When I was about 12, my school team went on a football trip to Connecticut. One of the teams we played had a gymnast they'd converted that did that same throw. He had a 25 metre run up! It never amounted to anything, but we'd never seen anything like it.
"Can't score from a throw in" has to be one of those pointless laws that should be removed from the book.
It's bizarre that a player taking a throw is awarded the goal if it is deflected by a defender. So you can sort of "score" from a throw-in (it qualifies for the golden boot etc) but the rules say you can't!
"Can't score from a throw in" has to be one of those pointless laws that should be removed from the book.
It's bizarre that a player taking a throw is awarded the goal if it is deflected by a defender. So you can sort of "score" from a throw-in (it qualifies for the golden boot etc) but the rules say you can't!
Surely it’s an own goal, as it wouldn’t be a goal if nobody touched it.
I have mentioned the following in the past, but worth repeating here. Many years ago when I was a linesman on the National League, that league was sometimes used for season-long tinkerings of the laws. One such tinkering was that throw ons were replaced by a indirect free kick at the point to ball left the field of play. I guess the logic being that outfield players dont otherwise use their hands at any other time. The "trial" only lasted one season and normal service was resumed the next. We, officials, never got any feedback on the trial.
I have mentioned the following in the past, but worth repeating here. Many years ago when I was a linesman on the National League, that league was sometimes used for season-long tinkerings of the laws. One such tinkering was that throw ons were replaced by a indirect free kick at the point to ball left the field of play. I guess the logic being that outfield players dont otherwise use their hands at any other time. The "trial" only lasted one season and normal service was resumed the next. We, officials, never got any feedback on the trial.
What were your thoughts on it and how it worked? Arsene Wenger has made some comments on it in the past
Obviously a lot of long kicks into the opposing penalty area and thus made for more goalscoring opportunities. The disappointing aspect was the lack of end of season feedback as to why it was not adopted.
Another trial was that a line was drawn the whole width of the pitch, in line with the 18 yard (penalty box). Players could only be offside if they received the ball goal side of that line.
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It's bizarre that a player taking a throw is awarded the goal if it is deflected by a defender. So you can sort of "score" from a throw-in (it qualifies for the golden boot etc) but the rules say you can't!
Another trial was that a line was drawn the whole width of the pitch, in line with the 18 yard (penalty box). Players could only be offside if they received the ball goal side of that line.