Our Under 8 goalkeeper has been practising his drop kicks, as at training we try to encourage playing out from the back, however in those situations where teams dont have to retreat he feels more confident to kick it out of his hands past the half way line. He has done it all season, some great kicks, some miss placed/missed timed but he enjoys doing it. However 6 minutes into the game this weekend the opposition coach complained to the referee saying the keeper can't kick it out of his hands over head height. (Which I thought was utter nonsense) the young referee then told our GK that he can't kick it over head height. (Not the refs fault the opposition coach was quite coersive).

Second half our keeper didn't want to go in goal as he had been discouraged by the whole situation.

I had a word with the opposition coach saying I had never heard such a rule and its under 8s football so let the kids have fun (2 of the goalkeeper kicks in question went straight off the pitch so they gained possession)

I just wondered if anyone else had ever heard of this being a rule? As myself and a few other coaches and referees I know have said they haven't.