Rules and Policies

Goalkick Winter Session II Rules Summary

Players may only be rostered on one team per league and fall in the given birthdays:

Under 10 – Born after September 1, 1998

Under 12 – Born after September 1, 1996

Under 14 – Born after September 1, 1994

Under 17 – Born after September 1, 1991

Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Adult Co-Ed – No Age Restrictions

Men’s Over 30 – Born before December 31, 1978

Games will be 2 x 25 minute halves with a 4 minute half time

Under 10 and Under 12 play with 6 field players plus a goalkeeper (Size 4 Ball)

Under 14 and older play with 5 field players plus a goalkeeper (Size 5 Ball)

Teams have access to the training areas 45 minutes prior to games to warm-up

Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a tie and zero points for a loss

Out of bounds is as follows – ball played back in with a direct free kick

Side nets anywhere above the side boards – kick taken from dashed line

Above red line on end boards – goalkick or corner kick awarded

-Netting above the goal and in the corners is in play (not out of bounds)

Touching any ceiling structure – kick taken from where ball hits the structure

-If above goal box – kick taken from goal box line closest to where touched

 Three line rule is in effect – ball crosses both red lines and center line without
touching a player or the boards – ball played in from first red line crossed

 No slide tackling allowed except for goalkeeper inside of goal box – free kick awarded

All kicks are direct including kick-offs, kick-ins and free kicks

Kick offs can be played forward or backward

Indirect fouls (dangerous play, obstruction, backpass, etc.) occurring in the goal box are

awarded a direct kick from the edge of the goalbox nearest where foul occurred

Direct fouls occurring in goal box awarded penalty kick from the top of the goal box

Opposing players must be 10 feet from the ball when any free kick or kick in is taken – must not step toward ball as kick is taken – encroachment will be called

Substitutions are on the fly or guaranteed when ball goes out of bounds/kickoffs

Players exiting must be within ten feet of bench entry before teammate enters

If a player is given a yellow card, that player must exit the field and may not play

for 5 minutes – the team can replace the player with a substitute

If the team does not have any substitutes, they will play short for the 5 min.

If a player is given a red card, that player must exit the field and bench area and may not play the remainder of the game - their team will play short for 5 minutes.