Goalie in Crease – Followup April 22, 2018 Rule 4 0 Forum Questions The official who asked about the goalie and his 5 seconds to return to the crease is very astute and probably a very good official. At NO time does it say in the rulebook that the goalie has to return to the front of the crease but rather just the crease. The answers given were simply assumptions ! Answer these situations on your assumptions : fastbreak for Team A, ball goes over the endline, goalie realizes his defense is not set for a quick re-start so he goes to the back of the crease to save time, official sees he is not in front ( as you assume he should be) and yells to him to get in front of the crease. This takes time in seconds and then he starts his 5 second count. Coach of Team B rightfully goes bonkers because he wants a quick restart. Team B is penalized by your assumptions which are NOT in the rulebook. Another scenario is the same as above but the goalie being smart simply takes a step out of the crease in front of the net and waits for his 5 seconds to end, giving his team time to set up and then simply steps back in front of the crease. This is legal. Bottom line : you are making assumptions when the rulebook says differently. Think about it. Question File Add new DuBan's Answer: Visual Text Kratz's Answer: Visual Text McCarrick's Answer: Visual Text We need to remind coaches that a "quick" restart does not exist in High School. All restarts basically have 5-second delays and there are certain criteria that need to be met before we can have a restart; ie they cannot be quick if one of those criteria are not met. Ie a defender stands within 5 yards of a ball carrier after a loose ball technical foul. The responsibility is on us to ensure 5 yards are given. That should occur within 5 seconds, either way, you can not call a delay of game unless we have attempted to ask the defender to "back up" and counted 5 seconds. (4-22 pg 52). Unfortunately, it's a smart play by the goalie/ defender. Riti's Answer: Visual Text I thought the answer to the original question was pretty clear. It references “the spirit of the rule” in allowing the goalkeeper to get in front of the goal. It mentions the game management technique of asking the goalie if he is “ready to go” if he stops at the back of the crease. The original answer clearly included an interpretation of the spirit of the five second rule. This follow up question seems like it’s from someone who looks at the rules as black and white. We all know that many are gray. Tyma's Answer: Visual Text I agree with Matt. The original question was about when the restart delay should be terminated. Rule 4.22.5: "The goalkeeper shall be given <strong>a maximum of five seconds</strong> to re-enter the crease on any restart." If I understand the first scenario correctly, the keeper is already in the crease and moving to a different position within the crease. Since he is already in the crease, there is no need for a five-second delay. If the goalie had run out the ball to the endline, or otherwise had been out of the crease as a result of his play, he would get a delay of as much as five seconds. Also, most officials don't need to use their hands in order to talk. [Insert tasteless jokes based on ethnic stereotyping here.] You can be chopping the 5 at the same time you are telling the goalie that you have a count going -- there is no need to delay the counting until you have spoken to the goalie. In the second scenario, if the goalie stepped out of the crease after the whistle sounded, I wouldn't give him the 5 seconds. I'd tell him, "Goalie, we're ready," and restart play. If he was out of the crease before the whistle, he can take as much as 5 seconds. But if it takes him only a second to jump back in and he's looking to delay longer, he isn't entitled to all 5 seconds: the rule says a maximum of 5 seconds. Once again, tell him you're ready, and restart. A really clever (or well-coached) goalie would spit out his mouthpiece, brush his facemask with his gloves, and tell the official he is having an equipment problem. He'd get as much as 20 seconds for that, and there would be little room for debate because there is a player-safety issue. Answer File Question Answered Yes No
