Small Sided Football - Laws of the Game

The Kick-In

A kick-in is a method of restarting play.

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

A kick-in is awarded:

• when the whole of the ball passes over a touch line, either on the ground or in the air, or hits the ceiling
• from the place where it crossed the touch line or 2m into the playing area adjacent to where the ball left the playing area when barricades are in use
• to the opponents of the player who last touched the ball

Position of the Ball and the Players

The ball:

• has to be stationary on the touch line; or 2m into the playing area from the barrier where barricades are in use
• is kicked into play in any direction

The player taking the kick-in:

• has part of each foot either on the touch line or on the ground outside the touch line at the moment of kicking the ball; or
• must stand between the ball and the barricade where in use

The players of the defending team:

• are at least 3m from the place where the kick-in is taken

Procedure

• the player taking the kick-in may not play the ball a second time until it has touched another player
• the ball is in play immediately after it is kicked or touched

Infringements/Sanctions

The kick-in is retaken by a player of the opposing team if:

• the kick-in is taken incorrectly
• the kick-in is taken from a position other than the place where the ball passed over the touch line or where indicated by the referee where barricades are in use
• An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposition if the player taking the kick in plays the ball a second time before it has been played by another player