Regla 4 El Equipamiento de los Jugadores

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Objectives for the Beach Soccer
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Topics

• 1. Number of players
• 2. Substitutions
• 3. Jewellery
• 4. Kick-off
• 5. Direct free kick from own half
• 6. Direct free kick from the middle of the
  halfway line
• 7. Direct free kick from opponents half
• 8. Kick-in
• 9. Throw-in

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Topics

• 10. Cards
• 11. The two-minute period following a sending-off
• 12. Disciplinary sanctions
• 13. Serious foul play
• 14. Violent conduct
• 15. Denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity
• 16. Throwing sand at any person
• 17. Attacks on referees
• 18. Dangerous play

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Topics

• 19. Charging an opponent
• 20. Holding an opponent
• 21. Deliberate handball
• 22. Simulation
• 23. Removal of shirt
• 24. Delaying the restart of play
• 25. The double backpass
• 26. Procedures to determine the winner of a match
• 27. Injured players
• 28. Warm-up areas

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1. Number of players

• A match may not be played if one of the teams
  does not have at least 4 players at kick-off.
• A match may not continue if one of the teams is
  left with fewer than 3 players on the pitch.

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2. Substitutions

• Substitutions must be made via the substitution
  zone and the substitute may not enter the pitch
  before the substituted player has abandoned it.
• If a substitution is made during half-time, the
  substitute must enter the pitch via the
  substitution zone before the commencement of next
  period of play, handing the substitution sign to
  an official from his team.

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3. Jewellery

• It is prohibited to wear any kind of jewellery
  during play.
• Necklaces, rings, bracelets, earrings, leather or
  rubber bands, etc are prohibited.

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3. Jewellery

• It is prohibited for players to use adhesive tape
  to cover up jewellery. Covering jewellery with
  adhesive tape does not provide adequate
  protection.
• Rings, earrings and leather or plastic bands are
  not necessary for playing and are only likely to
  cause injury.

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4. Kick-off

• all active players must be in their own half of
  the pitch,
• the opponents of the team taking the kick-off
  must be at least 5 m away from the ball until it
  is in play,
• the ball must be stationary on the imaginary
  point in the middle of the halfway line,
• the second referee must give the signal to
  kick-off,
• the ball shall be deemed in play once it is in
  the air or has been moved forward, after which
  another player may kick it,

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5. Direct free kick from own half

• At a direct free kick from a teams own half,
  every player except the one taking the kick and
  the opposing goalkeeper must be on the pitch and
  at least 5 m from the ball, leaving an imaginary
  area free between the ball and the opposing goal.
  The opposing goalkeeper may stay in the imaginary
  area.

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6. Direct free kick from the imaginary point in
the middle of the halfway line

• At a direct free kick from the imaginary point
  in the middle of the halfway line, every player
  except the one taking the kick and the opposing
  goalkeeper must be on the pitch and at least 5 m
  from the ball, leaving an imaginary area free
  between the ball and the opposing goal. The
  opposing goalkeeper may remain in the imaginary
  area.

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7. Direct free kick from opponents half

• At a direct free kick from any position in the
  opponents half, every player except the one
  taking the kick and the opposing goalkeeper must
  be on the pitch and at least 5 m from the ball,
  leaving an imaginary area free between the ball
  and the opposing goal. The opposing goalkeeper
  may remain in the imaginary area.

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8. Kick-in

• The ball is placed on the touchline or next to it
  outside the pitch, is kicked by the taker of the
  kick-in and comes into play as soon as it is set
  in motion and enters the pitch.
• The taker of the kick-in must have the foot with
  which he is not taking the kick outside the pitch
  and touching the sand when he kicks the ball with
  the other foot, and he must take the kick-in
  within 5 seconds of taking possession of the
  ball. He may not play the ball again until
  another player has touched it.
• If the player picks the ball up to take the ball
  inbound with his hands, he may no longer take it
  with his foot.
• The players of the defending team must be
  situated at least 5 m away from the place where
  the kick-in is taken.

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9. Throw-in

• The taker must have part of both feet on or
  outside the touchline, face the pitch and throw
  the ball from behind and over his head.
• The player must take the throw-in within 5
  seconds of taking possession of the ball and may
  not play the ball a second time until it has
  touched another player.
• If the player has already positioned the ball to
  take a kick-in, he may not
• take a throw-in instead.
• The players of the defending team must be
  situated at least 5 m away from the place where
  the throw-in is taken.
• The ball comes into play as soon as it has
  entered the pitch in accordance with the correct
  procedure.

