@@lonestarr1490 I don't think that should be counted though , its not exactly vital to the game if we're really being honest. Referees should do a better job of enforcing players not to move forward on free kicks
@@sercangok523 Imean, I never ever asked anyone, I just rationalized it in my head knowing all the other rules and also observing and watching games. Then this video came up and I was like "Huh, I thought it was for that one but never checked, has to be something else then if a video was made about just about this." But I'm not dissapointed, the knowledge of how wack the old rules were was what I gained.
Something my coach taught me that helped as a striker was to use the D as a guide for shooting at the goal in a tight situation because any angle on the D is a shot on goal.
If you kept it between a point on the D and the near side of the penalty spot then yes it would be goal bound. Otherwise from more wide out areas the angle is obtuse enough to completely miss the goal even if it passes through the D. It is still a great tip shooting front on!
Maybe I'm misunderstanding but that doesn't seem true. Any angle on the D runs through the penalty spot not the goal. Draw a line from any point on the D thru the spot and you'll see that most of the angles miss the goal. It would only work if your straight on to the goal but then why would you need a guide?
@@samuelmcneill2816 Most of their geopolitical videos are fine for the most part (I'm sure there are some that are biased, but I haven't seen any yet). The domestic politics videos have a lot more bias though.
As the new Premier League season is underway, could you explain the new VAR rules compared to last season and how they might improve the flow of the game? I understand it to a point but no one has yet explained this in detail with an easy way to comprehend. I look forward to your take of the new rules.
VAR has no rules, they decide one thing in La Liga and another in the EPL they dont have a consistent universal set of rules they go by the rules already established in the game, the rest is solely on the ref.
I knew the circle marked the encroachment boundary on PKs, but isn’t the D also useful in open play as a reference point for players so they know exactly where they are on the field in relation to the goal without looking up?
Well, it has no rule function in open play, but yes, it most likely helps players while playing near the goal. I do wonder how the game might change if we had more lines on the pitch like American football. We might see a difference in the number of long shots taken, or an increase in accuracy of crossing from deep positions, because players will have a marker point from which to cross.
It's a circle segment with center in the penalty spot. I think the 2 semicircles around the posts are also poorly represented if their centers are the posts (which is logical to assume since the idea should be to determine a certain distance to the goal).
As a former goalkeeper in my school football team ..I can say that the D box is quite a help to determine where the goal keeper is standing in regard to the goal post while watching the game in front and without having to turn side or back to identify his position. Well, goalkeepers have always been subconsciously or consciously minding his/her position in front of the Goal post so as to cover it from the strikers to score.
You know what's funny? When I was a young GK I was told that only could not carry the ball to drop kick it in the D, but could, in fact, throw it instead from there. Me, being of rather spindly arm and much to partial to the long arc of the drop kick, never tried, and fortunately never found out the hard way.
Thanks for this, I keep getting asked, all the time, the same question and Im amazed at just how many people dont know this or have simply not given it a thought.
I actually like the Idea of putting lines across the field. Then freekicks and penalties could be moved horizontally to a position of choice. It would make the game more tactical and interesting I think.
2:05 Either it's not a true half circle or not every spot on it is exactly 10 yards from the penalty spot. If I remember correctly from school such a spot on a (half-) circle can only be the exact half of the diameter, and would therefore be the middle between the spots where the half circle meets the penalty box (on the line of the penalty box) and not inside of the box
I think Tifo shouldn't have used a diagonal view in that last illustration; if you look at the D from above on a real pitch, you see that the curve is drawn from the position of the penalty spot, not a half circle where the full circle would be touching the penalty spot (as it appears in the illustration). So the real 'D' is not a full half circle, as you correctly assumed.
