goal area

British  

noun

1. Also called: six-yard area.  soccer a rectangular area to the sides and front of the goal, measuring 20 × 6 yards on a full-sized pitch, from which goal kicks are taken

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"It would solve the issue of the crowded goal area and the goalkeeper being surrounded, blocked and impeded."

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

“It was an intense game and a very strategic game. We lost because of a mistake we made in the goal area, with the penalty.”

From Washington Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

Some years ago we trained bumblebees to roll tiny balls to a goal area to obtain a nectar reward—a form of object manipulation equivalent to human usage of a coin in a vending machine.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 16, 2023

I make a small goal area with a beanbag and a chair and try to kick the ball through.

From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2021

The goalkeeper shall not be charged except when he is holding the ball or obstructing an opponent, or when he has passed outside the goal area.

From Association Football And How To Play It by Cameron, John