Soccer rule question

[skanless13]

Why can a gk leave the box to retrieve a ball outside the box, and dribble back into the box and pick it up? Isn’t that basically the same as a same team back pass which is an infraction? Seems like this should not be allowed. Am I wrong?

 

[guaranteeed]

Cant do it if it's a back pass from the feet

But otherwise ya, it's always been the rule

 

[skanless13]

Cant do it if it's a back pass from the feet

But otherwise ya, it's always been the rule

Yep. I know that rule. But a keeper leaving the box to retrieve the ball with his feet and dribbling back into the box then picking it up seems just like a back pass to me?

 

[KJ]

Interesting, haven't seen it before.

 

[guaranteeed]

Yep. I know that rule. But a keeper leaving the box to retrieve the ball with his feet and dribbling back into the box then picking it up seems just like a back pass to me?

I guess I'm just used to it

Dont mind it, theres other rules I'd change it anything

 

[skanless13]

I guess I'm just used to it

Dont mind it, theres other rules I'd change it anything

Oh I’m not super upset about it. Just saw a keeper do it in a game today so it got me thinking.

 

[VirginiaCavs]

Oh I’m not super upset about it. Just saw a keeper do it in a game today so it got me thinking.

I think the back pass to the gk rule was introduced to prevent time-wasting (see Liverpool back in the day), and what you describe isn‘t going to happen easily or often enough to cause another such issue with time-wasting

 

[skanless13]

I think the back pass to the gk rule was introduced to prevent time-wasting (see Liverpool back in the day), and what you describe isn‘t going to happen easily or often enough to cause another such issue with time-wasting

Good point. Didn’t think of that but yeah, not too often that a gk gonna risk dribbling into the box