On a Soccer(Football) Ground, what is the Penalty Arch touching the Penalty box(Outer D box) for?
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To further elaborate on what Hakeem said, all players must be at least 10 feet (9.15m) away from the ball during a penalty kick.  The arch ensures this since the area directly behind the penalty spot is less than 10 feet.  All players not involved with the penalty kick must be outside of the penalty area AND the arch.  In addition, all players not involved with the PK must also be behind the ball (no player can be on the side of the penalty area but closer to the end line than the ball).
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Application\nThe application of the offside law is best considered in three steps; Offside position, Offside offence and Offside sanction.\n\n[edit]\nOffside position\n \nThe red forward on the left of the diagram is in an offside position as he is both in front of the second last defender (marked by the stippled line) and the ball.A player is in an offside position if "he is nearer to his opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second to last opponent", unless he is in his own half of the field of play. A player level with the second last opponent is considered to be in an onside position. Note that the last two opposing players can be either the goalkeeper and another outfield player, or two outfield players. Also note that offside position is determined when the ball is touched/played by a team-mate — a player's offside position status is not then altered by them or opposing players running forwards or backwards. It is important to note that being in an offside position is not an offence in itself. Another important point to note is that any player's offside position status is reset when an opponent touches the ball and is deemed by the referee to be in control of the ball.\n\n[edit]\nOffside offence\nA player in an offside position is only committing an offside offence if, "at the moment the ball touches or is played by one of his team", the player is in the referee's opinion involved in active play by: interfering with play; interfering with an opponent; or gaining an advantage by being in that position.\n\nDetermining whether a player is in "active play" can be complex. A player is not committing an offside offence if the player receives the ball directly from a throw-in, goal kick or corner kick.\n\nFIFA issued new guidelines for interpreting the offside law in 2003 and these were incorporated in law 11 in July 2005. The new wording seeks to more precisely define the three cases as follows:\n\nInterfering with play means playing or touching the ball passed or touched by a teammate. \nInterfering with an opponent means preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent's line of vision or movements or making a gesture or movement which, in the opinion of the referee, deceives or distracts an opponent. \nGaining an advantage by being in an offside position means playing a ball that rebounds to him off a post or crossbar or playing a ball that rebounds to him off an opponent having been in an offside position. \nIn practice, a player in an offside position may be penalised before playing or touching the ball if, in the opinion of the referee, no other team-mate in an onside position has the opportunity to play the ball.\n\nThe referees' interpretation of these new definitions is still proving controversial until this day, largely over what movements a player in an offside position can make without being judged to be interfering with an opponent.\n\n[edit]\nOffside sanction\nThe sanction for an offside offence is an indirect free kick to the opposing team, at the spot where the offence occurred. Most referees use their discretion and let play go on if the "offended" team already has the advantage or ball, in order not to slow down play with redundant free kicks that achieve the same purpose of giving the advantage or ball back to the "offended" team.\n\n[edit]\nOfficiating\nIn enforcing this rule, the referee depends greatly on his assistant referee, who generally keeps in line with the second last defender in his relevant end (exact positioning techniques are more complex).\n\nThe assistant referees' task with regards to off-side can be difficult, as they need to keep up with attacks and counter attacks, consider which players are in an offside position when the ball is played (often from the other end of the field), and then determine whether the offside positioned players become invo
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it's just to make sure every player was 10 yards away from the penalty spot when a penalty is being taken..have u seen a penalty kick before?no player would stand in it instead they stood around the semicircle..maybe u didnt notice it because the camera usually focus on the ball and goal..\n\nso let me give u a similar example where u can always see..the same rule applied to the circle at the center of the field..when a kick off is about to be made..the opposition side must not stand inside the circle..i'm sure u noticed that right..?that is because they must not be within ten yards from the ball..the same rule applied for free kick where the wall must be 10 yards away..\n\nso a simple answer to ur question is that the semicircle is just for making sure that players are 10 yards away from the spot..that's all..this also means that the semicircle's radius is 10 yards where the centroid is the penalty spot..it doesnt included as penalty box which means goalie cannot handle the ball there and penalty wont be awarded if a foul occured there..
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The rectangle immediately in front of the goal. When taking a goal kick the goalkeeper must take it from within this box.
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The only way to stop a penalty kick is if the kicker doesn't hit it right. If he does, the keeper doesn't have a chance. Just stay in place, because many players kick close to the keeper and if you dive, won't have a chance to those easy saves.
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the 2nd last opponent is the player of the other team who is not the goal keeper. It'll be declared an offside if a player surpasses the ball and the second last opponent near the D area.
