Small Sided Football - Laws of the Game

The Corner Kick

A corner kick is a method of restarting play.

A goal may be scored directly from a corner kick, but only against the opposing team

A corner kick is awarded when:

• The whole of the ball, having last touched a player of the defending team, passes over the goal line, either on the ground or in the air, and a goal is not scored in accordance with Law 10

Procedure

• The ball is placed inside the corner arc at the nearest corner
• Opponents remain at least 3m from the ball until it is in play
• The ball is kicked by a player of the attacking team
• The ball is in play when it is kicked or touched
• The kicker does not play the ball a second time until it has been played by or touched another player

Infringements/Sanctions

An indirect free kick is taken by the opposing team if:

• The player taking the corner kick plays the ball a second time before it has been played by or touched another player.  The indirect free kick is taken from the place where the infringement occurred

For any other infringement:

• The corner kick is retaken

Where the playing area is surrounded by barricades the corner kick is replaced by a kick-in at a point 2m inside the playing area at the corner nearest the point where the ball left the playing area.

Competition Rules may allow the ball to be returned to the defending goalkeeper once the ball has crossed the goal line