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For other uses, see Penalty kick. Player preparing to take a penalty kick, 2013. A penalty kick (more commonly known as a penalty ) is a method of restarting play in association football, in which a player is allowed to take a single shot on the goal while it is defended only by the opposing team's goalkeeper. It is awarded when a foul punishable by a direct free kick is committed by a player in his or her own penalty area. The shot is taken from the penalty mark, which is 12 yards (11 m) from the goal line and centred between the touch lines. In practice, penalty kicks result in goals more often than not, even against the best and most experienced goalkeepers. This means that penalty awards are often decisive, especially in low-scoring games. Similar kicks are made in a penalty shootout in some tournaments to determine which team is victorious after a drawn match; these are governed by slightly different rules. Contents 1 Procedure 2 Infringements 3 Tap penalty 4 Saving tacti...

A direct free kick A direct free kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football following a foul. A goal may be scored directly against the opposing side without the ball having first touched another player. This is opposed to an indirect free kick where the ball must contact another player before a goal is scored. According to The Laws of the Game, if the ball goes out of play, a player may not play the ball again until it has been touched by another player or has gone out of play. [ clarification needed ] A player who infringes concedes an indirect free kick to the opposing side. A direct free kick is awarded when a player commits a foul outside their own penalty area (for offside, etc., an indirect free kick is awarded). [1] However, if the offence was committed by the defending team within their own penalty area, the kick becomes a penalty kick. Contents 1 Procedure 2 Scoring opportunities 3 Infringements and sanctions 4 Strategy 5 See also 6 Referen...