1.) Ball Out of Play:

The ball is out of play when:

• it has wholly passed over the goal line or touchline on the gound or in the air
• play has been stopped by the referee
• it touches a match official, remains on the field of play and:
  • a team starts a promising attack or
  • the ball goes directly into the goal or
  • the team in possession of the ball changes

In all these cases, play is restarted with a dropped ball.

2.) Ball in Play:

The ball is in play at all other times when it touches a match official and when it rebounds off a goalpost, crossbar, or corner flagpost and remains on the field of play.