What is an 'in-direct' free kick in football and how is it different to a normal one?

Question

My son keeps asking me this and it would be nice to answer him with facts as opposed to guesses!

Answer 1

It needs to touch another person before it goes in the goals to be recognised as a goal.

Answer 2

An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team when a player commits a foul other than a penal foul (e.g. dangerous play) or infringes certain technical requirements of the laws (e.g. touching the ball a second time following a restart). An indirect free kick is also awarded to the opposing team when play is stopped to caution or send-off a player when no specific foul has occurred (e.g. when play is stopped to caution a player for dissenting the decision of the referee). The most common cause is the offside offense.
Unlike a direct free kick, an offence punishable by an indirect free kick does not result in a penalty kick when it occurs in the penalty area, rather it continues to be taken as an indirect free kick.
A goal may not be scored directly from an indirect free kick, rather it must be touched by a second player before a goal can be scored. If the ball goes in goal directly from an indirect free kick, a goal kick is awarded to the defending team. If the ball goes in own goal from an indirect free kick, a corner kick is awarded.
It is an offence for the kicker to touch the ball a second time until it has been touched by another player; this is punishable by an indirect free kick to the defending team from where the offence occurred, unless the second touch was also a more serious handling offence, in which case it is punishable by a direct free kick or penalty kick, as appropriate.

Answer 3

An "in-direct" free kick is given when a foul is commited by a player on the opposing team, by blocking an opponent, handball (if the player did not deliberately mean to handball i.e. lying on the floor and the ball strikes his arm. etc).

The referee will hold his arm up to indicate the free kick is indirect, and the ball must be touched by 2 players before entering the goal (either an opponent or a team mate).

A direct freekick is given when a foul is commited and was meant to be i.e. tripping, deliberate handball, pushing, holding etc.

The referee does not raise his arm, to indicate anything. The ball may be shot directly at goal, without touching another player.

Also with a direct free kick, a player may ask to take the kick quickly, in which case the referee, if in agreement, does NOT have to blow his whistle to indicate to the opposition that the kick is to be taken.

Answer 4

In-direct free kick is simply a FOUL, maybe by hitting the opponent in an indirect way (Means you did not mean to hit opponent". When playing an indirct free kick, even if you are 2 or 3 yards of the goal, you still cannot shoot the ball directly to the goal. Ball has to be passed to any of your team players or even touched and then shot at the Goal.
Unline a direct free kick, so if you intend or hit an opponent in purpose this would be considered a direct free kick and can be shot directly at the goalgeeper! it could also lead to a yellow or red card!

Hope this hlped make somehow clear!

Answer 5

Its indirect. It means you cannt shoot directly at the goal, you need to tap it to another player before that player can then take a shot at goal. A goal from an indirect free kick that has not touched another player (of either side) would immediately be disallowed. Indirect free kicks are normally awarded for less serious offences -obstruction, keeper holding the ball for longer than 6 seconds or picking up a backpass.

Answer 6

Hi

Direct free kick means you can score directly from the kick.

Indirect free kick means you cannot score directly unless someone touches the ball before it scores. If you shoot from an indirect free kick and the goalkeeper touches the ball it is a goal so the keeper should be aware of the indirect free kick, the refereee will often raise his arm to indicate this.

Indirect free kick are often awarded for offences such as obstruction so you will often see a player laying the ball off for another player as they cannot score directly from the free kick.

Answer 7

An in-direct free kick means that it has to be touched for another player before the ball is in the sport goal!

Answer 8

Indirect free kick
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An indirect free kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football (soccer). Unlike a direct free kick, a goal may not be scored directly from the kick. The law was derived from the Sheffield Rules that stated that no goal could be scored from a free kick. This law was absorbed into the Laws of the Game in 1877 and later adapted to allow direct free kicks as a result of dangerous play.

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Award
An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team when a player commits a foul other than a penal foul (e.g. dangerous play) or infringes certain technical requirements of the laws (e.g. touching the ball a second time following a restart). An indirect free kick is also awarded to the opposing team when play is stopped to caution or send-off a player when no specific foul has occurred (e.g. when play is stopped to caution a player for dissenting the decision of the referee). The most common cause is the offside offense.

Unlike a direct free kick, an offence punishable by an indirect free kick does not result in a penalty kick when it occurs in the penalty area, rather it continues to be taken as an indirect free kick.

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Procedure
The kick is taken from where the foul occurred, unless that was within a goal area. An indirect free kick within the kicking team's goal area may be taken from anywhere within the goal area. An indirect free kick within the opposing team's goal area is taken from the goal area line parallel to the goal line (i.e. at least 6 yards from the goal line).

The ball must be stationary prior to being kicked. Opponents must remain 10 yards (9.15m) from the ball (and also outside of the penalty area if the kick is taken from within the kicking team's penalty area) until the ball is in play. An exception to this is that opponents may be within 10 yards of the ball provided they are standing on their goal line between the goal posts.

The ball becomes in play as soon as it is kicked and moves, unless the kick was taken from within the kicking team's penalty area, in which case it is in play once it has passed directly beyond the penalty area.

A goal may not be scored directly from an indirect free kick, rather it must be touched by a second player before a goal can be scored. If the ball goes in goal directly from an indirect free kick, a goal kick is awarded to the defending team. If the ball goes in own goal from an indirect free kick, a corner kick is awarded.

The referee signals that a free kick is indirect by raising one arm until the ball has been touched a second time or has gone out of play.

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Infringements
Opposing players must retire the required distance as stated above. Failure to do so may constitute misconduct and be punished by a caution (yellow card).

It is an offence for the kicker to touch the ball a second time until it has been touched by another player; this is punishable by an indirect free kick to the defending team from where the offence occurred, unless the second touch was also a more serious handling offence, in which case it is punishable by a direct free kick or penalty kick, as appropriate.

Answer 9

in direct means you cant take ashot straight at goal from the free kick. You must pass the ball first or atleast another player ,ust touch it first. something like that anyway

Answer 10

Needs to touch someone before going into goal