GAA Referee Handbook - Throw In

 

A Free/Sideline Kick or Kick-out shall be cancelled and a Throw-In ball awarded in the following circumstances:

 

(Throw-in not inside the 20m line or within 13m of the sideline)

(a) to reset the ball for a free kick/penalty from the ground, without the referee’s permission after the whistle has been blown for the kick to be taken.

(b) to play the ball again after taking a free kick/penalty before another player has touched it, unless the ball rebounds off the goal-post or crossbar.

(c) to make a divot for the purpose of teeing up the ball for a free kick.

(d) to advance the ball deliberately from the place at which a free kick is to be taken.

(e) to waste time by delaying the taking of a free kick awarded to own team.

(f) to use a kicking tee illegally.

(g) for a player from both teams to foul simultaneously.

(h) for a player to retaliate between the award of a free to his team and the free kick being taken.

(i) To delay for more than five seconds when taking a free-kick awarded for a “Mark”.

 

(Throw-in 13m in from the sideline, not inside the 20m line)

(a) to play the ball again after taking a sideline kick before another player has touched it, unless the ball rebounds off the goal-post or crossbar.

(b) to advance the ball deliberately from the place at which a sideline kick is to be taken.

(c) to take a sideline kick from a position not outside the boundary line.

(d) to waste time by delaying the taking of a sideline kick awarded to own team.

 

(Throw-in on 20m line in front of the scoring space)

(a) for a player taking a kick-out to take the ball into his hand(s) before another player has played it.

(b) to be inside the 20m line when one’s team is taking a kick-out.

(c) for another player on the team taking a kick-out to play the ball before it has travelled 13m.

(d) for a player on the team taking the kick-out, other than the player taking the kick, to be less than 13m from the ball when it is kicked.

(e) to waste time by delaying own kick-out.

(f) to take a kick-out other than from the 13m line within the large rectangle.

 

 

 

A Free/Sideline Puck or Puck-out shall be cancelled and a Throw-In ball awarded in the following circumstances:

 

(Throw-in not inside the 20m line or within 13m of the sideline)

(a) to reset the ball for a free/penalty puck, without the referee’s permission after the whistle has been blown for the puck to be taken.

(b) to play the ball again after taking a free/penalty puck before another player has touched it, unless the ball rebounds off the goal-post or crossbar.

(c) to foul a free puck by making a second attempt to lift the ball with the hurley.

(d) to make a divot for the purpose of teeing up the ball for a free puck.

(e) to advance the ball deliberately from the place at which a free puck is to be taken.

(f) to waste time by delaying the taking of a free puck awarded to own team.

(g) for a player from both teams to foul simultaneously.

(h) for a player to retaliate between the award of a free to his team and the free puck being taken.

 

(Throw-in 13m in from the sideline, not inside the 20m line)

(a) to reset the ball for a sideline puck, without the referee’s permission after the whistle has been blown for the puck to be taken.

(b) to play the ball again after taking a sideline puck before another player has touched it, unless the ball rebounds off the goal-post or crossbar.

(c) to attempt to lift the ball with the hurley at a sideline puck.

(d) to make a divot for the purpose of teeing up the ball for a sideline puck.

(e) to advance the ball deliberately from the place at which a sideline puck is to be taken.

(g) to waste time by delaying the taking of a sideline puck awarded to own team.

 

(Throw-in on 20m line in front of the scoring space)

(a) for a player taking a puck-out, and having missed a stroke, to take the ball into his hand(s) a second time before striking.

(b) to be inside the 20m line when one’s team is taking a puck-out.

(c) for another player on the team taking a puck-out to play the ball before it has travelled 13m.

(d) to waste time by delaying own puck-out.

(e) to take the puck-out from outside the small rectangle.