The player does this to make contact with a ball that is too high to reach with a foot in soccer?

Answer 1

Fasten your seatbelt and let's shred this one. First, the question states "makes contact with the ball" but doesn't specify how. Was is kicked? If it was, then it wasn't "too high to reach with a foot" then, was it? Nope. Look at a bicycle (or scissors) kick. It's a super move to tag a ball that is high up. The whole of the player's body will actually be below the ball when a good bicycle is executed. Oooo, snap! That's exactly on point. The only determining factor in whether a ball is too high to kick with a foot is whether or not it can be actually kicked with the foot. So what's at the heart of the matter? The issue turns on whether, in attempting to kick a ball that is up in the air, the player kicking (or attempting to kick) the ball endangers one or more other players (and himself, oddly enough). And that's covered clearly in the Laws of the Game. Let's put on our referee's uniform, grab our whistle and make the call. Soccer is an elegant and dynamic game, and many possibilities exist regarding the position of the ball and of players around it. In a situation where a ball is substantially clear of the ground and two players are vying for it, a player attempting to kick it can endanger his opponent. Let's do a hypothetical. Two players are running onto an uncontrolled ball from approximately opposite positions. (The ball is basically "between" them.) The ball has bounced, and bounces again to a point up above the waist as the players are arriving. One jumps up to gain better position to kick it, and the other, who is a split second later to the spot, is already lifting his arms across his face to protect himself. (The onlookers are all holding their breaths at this point. Are you?) The first player kicks the ball away. This is a violation of Law 12 of the Laws of the Game. It breaks two ways. If the first player ends up kicking his opponent, that's a foul. The referee has the option of a whistle for the foul and a verbal warning, a whistle for the foul and a caution (yellow card) or a whistle for the foul and a send-off (red card). It will depend a lot on the contact and the referee's view of the situation. Just about any kind of contact will probably result in a caution, and out will come the yellow card and into the book goes the number of the offending player. If it's serious, a player can be injured if a big way. A red card could easily result. The player who jumped to kick the ball is sent off and the referee writes a 24-hour report on the incident. But if there is no contact, a foul still occurred. The second player, the opponent of the first one, clearly felt threatened, and clearly (in our hypothetical) was threatened. And that is enough to violate the rule regarding playing in a dangerous manner. The dangerous play of the first player prevented his opponent from being able to have a "fair shot" at getting to the ball. His opponent actually had to abandon his challenge to protect himself. The referee blows the whistle and calls a foul. Player number one was "playing in a dangerous manner" and, as such, has violated Law 12 of the Laws of the Game. The referee may give player one a verbal warning, or can even issue a caution if the situation warrants a yellow card. In parting, the scissors or bicycle kick is specifically mentioned in the FIFA guide amplifying Law 12. The wording is something like: a scissors or bicycle kick is permitted provided that, in the opinion of the referee, it is not dangerous to an opponent.

Answer 2

A player can either head the ball (hit it with his/her head) or back up to have a better play on the ball. If it's beyond their reach then the ball is for the player in the position behind him/her, and that player may need to run up and "meet" the ball.

Answer 3

The player can either perform a header (hitting the ball with your head), or let the ball hit the body and fall to the ground where it can be reached with the feet.

Answer 4

A football player would head the ball, if the ball is too high to kick with a foot.

Answer 5

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