Updates for season 2024/25

Handball - Interpretation

9 Sep 2024
Handball - interpretation

Not every touch of a player's hand/arm with the ball is an offence.

A player's hand/arm position should be judged in relation to body movement in that particular situation and players are not expected to move with their arms by their side or behind their back.

New interpretation

A very clear deflection that results in a significant change in the trajectory of the ball should carry greater weight than arm position when considering a handball offence.

However, touching another body part before contact with the arm does not automatically mean a handball cannot be penalised. 

No handball offence Handball offence
Justifiable position/action Deliberate movement of arm away from body
Player plays ball onto own arm
Supportive arm Clear additional arm movement
Clear change of ball trajectory when touched by same player
Played by a team-mate Arm position - Makes body unjustifiably bigger
Proximity

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