In rugby, what's the difference between a FREE kick and a PENALTY kick?
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IN Union, a penalty is a general term awarded to a team if the other team infringes. The kicker can decide to kick for position and for a line out or if in range take a shot at goal. The kick for touch will keep posession for the team who got the penalty. A free kick is where a shot cannot be taken on goal and if ball is kicked to touch, they team who were awarded the free lose posession. A free can also be tapped resulting in the team playing from where the free was awarded
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They are defined by a round of five penalty kicks, and after that they play to sudden death. There is no time frame, they only get one shot per penalty from the penalty spot (no moving the ball or getting  rebound). If the difference at the penalties is grater than the remainding penalties, then it is over.\n\nEach coach passes a list of the players in the order they will kick the penalties. Only the 11 players on the field can kick not the substitutions or reserves. And all have to be on the list. If after the first 11 penalties they are still tied, they go back to the first on the list.
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i assume we're talking about american football here. offside is when the defensive team crosses the line of scrimmage before the ball is snapped. the line of scrimmage being the yard line where the ball is currently spotted. an onside kick is when the team kicking off  tries to kick the ball short so that they can recover it before the receiving team does. you see the rule is if the team kicking off kicks the ball 10 yards down the field they can recover it if they can get to it before the receiving team
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The previous answers are correct.\n\nHowever, a player may also take measres to protect certain sensitive body parts prior to a free kick.\n\nIn youth games it is considered acceptable and is not a foul, if a player reflexively rasies his/her hands to defend himself/herself from a point-blank  shot to the face.  For the purpose of this, I tend to define "point blank" as from less than 5 yards out.
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ahahah. theres no fouls in football btw, thats basketball. I'd say football. You have to learn plays, technique, and study game tapes of the opponent. Rugby is pretty much all-out running around and hitting people. As you can see, much smaller learning curve.
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In both forms of rugby (league and union), it's only a knock-on if the ball hits the ground after leaving the hand and bounces forward. It doesn't matter at all if the ball goes over somebody's head.\n\nAs for it being a forward pass, in league, it is a moot point: in such a situation, a pass that went along the ground, then forward could be called a knock-on or a forward pass, but the result is the same. I assume it is the same in union, but I'm not sure.
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Okay, I asked what you specifically wanted to know about in Rugby, and you mentioned scrums and scoring points.\n\nScrums are used to restart play after the ball is not in play but is not because a penalty, out-of-bounds, or score. This is for accidental things such as a knock-on or forward pass. A scrum can be chosen on more serious infractions if it helps the team.\nThe other team gets to put the ball into the scrum on a re-do if the original scrum is turned 90 degrees.\nPoints can be scored in multiple ways:\n* Penalty kick - when a penalty is awarded a team, the kicker has the option of "kicking for goal". This is worth 3 points\n* A drop goal - when you kick the ball through the goal posts while the ball is in play. Worth 3 points\n* A try - when you touch the ball down to the ground in the goal area - worth 5 points\n* A conversion - you get one chance to kick the ball through the goal posts after a try, and a successful attempt brings you 2 points
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Okay no penalty results in the forming of a wall.  a penalty is awarded for a foul committed in the penalty box.  The ball is placed on the penalty spot and the player attempts to shoot the ball past the opposing teams goalkeeper.\nFree kicks are awarded for fouls committed outside the penalty box.  For a serious foul (like handball) these are dirct and you may choose to shoot directly at the goal.  For a less serious offence these are indiect and youmust pass to another player before a shot is taken.  The formation of a wall is optional for both of these although more likely for the direct free kick.\nHope this helps
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It's a punt. Sometimes also called a kick-up.\n\nhttp://pweb.netcom.com/~lachenm/puntFAQ.html
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a penalty kick is a real pain for the defending team and a nightmare to the shotstopper unless he saves it..\n\npenalty kick is awarded when the players of the defending team commit a foul inside the 18 yard box....\n\nthe foul is not specific, the situations which can attract this are, clumsy or dangerous tackles, shirt pulling, dangerous movements (physical), elbowing, pushing, handling the ball, fake fall by the defender etc....\n\nin some, not so very hard up situations the referee can choose to give the attacking team an indirect feer-kick inside the 18 yard box as well...\n\nthe severity of the situation determines the type of kick which is most dominated by the former.. also to get a penalty shot the foul has to be commited inside the box..
