Question

If the keeper has possession of the ball in his hands and distributes the ball to a teammate who immediately plays it back to the keeper who then handles the ball, what is the call?

A) Indirect free kick for the opposing team

B) Goal kick for the opposing team

C) Penalty kick for the opposing team

D) Drop ball at the spot where the keeper handled the ball

Answer 1

The call is an indirect free kick for the opposing team due to a 'back-pass' violation. Projecting whether a goalkeeper can kick a ball into the opponent's goal from 95 m away is a typical high school physics projectile motion problem.

Step-by-step explanation:

If the goalkeeper has possession of the ball in their hands and distributes the ball to a teammate who immediately plays it back to the keeper, who then handles the ball, the correct call is an indirect free kick for the opposing team. According to the Laws of the Game, a goalkeeper is not permitted to touch the ball with their hands when it has been deliberately kicked to them by a teammate. What you're describing is known as a 'back-pass' situation. However, for the second part of the question involving physics calculations, determining if a goalkeeper can kick a soccer ball into the opponent's goal without it touching the ground at a distance of about 95 meters with a speed of 30 m/s would require solving a projectile motion problem, which is a common topic in high school physics.