What's the difference between direct and indirect kick ?

Answer 1

The basic assumption that everyone (including answerers above) has is: A) a goal can be scored directly from a direct freekick. B) for indirect freekicks, the ball must be touched by another player (eg: The merest of deflections will do) for the goal to stand.

However this is the simple definition. Besides the method of scoring from direct/indirect freekicks, there are other differences which are:

Section A

A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team, if a player commits any of the following 6 offences in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:

1. Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
2. Trips or attempts to trip an opponent
3. Jumps at an opponent
4. Charges an opponent
5. Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
6. Pushes an opponent

Section A2

A direct free kick is also awarded to the opposing team, if a player commits any of the following four offences:

1. Tackles an opponent to gain possession of the ball, making contact with the opponent before touching the ball
2. Holds an opponent
3. Spits at an opponent
4. Handles the ball deliberately (except for goalkeepers in his own penalty area)

Section B

An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper, inside his own penalty area, commits any of the following offences:

1. Takes more than six seconds while
controlling the ball with his hands, before releasing it from his possession
2. Touches the ball again with his hands after it has been released from his possession and has not been touched any other player
3 Touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate.
4.Touches the ball with his hands, after he has received it directly from a throw-in taken by a team-mate.

Section B2
An indirect free kick is also awarded for the following 4 offences, if a player:

1. Plays in a dangerous manner. (high boot usually)
2. Impedes the progress of an opponent
3. Prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands.
4. Commits any other offence, not previously mentioned in Law 12, for which play is stopped to caution or dismiss a player. (eg: Dissent)

Section C

Notes: For direct freekicks, the referee usually points to the direction of the team attacking the opponent's goal. He may however choose not to point or give any signal.

But for indirect freekicks, he must place his vertically in the air before the kick is taken and not bring down until the ball is touched by another player or gone out of play.

Generally direct freekicks are for 'penal offences', where a card can be shown for such offences or repeating such offences. (Offences Listed in Section A)

Indirect freekicks are for minor infringements like offside, backpass, obstruction etc. In most instances, a player will not be cautioned or sent off if he persists with such infringemnts. You can be offside 20x and no card will be shown. (Offences Listed in Section B)

Answer 2

well indirect free-kick means the team taking it cannot score without another player getting some legal contact on the ball after it is taken. A direct free kick means the team can shoot the ball straight at the goal and score with or without a second contact.

Answer 3

An indirect kick must be touched by at least two players from the attacking or a player from the opposing team before it enters the goal. This is why you'll see players run over a ball on a free kick and just touch it to a player who then attempts to score.

A direct kick is a free kick that only needs to be touched once by an attacking player before it enters the goal.

An indirect kick is signaled by the referee by placing his extended arm vertically over his head.

A direct kick is signaled by the referee placing his extended arm horizontally away from his body.

Answer 4

My Dad is A Professional football Player and the staff at his Football club told me that: a Direct Freekick is when you can shoot strait from the dead ball. A Indirect Freekick is when you have to pass the ball without making contact with the goal or goalkeeper

Answer 5

Direct is targeted at the goal, Indirect cannot be targeted at the goal

Answer 6

This site will show you every rule: http://www.drblank.com/slaws.htm

Basically, indirect kick is when you can make a goal but after another player touches the ball.

Answer 7

direct kick is when ronaldinho gets hurt by a genuine kick and falls and get up annd the referee give a red or yellow card 2 the kicker
an indirect kick is whensomeone takes the ball from c. ronaldo and c.ronaldo dives 2 the ground and acts lik he's hurt and the referee say's get up who u fooling mr.diver i know ur skilled at diving but this time ur out
now u get it

Answer 8

Direct: u can score a goal directly
Indirect: some one else must touch it b4 u score a goal

Answer 9

Direct means you can have a shot strait away witthout haveing to pass it indirect means you need to pass it before you can have a shot.

Answer 10

Direct kick will knock u out.