That wasn't a rule, it was a kind of code in the past, when the keeper indicated his full control of the ball. Touches the ball again with their hands after releasing it from their possession and before it has touched another player. Where will the indirect free kick be taken for the goalkeeper holding the ball more than 6 seconds?
It will take him another .5 to .7 seconds to react and reach for the ball, but by that point, it's all over. The six metre line - No handball player (other than the goalkeeper) is allowed in the goal area (inside the 6m line).Exceptions are after a shot on goal, when the player jumps into the area and shoots the ball before landing in the goal area.
When the keeper is in full control of the ball, an opponent may not challenge him, however he needs to release the ball into play not later than 6 secs.
If the throw is from a teammate (or himself), an indirect free kick will be awarded to the other team. We need you to answer this question!
“An indirect free-kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper, inside his own penalty area, controls the ball with his hands for more than six seconds before releasing it from his possession,” say the rules.
Controls the ball with their hands for more than six (6) seconds before releasing it from their possession. In addition, the goalkeeper may leave the penalty area (which includes the goal area) and retrieve the ball and dribble it back into the penalty area and play it with his/her hands only if the ball was played (a) in any manner by an opponent or (b) by a teammate in a legal manner, i.e., not deliberately kicked to the goalkeeper or to a place where he or she could play it.
The goalkeeper is permitted to handle a ball received directly from an opponent's throw-in. Touches the ball with their hands after it has been 'deliberately' kicked to them by a teammate, or thrown to them from a throw-in. Basic handball rules.
Don’t abuse the leniency of “The 6 second rule” So after what was meant to be a quick comment on the November incident in which Liverpool Goalkeeper, Simon Mignolet got penalized for holding on to the ball too long in what is known as “The six second rule” – I have found myself full of information about changes to the rules in the goalkeeper’s possession. The law was introduced, initially, in 1997, and modified in 1998 to confirm that six seconds was the cut-off point.