Goal kick

To make a goal kick signal, the ref points at the goal with his arm straight, and palm open.
A goal kick in football is awarded to a team if an offensive player plays the ball out of bounds over the
goal line.

Corner kick
A ref signals for a corner kick by pointing to the corner flag where the kick must be taken.

A corner kick in football is awarded when a defensive player plays the ball out of bounds over the goal
line.

Penalty kick
To signal for a penalty kick, the ref points to the penalty spot with his index finger. The penalty spot is
thepart of the football field where penalty kicks are taken, indicated by a bold dot.

The penalty kick is awarded to an offensive player when he is fouled inside the penalty area.

Direct free kick

To make a signal for a direct free kick, a referee raises an arm diagonally upwards before pointing with
his other hand to the direction of the offending player’s goal.

A direct free kick is a signal for serious offenses—a goal can be scored directly from it.

Indirect free kick

To signal for an indirect free kick, the referee blows his whistle, raises an arm upwards and points to the
direction of the kick. He keeps his arm raised until the ball has been kicked and touched by another
player.

An indirect free kick is awarded for less serious offenses by an outfield player or for violation of
goalkeeping rules.

Red card
When awarding a red card, the referee goes to the player who committed an offense then holds a red-
colored card high up. After making this gesture, the referee gives the signal for a direct free kick, or a
penalty kick if the offense happened inside the penalty area.

The referee gives a red card in a football game to send off a player who committed a very seriousfoul
and misconduct.

Yellow card
A yellow card is issued the same way with a red card. The yellow card in football is a caution for a
serious rule violation. If a player is issued a yellow card for the second time in the match, he will be sent
off from play.

After awarding a second yellow card, the referee shows a red card to indicate that the offending player
must leave the football field.

Safety
 (American football) or safety touch (Canadian football) is a scoring play that results in two points being
awarded to the scoring team. Safeties can be scored in a number of ways, such as when a ball carrier is
tackled in his own end zone or when a foul is committed by the offense in their own end zone.

timeout
is that it stops the game clock. If the team on offense runs the ball or completes a pass then the clock
remains running while the next play is called. Timeouts are called strategically for a number of reasons
including: ... To manage the clock at the end of each half.