Has the throw-in law changed recently?

[Spun Cuppa]

Slightly rhetorical question, as I Googled it, and apparently it has...

Nearly every game I see live and on TV has players holding the ball behind their head, then bringing it over their head and delivering it in a downward direction...

'Foul throw' I hear you call, but apparently not...

Here's a lift from the Football League's 'Laws of the Game', which is the same as FIFA's rules...

PROCEDURE

At the moment of delivering the ball, the thrower:
- faces the field of play
- has part of each foot either on the touch line or on the ground outside the touch line
- uses both hands
- delivers the ball from behind and over his head

The thrower may not touch the ball again until it has touched another player.

The ball is in play immediately it enters the field of play...


It would appear the angle of trajectory, that we grew up with having needed to be in an upward/forward direction, is no longer specified...

Yaboo-sucks is all I can say to this development...

 

[NMH]

I never thought it had to be an upward throw at all, as long as the ball came from over the head.

 

[beorhthelm]

cant say i ever remember anything about "up and forwards"

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

Officials are encouraged not to give foul throws as they slow down the enjoyment of the game for the fans.

 

[Life After Bobby]

There's been no recent change in the law

 

[Brovion]

Slightly rhetorical question, as I Googled it, and apparently it has...

Nearly every game I see live and on TV has players holding the ball behind their head, then bringing it over their head and delivering it in a downward direction...

'Foul throw' I hear you call, but apparently not...

Here's a lift from the Football League's 'Laws of the Game', which is the same as FIFA's rules...

PROCEDURE

At the moment of delivering the ball, the thrower:
- faces the field of play
- has part of each foot either on the touch line or on the ground outside the touch line
- uses both hands
- delivers the ball from behind and over his head

The thrower may not touch the ball again until it has touched another player.

The ball is in play immediately it enters the field of play...


It would appear the angle of trajectory, that we grew up with having needed to be in an upward/forward direction, is no longer specified...

Yaboo-sucks is all I can say to this development...

Eh? I've never heard anything about 'angle of trajectory'. The ball has to be thrown forward (relative to you), otherwise it won't enter the field of play, but you've always been able to throw it downwards, indeed that's pretty much the definition of a quick throw-in as you get it quickly to a teammate's feet.

Perhaps as a lad you were told to throw it upwards to stop you embarrassingly hurling it at your feet because you let go too late. (Not 'you' personally, but perhaps your coach was worried as he'd seen kids do it).

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I too thought that you could not throw it downwards. Shows how much I know.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Slightly rhetorical question, as I Googled it, and apparently it has...

Nearly every game I see live and on TV has players holding the ball behind their head, then bringing it over their head and delivering it in a downward direction...

'Foul throw' I hear you call, but apparently not...

Here's a lift from the Football League's 'Laws of the Game', which is the same as FIFA's rules...

PROCEDURE

At the moment of delivering the ball, the thrower:
- faces the field of play
- has part of each foot either on the touch line or on the ground outside the touch line
- uses both hands
- delivers the ball from behind and over his head

The thrower may not touch the ball again until it has touched another player.

The ball is in play immediately it enters the field of play...


It would appear the angle of trajectory, that we grew up with having needed to be in an upward/forward direction, is no longer specified...

Yaboo-sucks is all I can say to this development...

It's a while since I did my referees course, but I have NEVER heard anything about angle of trajectory - the rules were always exactly at you typed out here, as far as I know. I have always thought, though, that 80% of throws were foul-throws - either the ball isn't behind the head, or both feet aren't touching the ground.

 

[Seagull Stew]

I always thought that the ball must be above your head when released from your hands. Therefore a downward through would involve a rolling forward of the hand, limp wristed 'oo err missy' kind of motion!

 

[Brovion]

I always thought that the ball must be above your head when released from your hands. Therefore a downward through would involve a rolling forward of the hand, limp wristed 'oo err missy' kind of motion!

Again, I don't think that's quite right. It must go 'over your head' as Spun Cuppa says but it hasn't got to be released at the EXACT moment it passes over the top of your head. So your hands could easily be pointing down at the moment of release.

Nice arcane discussion for a Thursday morning!

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Cheers for the input chaps

I don't know where the 'upward and forward' comes from, but it's one of those ones that sticks in my mind, possibly from the early seventies, when I was a scout doing my games badge

 

[GOM]

PROCEDURE

At the moment of delivering the ball, the thrower:
....
- has part of each foot either on the touch line or on the ground outside the touch line
- delivers the ball from behind and over his head

The ball is in play immediately it enters the field of play...

...

Now, if the ball is delivered downwards that would mean the ball being released in front of the head, so, if feet on touchline, ball in front of head, therefore enters field of play.... possibly handball ?

 

[Life After Bobby]

Now, if the ball is delivered downwards that would mean the ball being released in front of the head, so, if feet on touchline, ball in front of head, therefore enters field of play.... possibly handball ?

Now there's a point - would that be a foul throw though?

 

[Life After Bobby]

Although you can still throw the ball downward while releasing it from over your head. It's all in the wrists

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Now, if the ball is delivered downwards that would mean the ball being released in front of the head, so, if feet on touchline, ball in front of head, therefore enters field of play.... possibly handball ?

Don't your feet have to be behind the line?

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Don't your feet have to be behind the line?

I always thought so, but according to the op, can be on. I don't think there is anything regarding where the ball is released from, but the action must start from behind the head (which most fail to do).

 

[Life After Bobby]

Thinking about it, it's probable that the "delivers the ball from behind and over his head" is to ensure the ball is thrown rather than dropped in.