Coaching Session

Coaching Session 10 May 2012

Overview of Session • Focus areas for 2012 season • Knowledge of the Laws • Free Kick after Disposal • Free Kick Prohibited Contact – Off ball

Laws Pertaining to Free Kicks – off ball 15.4.5 Prohibited Contact and Payment of Free Kick A field Umpire shall award a Free Kick against a Player where he or she is satisfied that the Player has made Prohibited Contact with an opposition Player. A Player makes Prohibited Contact with an opposition Player if he or she: (e) pushes, bumps, holds or blocks an opposition Player when the football is further than 5 metres away from the opposition Player or is out of play;

Laws Pertaining to Free Kicks 15.11 FREE KICKS AFTER DISPOSAL Subject to Law 15.11(b), where Prohibited Contact is made against a Player who has disposed of the football or against a Player who is Shepherding a Player who has disposed of the football, a Free Kick shall be awarded to that Player’s Team and shall be taken by a Player of that Team who is nearest to the location where the football touches the ground, a Player or crosses the Boundary Line, as the case may be. If taking the Free Kick at this location will penalise the Team awarded the Free Kick, the Free Kick shall be taken by the Player against whom and at the location where Prohibited Contact was made. (b) If a field Umpire is satisfied that a Player tackles, holds or makes high contact against a Player who has disposed of the football for the purpose of preventing that Player from taking part in the next act of play or being able to run to the next contest then, if it is a greater penalty than would otherwise be provided by Law 15.11(a), the field umpire shall award a free kick and a 50 metre penalty to that Player’s team. Is this a downfield kick? How do we ensure we pick up after disposal frees?

Focus Areas for Field Umpires Free Kick After Disposal

Knowledge of the Laws Questions

Coaching Session