Kicks from the Penalty Mark

In many parts of the country, tournaments are starting to occur and often their rules include requirements for breaking ties. However, information about the mechanics and procedures involved in taking kicks from the penalty mark to break a tie is spread across several sources

 

To:	National Referees National Instructors National Assessors State Referee Administrators State Youth Referee Administrators State Directors of Instruction State Directors of Assessment State Directors of Coaching
From:	Alfred Kleinaitis Manager of Referee Development and Education
Subject:	Kicks from the Penalty Mark Checklist
Date:	April 2, 2009

 

In many parts of the country, tournaments are starting to occur and often their rules include requirements for breaking ties. However, information about the mechanics and procedures involved in taking kicks from the penalty mark to break a tie is spread across several sources:

• the Laws of the Game,
• the new “Interpretation and Guidelines” section of the Laws of the Game published by FIFA (and available on the USSF website under “Laws of the Game”),
• Advice to Referees, and
• earlier memoranda distributed by US Soccer Referee Department.

The following checklist of responsibilities, guidelines, and procedures is provided as a useful single source of guidance for referees who need to conduct this process. The checklist begins at the top of the next page to facilitate printing out just the checklist.