As a keeper, i use the semi circle to help centre myself and my positioning in open play to determine the best angle for a save or closing down the attacker instead of looking back at my goalposts or the six yard box
Guess this was always felt like common knowledge to me as I officiated in addition to played the game growing up, but a good history lesson on when modern field markings came into play nevertheless.
in the wake of psg messi i think it would be really cool to see an analysis on what its like and how to play as lionel messi, maybe dive into the psychology of how he and defenders play different knowing hes probably the greatest player to ever play the sport. stuff like that. great video as always by the way
One of those things where if you ask me for an answer, I wouldn't be able to provide one, but once you tell me the answer, I'd say, "Oh yeah, I actually did know that."
The rules you talked about are still applied nowadays in Beachsoccer. There is a penalty line across the whole pitch even dough the pitch is of smaller dimentions.
Amazing how few people know this. A friend of mine has been a football reporter for over a decade and he had no idea until we spoke about it a couple of months ago
On professional pitches there is usually a marker for this. Not a full arc, but a small line outside of the boundaries of the pitch. That marker is 10 yards from the corner area
Technically it would be an 11-yard arc since the corner arc itself is 1 yard. And yes it makes sense in theory, but in practice it's just a bit too cluttered. And encroachment on a corner is not as strictly enforced as encroachment on a PK, so it's not worth it to clutter up the field for it.
@@cowboycurtis2229 It still makes sense to have it. Usually the defenders place themselves near the small marker near the goal line and that is usually enough for the referee to evaluate the distance. However, there are times (usually when the score is not suiting the team and there is little time to improve it) the defenders rush from anywhere into where the ball is and in corner kicks the attakers try to burn some time with a short kick.
@@pedroedsos Sure, but a referee would consider that a trifling offence that does not need to be called. Either way, the attacking team is just looking to burn time so they're just going to stand there and shield the ball. It's not like rushing in early prevented them from successfully crossing the ball into the area. Like I said, it makes sense to have it there, it just isn't really necessary because encroachment just isn't enforced as precisely and strictly anywhere else on the field.
Fun fact... the D is exactly 16 yards long from point to point where it touches the penalty box. So if anyone ever asks you to run 16 yards on a soccer pitch, you'll know where
If I’m not wrong that half-circle is used for giving enough space for the penalty takers when they need a run to gain more power for the kick. If you notice during a live penalty no other players are to be inside the box including the Ds area before the ball is kicked
Wait... surely anyone who has seen a penalty be taken during a game knows this? How are so many people shocked in the comments? What did they think it was for!?
It’s the same case for the central circle... it’s only function is to avoid encroachment when returning the ball to play after a goal or in the beginning of either half
You can't have ur run-up to take a pen outside that penalty arc. And other players can't enter the box or arc until the pen has been taken. Bonus question: Why do corners have flags?
Originally it was to let the players have a smoking break without unduly bothering the penalty taker. Also,it encouraged both sides not to drop their stubs in the box.
I think they need to add lines on the goal line to aid goalkeepers who have to save a penalty. Keepers are supposed to keep one foot on the line but it's rarely inforced.
what about the hash line on the end line midway between the corner flag and the penalty box. I think it’s 10 yards to help ref gauge encroaching on corners.
It is similar to the purpose of the central circle. Every free kick has a 9,15 meters radius banned zone for oppononts to stay in, but would be impossible to have it permanently marked everywhere in the pitch - with today's technologies, it could be projected on the pitch instead of the very innacurate method used by the referees to determine the barrier distance.
Did anyone else click, and think "well I haven't thought about that" and when the answer was revealed think "of course you idiot, definitely should have thought about that"?
Doesnt everyone know that. I was expecting some great revelation about Accrington Stanley signing a sponsorship deal in 1932 and it stuck of something.
Official 1: I think we should add Ds to the penalty box
Official 2: Ds?
Official 1: *Deez Nutz!*
C'mon man not here
very unfunny
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not again🙃
Got em!
Very interesting. So it took 46 years to perfect the field markings and it has lasted 84 years now.
If you count the vanishing spray as 'temporary marking', then it has changed lately.