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not penalty\nit would be a free kick (indirect)
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Offside is a Law in football (soccer) which effectively limits how far forward attacking players may be when involved in play. Simply put, a player cannot gain an advantage by waiting for the ball with only the goalkeeper or last defender between him and the goal.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_kick_(football)
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The penalty arc (colloquially "the D") is marked from the outside edge of the penalty area, 9.15 m (10 yards) from the penalty mark; this marks an exclusion zone for all players other than the kicker and the opposing goalkeeper during a penalty kick.
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Players have to be 10 yards from the ball for free kicks. This arc is for penalty kicks and is 10 yards from the penalty mark. For small-sided games for the younger kids, the idea is the same though the distance is shorter.
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In outdoor soccer, an offsides foul is called when an attacking player is passed the ball and there are not at least two opponents between him or her and the goal line. In other words, on the opponent's side of the field, a pass must always be made when the intended attacker is not closer to the goalkeeper than any other opposing player.\n\nI got this from http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-offsides-in-soccer.htm which explains more if you go check it out.
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if there is a foul in the penalty box for stopping a move that can result in a goal then it is a straight penalty otherwise a free kick, a handball ( deliberate ) in the box is always a penalty.
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Despite the fact that I can not recall an example of a goalkeeper taking a corner, the possibility of them doing so means they require their own section under Law 17 - "The Corner Kick" as follows:\n\nCorner kick taken by the goalkeeper \n\nIf, after the ball is in play, the goalkeeper touches the ball a second time (except with his hands) before it has touched another player: \n\n* an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team, the kick to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred\n\nIf, after the ball is in play, the goalkeeper deliberately handles the ball before it has touched another player: \n\n* a direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if the infringement occurred outside the goalkeeper's penalty area, the kick to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred \n\n* an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if the infringement occurred inside the goalkeeper's penalty area, the kick to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred\n\n\nThis differs from outfield players only in the ruling about handling inside their own penalty area - if any other player did this the result would be a penalty to the opposing team.\n\nI can not say that this has never happened, but I can say that as a qualified referee I don't expect to have my knowledge of this law tested in a real life situation!
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Law 11- Offside\n\nOffside position\nIt is not an offence in itself to be in an offside position. \nA player is in an offside position if:\n\nhe is nearer to his opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent \nA player is not in an offside position if: \n\nhe is in his own half of the field of play \nor  \nhe is level with the second last opponent \nor \nhe is level with the last two opponents \n\nOffence \nA player in an offside position is only penalised if, at the moment the ball touches or is played by one of his team, he is, in the opinion of the referee, involved in active play by: \n\ninterfering with play \nor \ninterfering with an opponent \nor \ngaining an advantage by being in that position \n\nNo offence \nThere is no offside situation if a player receives the ball directly from: \n\na goal kick \nor \na throw-in\nor \na corner kick \n\nInfringements/sanctions \nFor any offside offence, the referee awards an indirect free-kick to the opposing team to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred. \n\n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNew International FA Board Decision 1 \n\nIn the definition of offside position, "nearer to his opponents’ goal line" means that any part of his head, body or feet is nearer to his opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent. The arms are not included in this definition. \n\nNew International FA Board Decision 2 \n\nThe definitions of elements of involvement in active play are as follows: \n\nInterfering with play means playing or touching the ball passed or touched by a team mate.\n  \nInterfering with an opponent means preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision or movements or making a gesture or movement which, in the opinion of the referee, deceives or distracts an opponent.\n  \nGaining an advantage by being in that position means playing a ball that rebounds to him off a post or the crossbar having been in an offside position or playing a ball that rebounds to him off an opponent having been in an offside position. \n \nClear?
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Me, personally, always knew the off side rule perfectly. And all the rules. It is a big adventage when you play the game. Did you know that the penalty kick could be played as a pass?
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It's an arc that marks the restricted area.  An offensive foul can not be called if a defensive player's feet was set inside this zone.  The purpose is to prevent injuries that used to happen very close to the basket.  Unlike college, NBA players can jump. LOL.  Some very serious and sometimes career-ending injuries used to happen very close to the basket.  The restricted area is a safety zone.  If a player with the ball is moving fast to the hoop and has already penetrated 4 feet from the basket, there's really no way to successfully defend in the NBA without causing an injury.  The rule applies only for players entering the zone and not those who receive the ball already inside.\n\nThe restricted area does not apply if a player approaches along the baseline.  That's why the arc does not extend all the way to the sideline.