FWIW here in metric land they are the 16 metre and 6 metre boxes. And you go back 9 metres for a free kick. This is wierd because in England you will get a ref doing 10 exagerated strides to push a wall back whereas in France the ref will pace out 9 normal steps. Given that a metre is longer than a yard, and that French legs are shorter than English ones (sic) "9 metres" probably means "nearly 8 metres" ;)
Damian On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Matt Anderson <[email protected]>wrote: > .....erm WTF is the 5 meter box??? It's actually the 6 yard box and the 18 > yard area. Players retreat 10 yards for freekicks. > > We invented it, doesn't mean we have to be the best but we are not going > metric! > > > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