@@lonestarr1490 I don't think that should be counted though , its not exactly vital to the game if we're really being honest. Referees should do a better job of enforcing players not to move forward on free kicks
I wonder why you think it's perfect right now
We better sit tight for VAR than.. might take years. Lmao
@@KingArtoriusTV 40 years until AI are competent enough to do it in 3 seconds with human like margin of error
Tifo has answers to questions you never ask!
Because people already know this....
@@sercangok523
People also know the difference between ‘now’ and ‘know.’
@@Henry-ih3jh Obviously a typo.
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Obviously 🙄
@@sercangok523 Imean, I never ever asked anyone, I just rationalized it in my head knowing all the other rules and also observing and watching games. Then this video came up and I was like "Huh, I thought it was for that one but never checked, has to be something else then if a video was made about just about this." But I'm not dissapointed, the knowledge of how wack the old rules were was what I gained.
Something my coach taught me that helped as a striker was to use the D as a guide for shooting at the goal in a tight situation because any angle on the D is a shot on goal.
Very interesting, might have to practice that. You mean the ball can pass the D through any angle it will be on target?
@@iamillasfuck Exactly
@@iamillasfuck but how can that be, im sure you're right since you practiced it thousands of times but it still doesnt map out visually
If you kept it between a point on the D and the near side of the penalty spot then yes it would be goal bound. Otherwise from more wide out areas the angle is obtuse enough to completely miss the goal even if it passes through the D. It is still a great tip shooting front on!
Maybe I'm misunderstanding but that doesn't seem true.
Any angle on the D runs through the penalty spot not the goal.
Draw a line from any point on the D thru the spot and you'll see that most of the angles miss the goal.
It would only work if your straight on to the goal but then why would you need a guide?
You learn something new everyday huh 🤣
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AsianGuyStream, I didn't know you also watch Tifo Football.
Today i learned that spurs don't need kane
This is one is pretty obvious when you see a penalty being taken. But nice to learn about the history of the markings.
How about the centre circle? Skipped over that one!
And I'd like to know when the draught excluder was first used!
@@rogink it has the same function but for the kick off
@@hkkfxsxsgdbff1511 Wow! Who knew?
@@rogink everyone who watch matches? 😆
I was really expecting Tifo to finally go off script and make a Deez joke.
I just said "Deez nuts" to myself out of habit while watching
Nah if this posted in tifo irl deez nuts will come out, guaranteed
im glad he didnt
They somehow make a video about something mundane and known into something very interesting
Vox of football
@@Beanskiiii Vox is biased in some aspect however
It's mundane but it has always been an interesting thing to ask about
@@G17x all their political content is biased left, but their non political stuff is very interesting
@@samuelmcneill2816 Most of their geopolitical videos are fine for the most part (I'm sure there are some that are biased, but I haven't seen any yet). The domestic politics videos have a lot more bias though.
As the new Premier League season is underway, could you explain the new VAR rules compared to last season and how they might improve the flow of the game? I understand it to a point but no one has yet explained this in detail with an easy way to comprehend. I look forward to your take of the new rules.
yes please
VAR has no rules, they decide one thing in La Liga and another in the EPL they dont have a consistent universal set of rules they go by the rules already established in the game, the rest is solely on the ref.
The refs in the PL are arses anyway, they crave the spotlight and are desperate to have it shine on them
@@el-youtub3r402 in my opinion the best refs in the prem are Anthony Taylor, Michael Oliver and Paul Tierney.
@@eddiemperor IFAB is in control of that. They might be interpreted differently, but there's probably a certain way that VAR is meant to be used
I usually play as goalkeeper and I use the semi circle as a way to know where the posts are without having to look back
was thinking this too!
It is not a semicircle.
Was always curious about the evolution of the penalty box lines. Great video as always ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽
interesting history behind it
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I knew the circle marked the encroachment boundary on PKs, but isn’t the D also useful in open play as a reference point for players so they know exactly where they are on the field in relation to the goal without looking up?
This. I thought the same.
Well, it has no rule function in open play, but yes, it most likely helps players while playing near the goal. I do wonder how the game might change if we had more lines on the pitch like American football. We might see a difference in the number of long shots taken, or an increase in accuracy of crossing from deep positions, because players will have a marker point from which to cross.