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10. Cards

• The referees may only show yellow and red cards,
  the blue card no longer exists.
• Any player who is shown two yellow cards shall
  receive the red card and be sent off.
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11. The two-minute period following a sending-off

• An active player who is sent off may not be
  replaced with a substitute until two minutes of
  play have elapsed since he was shown the red card
  and sent off, once the third referee has given
  his permission.

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12. Disciplinary sanctions

• Yellow and red cards may only be shown to active
  players and substitutes.
• All active players and substitutes fall under the
  referees jurisdiction, whether they are on the
  pitch or not.
• The yellow and red cards are used to clearly
  indicate that a sanction is being imposed.
  
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12. Disciplinary sanctions

• If a team official is guilty of misconduct, the
  referees shall send him away from the team
  benches and their vicinity to a place behind the
  protection barriers (where such barriers exist)
  without any need to show him the red card.
• The referee shall report the incident to the
  relevant authorities.

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13. Serious foul play

• Any player who challenges for the ball by
  tackling an opponent from the front, the side or
  from behind with one or both legs, using
  excessive force and endangering the opponents
  safety, shall be deemed guilty of serious foul
  play and sent off.
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14. Violent conduct

• A player shall be deemed guilty of violent
  conduct and sent off if he uses excessive force
  or brutality against an opponent when neither
  player is challenging for the ball.
• Violent conduct can occur on or off the pitch,
  irrespective of whether the ball is in play.
• Any player who uses excessive force or brutality
  against a team-mate, spectator, match official or
  any other person shall also be deemed guilty or
  violent conduct.
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15. Denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity

• There are two infringements which relate to
  denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity that
  are punishable by sending-off
• When an active player or substitute prevents the
  opposing team from scoring a goal or denies them
  a clear goal-scoring opportunity by touching or
  playing the ball with his hand, except in the
  case of the goalkeeper inside his own penalty
  area.
• When an active player or substitute denies an
  opponent moving towards the players goal an
  obvious goal-scoring opportunity by committing an
  offence punishable by a direct free kick or
  penalty kick under LAW 11.

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16. Throwing sand at any person

• Throwing sand is punishable by sending-off, as it
  is considered to constitute hitting or attempting
  to hit using excessive force
• It is therefore irrelevant whether the sand
  reaches the other person or not.
• It is also irrelevant whether the sand is thrown
  at another player, an official, referees or
  spectators.
• If the act is committed by one player against
  another, his team shall be punished by a direct
  free kick from the imaginary point in the middle
  of the halfway line or direct free kick if the
  player at which the sand was thrown is an
  opponent or Penalty kick he is situated in the
  offending players penalty area.
• If the offence is committed from outside the
  pitch by a substitute against an on field player
  and play has to be stopped, it shall restart with
  a direct free kick from the imaginary point in
  the middle of the halfway line to the opponents
  of the infringing player

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17. Attacks on referees

• A team captain has no special privilege under the
  Laws of the Game, but he does have a degree of
  responsibility for his teams conduct.
• Any player who is guilty of showing dissent at a
  referee's decision shall be cautioned.

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17. Attacks on referees

• Any player who assaults the referee or uses
  offensive, rude or obscene language or gestures
  shall be sent off.

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18. Dangerous play

• Scissors kicks with the aim of playing the ball
  do not constitute dangerous play.
• Preventing an opponent from performing a scissors
  kick with the aim of playing the ball is
  punishable by a direct free kick for dangerous
  play.

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19. Charging an opponent

• It is illegal to charge an opponent, even with
  the shoulder, as since the pitch is uneven the
  player who is charged would be exposed to injury.

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20. Holding an opponent

• The act of holding an opponent includes the act
  of a player stretching out his arms to prevent an
  opponent from overtaking or going round him.
• Referees shall take the following circumstances
  into account
• holding on to shirts or shorts,
• holding arms,
• holding an attacker or a defender holding an
  opponent inside the penalty area during corners
  or free kicks.
• Try to avoid it
• There is no second warning ? caution

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20. Holding an opponent

• Holding an opponent to prevent him from gaining
  possession or from getting into an advantageous
  position is a cautionable offence.
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21. Handball

• Touching the ball with ones hand to prevent an
  opponent from gaining possession or developing an
  attacking move is a cautionable offence.
• Touching the ball with ones hand in an attempt
  to score a goal is a cautionable offence.

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22. Simulation

• Any player who tries to deceive the referee by
  simulating an injury or claims to have been the
  subject of an infringement shall be deemed guilty
  of simulation and cautioned. Play shall restart
  with a direct free kick from the imaginary point
  in the middle of the halfway line.

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22. Simulation

• Guidelines for referees
• Simulation caution

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23. Removal of shirt

• Removing ones shirt or pulling it over ones
  head after scoring a goal is a cautionable
  offence.

