Retreat Line Introduced

[Christian McAuleyParticipant]

Hi,

I’m looking for members advice. I’ve been asked to do a bit of coaching with a recreational U12 team. I’ve taken two sessions sofar and the standard of play is at a low level. Their season starts next week and I will have two training session between now and then. I’ve just found out that the league has intoduced a retreat line rule, below is the rule

“The Rules are as follows:

Teams – 9 per side Only registered players allowed compete and all players MUST get equal playing time.

The pitch to be used will be a full sized but will only be used from 18 yard line to 18 yard line.

The full width of the pitch will be used.

There will be a ten yard box which will be marked by a different colour.

Players will be offside inside this 10 yard box. Any indiscretion by a defender or keeper inside this area will be penalised by the award of a penalty kick which will be taken from a central spot on the ten yard box.

Keepers will take a  kick out from the ten yard line. Opposition players must retreat into their own half. Failure to retreat into your own half or if the referee considers that players are delaying the game by not retreating into their own half will result in an indirect free from the half way line.

Once the ball is played by the keeper from a kick out the opposition are entitled to press the defender.

In normal course of events a keeper receiving the ball can play as standard rules. Usual rules apply regarding back passes – ie keeper can not handle ball.

Goalkeepers cannot (at any stage either kick outs or playing out normally) kick the ball untouched into the opponents half. If the ball is played (without any other player touching it) into the opponents half the the referee will award an indirect free kick to the opposition from the half way line”

Looking for the taughts of other members on this rule and  specifically wound you change anything in the material here to suit this? I’ve never seen a game played with this rule before so really don’t know what to expect. Does the Playing Out from the back patterns on this site suit this type of game? After a goal-kick, will there be a number of opposing players just be charging down the field. Will this make playing out from the back easier or harder?

Thanks in advance

 

• This topic was modified 10 years, 2 months ago by  Christian McAuley.

[Paul HicksParticipant]

I’ve seen this on twitter and some UK literature. I think it is bogus as it introduces an artificial construct into the game that reduces the coach and player incentive to teach, learn, and develop the ability and intelligence to actually perform the task under the right circumstances in a game. My guess is that it was well intentioned but it is junk. People are getting tired of jungle ball, so much so that silly rules are starting to be thrown out there as shortcut solutions.

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