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"KICKING" MEANS "MOVING" THE BALL AT A RESTART
 Question:
   In an indirect free kick, does the attacking player running over and stepping on the ball by put the ball in play? 
   Many teams I play against use this technique in the indirect free kick. 
   The second touch is then shot straight at the goal. I argued that the ball did not move so it was not in play. 
   Therefore a goal from the second touch should not be allowed. 
   After the game, the opposing argument went to the point that any touch on the ball would result in some amount of movement of the ball. 
   The ball may rock back and forth on the ground. The wall of the ball may be compressed and move by the touch. 
   I interpreted the law as,the referee should be able to see the movement, not theorize about it. 
   I was told this is a very controversial topic and is not clear. Is there a basic way to clear up the answer? 
   Are there discussions online where I could read more? The link below seems to agree with my argument?
   http://www.askasoccerreferee.com/?cat=25 The ball must move a perceptible distance from "here" to "there" to be considered in play through a kick. 
   If the "kicker" only steps on top of the ball and does not kick it, and therefore the ball has NOT moved from "here" to "there," 
   the kick was not properly taken and must be repeated. It is not a cautionable offense.
   
 Answer (October 18, 2010):
   The ball has to be KICKED in any free kick restart. 
   Not stomped on or blown at or headed, but KICKED. 
   In addition to be being kicked, it has to move somewhere, 
   going from here to there, just as we say in all our publications, 
   and most specifically in the USSF publication "Advice to Referees on the Laws of the Game," 
   which can be downloaded from this site at 
   http://www.ussoccer.com/Referees/Resource-Center/Zone-1.aspx.
   Unfortunately, too many referees allow the silly tricks of simply touching the ball, 
   rather than kicking and moving it as required by 
   Law 8 the movement at the kick-off be "forward"), 
   Law 13, Law 14 (the movement at the penalty kick must be "forward"), 
   and Law 16. 
   These referees are wrong, but they allow players to continue to do it incorrectly.