Rules

Rules
  • Minimum five (5) players (including at least one female) per side needed to play a match.
  • Maximum four (4) male players may be on the pitch at any time.
  • Two 30 minutes halves
  • No goalkeepers
  • Goals are 4' x 6' wide. A rectangular crease will be chalked in front of each goal.
  • No players may stand inside the crease.
  • A player may pass the ball through the crease but may not contact the ball while either the ball or the player is inside the crease.
  • Should a defending player contact the ball while either the ball or the player is in the crease, a goal will be awarded to the attacking team.
  • Should an attacking player contact the ball while either the ball or the player is in the crease, a goal kick will be awarded to the opposing team.
  • Should the ball come to a dead stop inside the crease, the defending team will be awarded a goal kick.
  • No offside rule
  • No throw-ins. Throw-ins are replaced by kick-ins.
  • All dead ball restarts are indirect (corner kicks, goal kicks, fouls)
  • Kick-off is also indirect and may be taken in any direction.
  • Goal kicks may be taken from any point on the end-line.
  • Penalty kicks will be awarded if, in the judgement of the referee, a goal scoring opportunity was denied by a foul. Result is a direct kick to be taken from the 20-yard line. Failure to score a goal will result in a goal kick.
  • Substitutions may be made on any stoppage except free kicks, with permission of the referee.

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