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Playing Field\nThe playing field for Rugby Union is 100 metres long and no wider than 70 metres wide.\n\nThe playing field [pitch] dimensions for Rugby League are:\n\nFor Australia, as all grounds are the same size for the NRL:\n68 metres wide,\n116 metres long. This includes two 8 metre in-goal areas at both ends of the 100 metre field. [1] p2\n\nFor England and others:\n68 metres wide.\n112-122 metres long. The in-goal area can vary from a inimum 6 metres to a maximum of 11 metres. The variance is allowed, as grounds have different sizes, and some are soccer (football) grounds and do not have the space for the in-goal area. [2] p2 \n\n\nPoints\nAlthough both union and league use the same scoring methods, they award a different amount of points for each score.\n\nFor a try, league gives 4 points, union 5 points. (The ball must have downward pressure and grounded in the opponents in-goal area).\n\nFor a conversion, both codes give 2 points. (A kick, the ball is placed on the ground elevated by a kicking tee, or pile of sand, awarded after a try is scored).\n\nPenalty goal, league gives 2 points, union 3 points. (Similar to a conversion except can be taken when given a penalty).\n\nDrop goal (field goal), league gives 1 point, unoin 3 points. (The ball must bounce off the ground before kicking it).\n\nIn all instances of kicking the ball, the ball must go between the posts, and above the crossbar.\n\n\nThe method of play.\nIn both games the object of the game is to get the ball into the opponents in-goal area and score a try. If scoring a try cannot be achieved, some teams resort to attempting penalty goals (if any penalties are given) and also field goals.\nThe player with the ball usually runs towards the opponents and attempts to get past them. This can be achieved by passing the ball to other team mates, or being able to beat the player (opponent) in front of you, and sometimes by kicking the ball. Most of the time you get tackled.\n\nRugby league.\nWhen a player with the ball gets tackled by the opponent the player holds the ball, waits for the opposing players to stop tackling him and then gets to his feet and plays the ball by putting it on the ground just before his feet and using one foot to move the ball backwards so the ball ends up behind him.\nA team mate, called the dummy half and usually the hooker (no 9), will get the ball from the ground and pass it to another teammate or attempt to run or kick himself.\nThe team with the ball gets a maximum of 6 tackles, times the opponents tackles them, to get the ball to the opponents in-goal area and score some points. The teams usually kick the ball down field on the 5th tackle, so as not to have to give the ball to the opposing side where they get tackled on the 6th tackle.\nSometimes there is a 0 tackle, and the team gets in effect 7 tackles. This is usually after a kick down field from the opposing side.\nIf the opposing side deliberately plays at the ball, and you get it back, your team gets the 6 tackles restarted or "6 again".\nIf the ball goes over the side line, the game starts again with a scrum where the ball went over the side line. A scrum is composed of 6 players from each team binding together and resting against each other. The half back (no 7) then feeds (puts the ball into) the scrum and this team usually wins the ball, and the halfback gets it at the back of the scrum.\nIf the ball is kicked out on the full, the scrum is where the player kicked the ball, not where it went over the side line, unless the kick was after the 5th tackle, then it is a turn over (the opposing team plays the ball as if tackled).\nIf a player puts the ball down in their in-goal, the team has to drop kick the ball from their own goal line (the line seperating the in-goal from the normal field) to the opposing side. This kick must go 10 metres.\n\nRugby union.\nInstead of a maximum of 6 tackles, union has rucks and mauls. When a player gets tackled with the ball, if he sta
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Mostly just the current game & the next game. But if the foul was really severe or worse intended than acceptable, then you could face a more severe penalty. Just like what Rossi of Italy is facing (4-match ban, means he's out of the WC).
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A penalty kick is a type of free kick in association football (soccer), taken from twelve yards (eleven metres) out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.\n\nA penalty kick is performed during normal play. \n\nA penalty kick may be awarded when a defending player commits a foul punishable by a direct free kick (a so-called penal foul) against an opponent, within their own penalty area (commonly known as "the box", "18 yard box" or "16 metre box"). Note that it is the location of the offence — and not the position of the ball — that defines whether a foul is punishable by a penalty kick or direct free kick, provided the ball is in play.\n\nThe penalty kick is taken from the penalty mark, which is a midline spot 12 yards (11 metres) from the goal. The penalty kick taker must be clearly identified to the referee.\n\n \nAll players other than the defending goalkeeper and the penalty taker must be outside the penalty area, behind the penalty mark, and at least ten yards from the ball (outside the penalty arc) until the ball is kicked. The goalkeeper must remain between the goalposts on the goal-line facing the ball until the ball is kicked, but may move from side to side along the goal-line.\n\nAfter the referee signals for the kick to be taken, the kicker must kick the ball in a forward direction (not necessarily at the goal, however this is almost always the case). The ball is in play once it has been kicked and moved, and from this point other players may enter the penalty area and play continues as normal, however most often a goal has already been scored.
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Football is a continuous flowing game i.e. the ball is always being kicked and moved around. However, there are situations when the ball is stopped and one player has time to kick it by himself (usually when there is a foul, offside or the ball crosses the line). Example: Free-kick, Corner-kick, Goal-kick, Throw-in etc. are types of set-pieces.
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Players have to be 10 yards from the ball for free kicks. This arc is for penalty kicks and is 10 yards from the penalty mark. For small-sided games for the younger kids, the idea is the same though the distance is shorter.
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in direct kick , you can shoot the ball directly to the goal\nIn indirect kick , the ball must pass between two player at least before shoot it to the gaol
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They're both penalties for "unsportsmanlike conduct."  A yellow card is for a serious offense and a red card is for a very serious or flagrant offense.  If you receive two yellow cards in a match you are ejected from the game and if you receive a single red card you are ejected from the game.\n\nSome actions get automatic cards.  You receive an automatic yellow card for grabbing an opposing player's jersey.  If you swear on the pitch you get an automatic yellow card.  If you kick/hit the goal keeper, or strike another player you get an automatic red card.  If you perform a slide tackle with studs up you can get an automatic card (red or yellow depending on severity).  Spitting warrants an automatic card.