Kick-off (association football)

The initiative is in football the ball playing the beginning of the game, after a goal is scored, at the start of the second half and the beginning of each half of a possible extension.

Execution

The trigger is executed (or the football field ) at the center of the center circle after the referee has given by the kickoff to the character.

Both teams must play in their halves (which is decided by the toss ) stand. The referee tosses a coin and the team that decides which goal it will attack in the first half of the match. The other team takes the kick -off to start the game. The team that had won the toss takes the kick-off to start the second half of the match. Change for the second half of the game, the teams change ends and attack the opposite goals. From a kick-off can be directly, ie with the first touch, a goal can be achieved.

Regulate

When triggered, all players must be located in their own half of the pitch. The opponents of the abutting team must be at least 9.15 m from the ball away ( ie outside of the center circle ) until the ball is in play. The ball must rest on the center of the pitch before kick-off, without moving.

The referee checked when the game starts and after the break before kick-off, the number of players from both teams, including goalkeeper. The execution of the offense by persons other than those participating in the game players is prohibited. With the release of offense by the referee's whistle at the beginning of each period, the timing begins. The ball is in play immediately after it has been kicked and moves forward, begins in the first half and the game (at the beginning of the second half and each half is an extension of the interrupted game just continue). This difference is important, it should come in the time between initiation whistle and execution of contention to an incident that lead to the exclusion of a player - despite the start of the timing, a team will supplement again in this case, since the game has not yet begun.

After every Goal scored by a team of kick-off of the other team is running.

Infraction

If the kicker play the ball a second time before it has touched another player, an indirect free kick to the opposing team from the place will be imposed where the infraction occurred. For any other infraction of the offense is repeated.

Honor offense

On certain occasions there may be an unofficial kick-off ( "honor offense "). The honor offense but is not practiced. This ceremony includes that a celebrity the unofficial kick-off takes place (eg, a well-known ex-national players, politicians or artists). After the honorary kick-off of the actual break is made.