@@devononair Maybe some top players use the grass lines to an extent.
@@sagargirme yeah definitely.. But only possible in your home stadium of course.
@@sagargirme top players don’t look down whilst they’re dribbling
Me still remembering mathematics: No, that arc is not a semicircle.
Yeah, the animation doesn't show the actual arc of the D properly, it's a little over-exaggerated. In real terms it's a much shallower arc.
It's a circle segment with center in the penalty spot.
I think the 2 semicircles around the posts are also poorly represented if their centers are the posts (which is logical to assume since the idea should be to determine a certain distance to the goal).
@@pedroedsos 2 semi circles around the post? Bruh the 6 and 18 yard boxes are rectangles.
@@RustyVaperGameplay The amount of idiocy in this video comments is beyond comprehension... 1:27.
Thank you for not dragging this video out for ten minutes! Most other channels would milk this for as long as possible
As a former goalkeeper in my school football team ..I can say that the D box is quite a help to determine where the goal keeper is standing in regard to the goal post while watching the game in front and without having to turn side or back to identify his position. Well, goalkeepers have always been subconsciously or consciously minding his/her position in front of the Goal post so as to cover it from the strikers to score.
It has one purpose and the refs ignored it when Verratti was encroaching in the arc during the Barca-PSG UCL game.
hmm......oh well,i dont think im complaining abt it.This isnt something new so ill just let it slide
As if the refs didn't gift a win to Barca 4 years prior
Karma for roberto's offside goal in remontda
@@wastedpunk407 wait here. Let me get a cup for your tears
@@christianopulinaldo8319 fun fact:it wasnt offside
And this ladies and gentlemen, is the reason we vibe with Tifo ❤️
You know what's funny? When I was a young GK I was told that only could not carry the ball to drop kick it in the D, but could, in fact, throw it instead from there.
Me, being of rather spindly arm and much to partial to the long arc of the drop kick, never tried, and fortunately never found out the hard way.
I thought something like that too, never found out as well, but still good to find out anyway!
I can appreciate that someone asked "why do penalty boxes have Ds?" and instead of getting hit with a DEEZ NUTS, they answered honestly.
Thanks Tifo!
Why do penalty boxes have Ds nuts!
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@@tobbogun9420 HA! GOTTEM!
Short, sweet and to the point. I wish all informative videos were like this.
I honestly only ever remember what it does when my team wins a penalty on Sunday league. Always immediately forget about it afterwards haha
Is a subscription to the athletic ever full price? It has more sales than dfds
What even is the normal price
it's a never ending sale, which makes it not a sale at all
@@MrBobbybobson The normal price is half price
Working hard to maintain a high standard of quality even for videos that seem mundane is a real mark of quality for TIFO as a whole.
1:56 yo this actually proves flat earth
Great. Another fact I can profess and get ignored by my local league.
This topic is really simple and absolutely no one asked for this yet the video is so interesting
I clicked this link out of curiosity because the answer to the question in the title is so blindingly obvious, I had to see what you actually present.
I think some players also use it as a range finder, when they dont have enough time to look up and shoot.
Tifo, answering questions before they even form in my mind
Thanks for this, I keep getting asked, all the time, the same question and Im amazed at just how many people dont know this or have simply not given it a thought.
Funny how I've been watching soccer for over 10 years and never thought about the arc.
I took it for granted because it reminds me of the semi-circle in basketball where you take a free throw
It is not a semicircle.
I actually like the Idea of putting lines across the field. Then freekicks and penalties could be moved horizontally to a position of choice. It would make the game more tactical and interesting I think.
The great thing about a Tifo video is that you can watch it whilst knowing the answer, and yet still learn something about football
Finally asking the big questions!
