Playback to the keep

[lawfiveguy]

We have had the playback to the GK situation discussed alot in SW Mich also. The way we judge whether a playback has occurred places emphasis on the kick by a defender. We are to judge whether the play looks like a deliberate attempt to kick the ball back to the GK.

If there is an attempt to play the ball to another player and the GK intervenes- this is a gray area where those years of experience and careful application of Law 18 are needed.