<Li> The goalkeeper handles the ball directly (no intervening touch of play of the ball by anyone else) </Li> <P> When, in the opinion of the referee, these three conditions are met, the violation has occurred . It is not necessary for the ball to be "passed," it is not necessary for the ball to go "back," and it is not necessary for the deliberate play by the teammate to be "to" the goalkeeper . </P> <P> While not an infringement of the back - pass rule, players are also prohibited from using a deliberate trick to pass the ball to the goalkeeper with a part of the body other than the foot to circumvent the rule . This would include, but not be limited to: </P> <Ul> <Li> flicking the ball up with the foot and then heading the ball back to the goalkeeper, or </Li> <Li> heading a ball on the ground that would otherwise be regularly playable with the foot . </Li> </Ul>

Can you knee a ball back to the goalkeeper