2:05 Either it's not a true half circle or not every spot on it is exactly 10 yards from the penalty spot. If I remember correctly from school such a spot on a (half-) circle can only be the exact half of the diameter, and would therefore be the middle between the spots where the half circle meets the penalty box (on the line of the penalty box) and not inside of the box
I think Tifo shouldn't have used a diagonal view in that last illustration; if you look at the D from above on a real pitch, you see that the curve is drawn from the position of the penalty spot, not a half circle where the full circle would be touching the penalty spot (as it appears in the illustration). So the real 'D' is not a full half circle, as you correctly assumed.
Also you can use the spots where it connects to the 18 yard line to tell where the goal posts are
There is no alignement.
As a keeper, i use the semi circle to help centre myself and my positioning in open play to determine the best angle for a save or closing down the attacker instead of looking back at my goalposts or the six yard box
I (well, guess like many of us) knew why it's there.
But the history behind the shapes were actually quite interesting, so thank you!!!
So obvious, but still I am scratching my head how I missed this for 40 years
As an American, I remember asking this very question to one of my high school coaches and he had this very same (much shorter) answer!
Guess this was always felt like common knowledge to me as I officiated in addition to played the game growing up, but a good history lesson on when modern field markings came into play nevertheless.
I was just thinking about why (not even typing or talking about it)...and BAM this video appears on my feed. Google is scary
in the wake of psg messi i think it would be really cool to see an analysis on what its like and how to play as lionel messi, maybe dive into the psychology of how he and defenders play different knowing hes probably the greatest player to ever play the sport. stuff like that. great video as always by the way
I clicked on this video and immediately remembered that I already knew the answer
TH-cam brainrot is real
Love having this type of content back. I was wondering if you think a video on Mendy (Chelsea keeper would be interesting).
1:35 Before penalty boxes had D's, it had melons.
Quick and simple delivery of information 😂
One of those things where if you ask me for an answer, I wouldn't be able to provide one, but once you tell me the answer, I'd say, "Oh yeah, I actually did know that."
The rules you talked about are still applied nowadays in Beachsoccer. There is a penalty line across the whole pitch even dough the pitch is of smaller dimentions.
I have known this since I was a lad back in the fifties, My dad told me. He knew the history of football.
Because penalty boxes are the natural enemies of celestial dragons.
Oooh I got that reference
I always thought it to meant the most further area the GK could hold the ball when he's about to kick it
Me to, i've seen goalkeepers in games running into the D's and then kicking the ball
It’s a question I asked myself as a kid in my head. Thanks for the detailed history lesson explanation.
When you already know why but watch anyway just to feel that sweet sweet satisfaction of saying.. I knew that already..
Answers are so satisfying sometimes.
Tifo: “This is the use of the D outside the penalty area”
Also Tifo: “It has no use”
They said it had no use DURING OPEN PLAY.
Jesus.
Amazing how few people know this. A friend of mine has been a football reporter for over a decade and he had no idea until we spoke about it a couple of months ago
I already knew the answer, but still ended up watching the video
Wow you learn something everyday ive been watching football for 40 years.
It was added in 1937 but not used in Wembley FA cup finals until about 1954
Theoretically it therefore makes sense to have a 10-yard arc for corners.
On professional pitches there is usually a marker for this. Not a full arc, but a small line outside of the boundaries of the pitch. That marker is 10 yards from the corner area
@@BenKeatley I know
Technically it would be an 11-yard arc since the corner arc itself is 1 yard. And yes it makes sense in theory, but in practice it's just a bit too cluttered. And encroachment on a corner is not as strictly enforced as encroachment on a PK, so it's not worth it to clutter up the field for it.
@@cowboycurtis2229 It still makes sense to have it. Usually the defenders place themselves near the small marker near the goal line and that is usually enough for the referee to evaluate the distance. However, there are times (usually when the score is not suiting the team and there is little time to improve it) the defenders rush from anywhere into where the ball is and in corner kicks the attakers try to burn some time with a short kick.
