DEFINITION:
High kicked ball at the air, without any specific idea/target
GUIDELINES:
It's used when a player just kicks the ball forward, long range kicked balls at the air, without any specific target or idea, just with some direction of the ball to be far away. Often it’s just kicked ball forward.
- high kicked ball at the air, without any idea or specific target
- usually it's kicked ball forward to some zone
Hihg kicked ball at the aid by the GK without any specific target or idea
The GK is pressed and he looks on the ground all the time - just kicks the ball forward
N.15 in blue shirt clears the ball forward, without any direction or idea - even if the ball bounces on the ground at the end, still he clears it high at the air, because he is pressed and that is his intention - launch is better to be used here (not pass or long range kick)
- often is used in combination with clearance for cleared balls at the air
High cleared ball by N.19 in blue shirt
Pique kicks and clears the ball high at the air, far from the danger zone
Carius intercepts the pass and clears the ball far away
Even if it's not successful attempt, still ter Steren wants to clear the ball high at the air - launch, loose ball, clearance and bad here
- if there is just kicked ball forward, without any idea, which still reaches by chance a teammate - it's still Launch, not LRK, because it's not an attempt for a pass - doesn't matter who will receive the ball after launch
- if a GK catches the ball after an opposite attack/set piece and kicks it forward immediately - it must be always LRK, not Launch (doesn't matter how high or successful is directed the ball), because he has some idea, not just kicks the ball forward - to start fast counterattack for his team (not necessary to add counterattack, if the ball is not reached)
- most of the times, when the GK directs the ball to the wings, LRK must be used, because it's supposed that he has some idea, not just kicks the ball anywhere...if he directs it in the middle - depends from the situation, but if there is no specific target/idea or the ball is not sharp, but too high at the air - Launch is better to be used
- usually for the GK (not always), after launch, there is aerial duel next
- usually for the GK (not always), if the ball is directed high in the middle of the pitch - it should be launch; if it's directed on the wing - probably it should be long range kick, because there is some idea by the GK
- launch is not used in the opposite half - it is supposed that in the opposite half a player must have any idea, when he kicks the ball (probably it should be long range kick)
Too high kicked ball at the air by the GK, without any specific idea or target - launch, not long range kick
Directed ball by the Curtois, with an idea to find his teammate, near the side line - long range kick, not launch (doesn't matter that it's high at the air, still there is some idea in that kick)
Long range kick (not launch) for Meunier - high kicked ball at the air, but with some idea - in the opposite half launch is not used, because most of the times the player has some idea, not just kicks the ball forward
Directed pass by the GK, doesn't matter that there is aerial duel next - still he has some idea - to direct the game on the right wing - long range kick
Meunier from Dortmund - kicks the ball high at the air, without any specific idea (just clears it to be far from the danger zone) - doesn't matter that his teammate plays first with it, it's not a directed pass - always the idea of the player must be considered, not what happens next - launch here
Launch for Sergi Roberto, because he looks on the ground, when he kicks the ball - doesn't have any idea
It's an attempt for through pass by ter Stegen, not just kicked ball forward - he tries to deliver a good ball behind the line for his teammate - long range kick + through pass
Even if the GK passes the ball in the middle of the pitch, it's accurate and well directed ball, giving a chance to his teammate to stop it easily, with specific target - long range kick here, not launch
Always, when the GK catches the ball and tries to start fast counterattack for his team, long range kick must be tagged, doesn't matter is it successful or not, how high it is...Sommer tries to find a teammate, doesn't matter that the pass was not so accurate and too high at the air - he has an idea to start fast counterattack - long range kick, not launch
Long range kick + through pass for Donnarumma (not launch) - his attempt is to pass the ball behind the defensive line (doesn't matter that the ball is not reached by a teammate, the idea is important)
Too high at the air ball kicked by Chielini, but still with some idea (to find a teammate on the wing) and also the ball is kicked in the opposite half - long range kick, not launch
Long range kick for N.17 in black shirt - doesn't matter how high the ball is kicked, always must be used long range kick, not launch, when the actions happens in the opposite half
For sure it's high kicked ball at the air by Arnold, but this action is done into the opposite half, so must be tagged like long range kick, not launch (doesn't matter that it has all the characteristic of launch, just because it's in the other half, where launch must be not used)
This ball, directed by the GK, is placed near the penalty area - lrk is better to be used, not launch
The GK has enough time to take decision, he looks where his teammates are positioned and he has some specific target and idea with this long ball, so long range kick is better to be used here, not launch
The action of the GK should be launch, not long range kick, because there is not a teammate near the spot, where he directs the ball, even if he looks forward - it's just an attempt to clear the ball forward, far from the dangerous zone
For N.7 in red shirt should be tagged launch, not lrk (even if it's in the opposite half) - it's just kicked ball high at the air, without any idea
 There is not enough time and the situation is tensed, so N.19 in yellow just kicks the ball to the side, which his body is turned, without any intention to look for a teammate, so launch is better to be used here, not lrk
The GK kicks the ball around to the penalty area - even if there is not specific target, it's not just kicked ball forward, still there is some idea with this pass, because he tries to create some dangerous situation close to the penalty area, so long range kick is better than launch in this situation