association football terminology 1992 in association football Hidden categories : EngvarB from May 2013 Use dmy dates from May 2013 Articles needing additional references from June 2011 All articles needing additional references All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January 2017 Articles with unsourced statements from January 2015 Talk About Wikipedia Català Deutsch Español Galego 日本 語 Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 5 November 2017, at 08 : 00. About Wikipedia

Question: what happens if goalie picks up back pass
Answer: An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team from the place where the offence occurred