I believe you mean the penalty area. The goal area is the smaller rectangle.
If the ball was passed to the goalkeeper by a teammate with their foot then this is an indirect free kick offense. In all other cases this is allowable.
The soccer positions are forward, mid field, wing, goal keeper, sweeper, bench and back.
number 18 on the Us soccer team is Brad Guzan and he is a back up goal keeper.
No. A goal keeper is allowed to dribble the ball, and this is not considered the same as "putting it down."
You used to be able to pass the ball back to the keeper and he could pick it up
An indirect free kick would be awarded to the opposing team.
when the keeper or goalie is in possession of the ball after being received from a back pass or saving a shot
I'm going to assume that you are asking about a ball that is deliberately kicked back to the goalkeeper by a teammate, then picked up. If the keeper touches the ball with his hands outside of the penalty area (the "18"), the offense is handling and the other team is awarded a direct kick from the spot where the keeper first touched the ball with his hands. If the keeper touches the ball with his hands inside the penalty area but outside the goal area (the "6"), the offense is goalkeeper handling and the other team is awarded an indirect kick from the spot where the keeper first touched the ball with his hands. If the keeper touches the ball with his hands inside the goal area, the other team is awarded an indirect free kick from the spot on the goal area line nearest where the ball was first touched by the keeper.
Sweeper have to protect the keeper he/she is just behind the center back/center backs and in front of the goalkeeper
Yes, and its also one of the only cases where the goalkeeper can use his hands to pick it up from a pass from the defense.
Because a shot with enough speed to cross the line and get past a keeper almost invariably does hit the back part of the net.
A stopper is usually a player who plays just in front of the back line of defenders and tries to prevent the ball from reaching the defenders. ----------------------------- keeper ------------------------------------ Left Back--Left Center Back--Right Center Back-- Left Back ----------------------------- stopper --------------------------------------
Yes, but it depends on how it was passed to them. There are restrictions when a team mate kicks it it to their own goal keeper. There are restrictions when a team mate throws a ball in directly to their own goal keeper.