SESKStuff Everyone Should Know
SESK: Stuff Everyone Should Know · sesk.info/soc-throw-in-how

Which of these is required for a legal throw-in?

Both hands, from behind and over the head, with part of each foot on or behind the line.

Start playing free

  1. One hand is fine if it goes far
  2. Both hands, from behind and over the head ✔
  3. Feet may be lifted if facing the field

Why: The thrower must face the field, have part of each foot on the touchline or the ground outside it, and throw with both hands from behind and over the head.

Huh, didn't know that: If a bad throw enters the field, the opponents take it unless the referee lets them keep an advantage.

The dad joke
Why did the soccer player bring both hands to the throw-in? He didn't want to be half-handed.
Like this card?
Play the game

References

Answer: Both hands, from behind and over the head. The thrower must face the field, have part of each foot on the touchline or the ground outside it, and throw with both hands from behind and over the head.

  1. IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, Law 15 The Throw-in www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-throw-in
    throw the ball with both hands from behind and over the head from the point where it left the field of play
    Checked 2026-10-12.

Think this answer is wrong? Tap "Challenge this answer" on the card in the game and tell us why.

Test yourself in the game

Sports & FitnessA player receives the ball straight from a throw-in while behind every defender. Is that offside?Sports & FitnessCan a goal be scored directly from a throw-in?Sports & FitnessA team stalls before taking a throw-in. After the referee's five-second countdown ends, what happens?

That's stuff everyone should know.