of the ball changes. A player is in an offside position if— (a) The player is nearer to the opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent. A player is not in an offside position when: (i) The player is in their own half of the field of play, or (ii) The player is level with the second-last opponent, or (iii) The player is level with the last two opponents. (b) There is no offside offence if a player receives the ball directly from— (i) a goal kick (ii) a throw-in (iii) a corner kick Law Fouls and Misconduct: For not following the Laws of the game, the referee can penalise the team members through a— (a) Direct Free Kick (b) Penalty Kick (c) Indirect Free Kick The referee may caution the player, substitutes or substituted players with a ‘Yellow Card’.
The referee may suspend the team members with a Red Card leading to suspension from the current match along with a second match suspension. (a) A direct free kick: It is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following seven offences in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force. (i) Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent (ii) Trips or attempts to trip an opponent (iii) Jumps at an opponent (iv) Charges an opponent (v) Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent (vi) Pushes an opponent (vii) Tackles an opponent A direct free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following three offences. (i) Holds an opponent (ii) Spits at an opponent (iii) Handles the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within the player’s own penalty area) (b) A penalty kick: A penalty kick is awarded if any of the above ten offences is committed by a player inside their own penalty area, irrespective of the position of the ball, provided it is in play.
(c) An Indirect Free Kick: An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper, inside