12 yards.
In association football, the penalty spot is 12 yards from the goalline, measured directly from the centre of that line. In field hockey, the penalty spot is 6.40 metres from the goalline, measured directly from the centre of that line to the centre of the spot.
The penalty spot is 12 yards (approximately eleven metres) from the goal line.
20 yards
Ther is a distance of 12 yards (11 metres) between the penalty spot and the goal line.
It is called the penalty arc. It is to ensure that defenders are 10 yards from the penalty spot when a penalty kick is taken.
The D keeps players 10yds from the penalty spot during a PK. If no D was on the top of the penalty box players would be 6yds from the spot.
The penalty spot.
The penalty spot or penalty mark.
12 yards (11 meters) from the goal.
The penalty mark is 12 yards from the goal line.
The centre of the penalty spot is 6.40 metres from the nearest (infield) edge of the goalline, measured from the centre of the this line parallel to the sidelines.