@@pedroedsos Sure, but a referee would consider that a trifling offence that does not need to be called. Either way, the attacking team is just looking to burn time so they're just going to stand there and shield the ball. It's not like rushing in early prevented them from successfully crossing the ball into the area. Like I said, it makes sense to have it there, it just isn't really necessary because encroachment just isn't enforced as precisely and strictly anywhere else on the field.
“You don’t seem like a big football fan..”
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Fun fact... the D is exactly 16 yards long from point to point where it touches the penalty box. So if anyone ever asks you to run 16 yards on a soccer pitch, you'll know where
If I’m not wrong that half-circle is used for giving enough space for the penalty takers when they need a run to gain more power for the kick. If you notice during a live penalty no other players are to be inside the box including the Ds area before the ball is kicked
Well, you're wrong
Just realized this is the shortest Tifo video I've ever watched.
Thank you Veratti!
Wait... surely anyone who has seen a penalty be taken during a game knows this? How are so many people shocked in the comments? What did they think it was for!?
This might be the most perfect TH-cam video ever. Good music, no ads, two minutes to explain something. Nice.
The video literally starts with an ad
I was hoping for something trivial that we all didn't know but no. Occam's razor.
It’s the same case for the central circle... it’s only function is to avoid encroachment when returning the ball to play after a goal or in the beginning of either half
And the same procedure for free kicks.
You can't have ur run-up to take a pen outside that penalty arc. And other players can't enter the box or arc until the pen has been taken.
Bonus question: Why do corners have flags?
That was a long video for a ten second answer to a question every football fan should know already
Considering the content I watch, if I didn’t hear that glorious tifo voice I was fully expecting a deez joke
thanks for the chilling jazzy background!
Q. Why do penalty boxes have Ds?
A. Deez Nuts
Originally it was to let the players have a smoking break without unduly bothering the penalty taker. Also,it encouraged both sides not to drop their stubs in the box.
I'm happy I was able to figure this out on my own!
D's nuts... thanks i'll be here all week
I think they need to add lines on the goal line to aid goalkeepers who have to save a penalty. Keepers are supposed to keep one foot on the line but it's rarely inforced.
What lines? The goal line is there, it is only needed to see if the foot is touching it.
1:25 as you can see the area used to have double D´s
Some worthwhile padding.
I got pulled up for encroaching on the penalty spot in under 9s, I learnt what the arch meant the hard way, many years ago.
I always just assumed it was to give clearance for a penalty taker but I never knew that it actually was for that reason.
"Why do penalty boxes have D's?" My first thought: If this ends up being a deez nuts joke, I swear to god...
What’s the small box next to the goal for?
what about the hash line on the end line midway between the corner flag and the penalty box. I think it’s 10 yards to help ref gauge encroaching on corners.
The only marks on the pitch that are not mandatory. Yes, they are to stop players from getting too close to corner kicks.
Tifo answering the real questions!
The answer is at 1:50 - basically saying to stop encroachment or players rushing into the penalty box when penalties are taken
It is similar to the purpose of the central circle. Every free kick has a 9,15 meters radius banned zone for oppononts to stay in, but would be impossible to have it permanently marked everywhere in the pitch - with today's technologies, it could be projected on the pitch instead of the very innacurate method used by the referees to determine the barrier distance.
2:14 "Big" Ben Brereton Diaz and Eduardo "Turboman" Vargas
Football could have today horrendous rules and look ugly, but somehow they worked to create the most enterteining game ever.
Ive been asking about that for ages. Thanks
Been watching the game since I was born. Never knew this 💀💀💀
It’s for when Penaldo sees it he knows he is near a chance at a pen for Smallchester Penited.
That was my first thought. It seems obvious, but it was neat to learn a bit of history.
Did anyone else click, and think "well I haven't thought about that" and when the answer was revealed think "of course you idiot, definitely should have thought about that"?
Can't wait to annoy my friends with this knowledge.
This was super interesting, thanks 🙏
Doesnt everyone know that. I was expecting some great revelation about Accrington Stanley signing a sponsorship deal in 1932 and it stuck of something.
always just assumed it was there so players couldn’t block penalty takers who wanted a longer run up