·  The goalkeeper shall not be allowed to touch the ball with his hands or arms when a ball is returned to him from a player of his team, including a header or an inbound pass, twice consecutively, without the ball having touched an opponent player; 

·  once the ball has been passed to the goalkeeper from one of his team-mates once, the referee shall signal this first pass raising his arm above his head momentarily. 

 

 

Infractions/Sanctions: 

 

A free kick from the halfway line is awarded to the opposing team if: 

·  after the ball being in play, the goalkeeper receives it back with his hands twice from a team-mate (without any opponent having touched the ball); 

 ·  any other infraction to Rule 16 occurs.