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Quick Question..

  • 15-03-2010 12:49pm
    #1
    ROCKMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,247 ✭✭✭


    Watching the game yesterday with my young lad and he asked me a question about the lines on the pitch.

    What are the small semi-circles attached to the peno areas for.
    Anyone

    Sorry if this is a stupid question but it has me :confused:


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  • #2
    Ush1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,476 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    ROCKMAN wrote: »
    Watching the game yesterday with my young lad and he asked me a question about the lines on the pitch.

    What are the small semi-circles attached to the peno areas for.
    Anyone

    Sorry if this is a stupid question but it has be :confused:

    It's an exclusion zone for anybody other than a peno taker.


  • #3
    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,466 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    Ush1 wrote: »
    It's an exclusion zone for anybody other than a peno taker.

    exactly - it marks 10 yards from the penalty spot.


  • #4
    kryogen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25,953 ✭✭✭✭kryogen


    far as i can remember its for when there is a penalty, only the keeper and the kicker are allowed to be inside from the D

    someone can put that into better english then me of course


  • #5
    ROCKMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,247 ✭✭✭ROCKMAN


    Thanks lads , of course ,:eek:

    Was just drawing a Total blank ,
    Thanks again.




    Can go back to been the know all , amazing figure that I am ,well at least in his eyes ,


  • #6
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    It's an exclusion zone that marks 10 yards from the penalty spot, obviously.

    Oh I see other people have already responded, I didn't notice that before replying myself......


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  • #7
    CR 7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,709 ✭✭✭CR 7


    I think it's so that keepers can estimate their position on the goal line by lining up the penalty spot with various points on the arc.



    Edit: Too late.....


  • #8
    Degag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,982 ✭✭✭Degag


    ROCKMAN wrote: »
    Watching the game yesterday with my young lad and he asked me a question about the lines on the pitch.

    What are the small semi-circles attached to the peno areas for.
    Anyone

    Sorry if this is a stupid question but it has me :confused:

    At least you weren't the only person who didn't know OP.:)


  • #9
    gingelion
    Registered Users Posts: 253 ✭✭gingelion


    Nice one, my girlfriend asked me this last month and i meant to check it out but forgot.

    Can't remember what i said at the time but whatever it was must've been total rubbish cos i hadn't a clue.


  • #10
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    Yeah. The semi circle marks 10 yards from the penalty spot.


  • #11
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    Park Ji Sung wrote: »
    I think it's so that keepers can estimate their position on the goal line by lining up the penalty spot with various points on the arc.



    Edit: Too late.....

    Why would goalkeepers use something thats 20 yards away to mark where they're standing


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  • #12
    Paleface
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,934 ✭✭✭Paleface


    Park Ji Sung wrote: »
    I think it's so that keepers can estimate their position on the goal line by lining up the penalty spot with various points on the arc.



    Edit: Too late.....

    Do keepers really do that?? I never thought past it just being an exclusion zone.


  • #13
    ccosgrave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 370 ✭✭ccosgrave


    I heard it's some kind of exclusion zone for penalties. 10 yards radius as far as I know.


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