Additional guidance

Handball

9 Sep 2024
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In this section the handball rule is explained, including accidental handball before a goal is scored.

Definition of the hand/arm

For the purposes of determining handball offences, the upper boundary of the arm is in line with the bottom of the armpit. 

Handball 1
Handball 2
Accidental handball before a goal is scored

It is an offence if a player scores in the opponents’ goal:

-Directly from their hand/arm, even if accidental, including by the goalkeeper
-Immediately after the ball has touched their hand/arm, even if accidental

Mitigating factors

-Goal not immediate
-Goal scored by a teammate
-Ball not entering goal; however action of a defender 
results in an ‘own goal’

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