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23. Removal of shirt

• Any player who removes his shirt after scoring a
  goal shall be cautioned for unsporting conduct.
• It is not necessary for a player to remove his
  shirt after scoring a goal and players should
  avoid excessive goal-scoring celebrations.
• The act of a player removing his shirt is defined
  as pulling ones shirt over ones head or
  covering ones head with it.

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23. Removal of shirt
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23. Removal of shirt
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23. Removal of shirt
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24. Delaying the restart of play

• The referees shall caution players who delay the
  restart of play for tactical reasons
• Taking a free kick from an incorrect position
  with the intention of forcing the referee to have
  it retaken.
• Pretending to take a ball inbound but then
  suddenly giving the ball to a team-mate so that
  he can take it instead.
• Kicking the ball away or carrying it away in
  ones hands after the referee has stopped play.
• Deliberately provoking a confrontation over
  possession of the ball after the referee has
  stopped play.

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25. The double backpass

• The goalkeeper may not voluntarily touch the ball
  with his hands or arms for a second consecutive
  time if it is returned to him by a team-mate in a
  pass effected using any part of his body.
• If the ball accidentally hits the goalkeepers
  hands or arms, the referee shall not sanction him
  because he has not committed any infringement
  voluntarily.

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26. Procedures to determine the winner of a match

• The referee chooses the goal at which the kicks
  will be taken,
• the referee tosses a coin and the team whose
  captain wins the toss decides to take the first
  or the second kick,
• the kicks are taken alternately by the teams,
• the first team to score one goal more than the
  other from the same number of penalty kicks is
  the winner,
• all players and substitutes, including the
  goalkeepers, are eligible to take a penalty kick,
• all eligible players must take a kick before any
  players can take a second kick,

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26. Procedures to determine the winner of a match

• 7. only the eligible players and referees are
  permitted to remain on the pitch while the kicks
  are being taken. All eligible players except the
  player taking the kick and the two goalkeepers
  must remain in the opposite half of the pitch
  with the third referee,
• 8. any player may change places with the
  goalkeeper after informing the referee,

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26. Procedures to determine the winner of a match
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27. Injured players

• The referees must take into account the following
  instructions if a player is injured
• allow the match to continue until the ball goes
  out of play if the injury is, in their opinion, a
  minor one,
• stop play if, in their opinion, the injury is
  serious,
• if the referees think that a player is simulating
  or has simulated an injury in order to avoid
  taking a direct free kick or penalty kick, he
  shall be CAUTIONED. If play has not been
  restarted, the player shall be obliged to take
  the kick even if medical staff enter the pitch
  and the referees shall make a note of the
  incident in the report,

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27. Injured players

• any player whose injury is examined or treated on
  the pitch must be substituted,

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27. Injured players

• after consulting the injured player, the referee
  shall authorise one or more (maximum two) medical
  staff to enter the pitch to allow them to assess
  the injury and ensure that the player leaves the
  pitch safely and swiftly,

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27. Injured players

• the referees shall ensure that the injured player
  is carried off the pitch safely and swiftly,

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27. Injured players

• any player who needs to clean sand from his body
  shall be provided with water to do so without
  having to leave the pitch and the incident shall
  not be considered treatment for injury, for which
  reason it is not obligatory to substitute him

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27. Injured players

• a player may not be treated on the pitch,
• as soon as the doctors have entered the pitch,
  the player must leave the pitch either on foot or
  be carried off on a stretcher. If a player does
  not comply with this provision, he shall be
  CAUTIONED for deliberately delaying the restart
  of play,

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27. Injured players

• any player with a bleeding wound must leave the
  pitch and may not return until the referee has
  ascertained that the wound has stopped bleeding
  (the third referee may carry out the check, but
  it is the referee who shall authorise the
  players entry to the pitch, if he is not
  substituted). A player may not wear blood-stained
  clothing,

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27. Injured players

• an injured player does not have to leave the
  pitch via the substitution zone, but by crossing
  any line that marks the pitch boundaries,
• any injured player who has left the pitch or has
  had to leave the pitch may be substituted, but
  the substitute shall always enter the pitch via
  the substitution zone,
• an injured player who has been substituted may
  resume play, if he recovers from his injury, by
  completing the substitution procedure and
  replacing another player whenever his team sees
  fit to do so.

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27. Injured players

• Players may be treated on the pitch in the
  following cases
• an injury to the goalkeeper,

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27. Injured players

• when the goalkeeper and an outfield player
  collide with each other and require treatment (a
  match cannot be played without a goalkeeper),
• when there is a serious injury, for example, a
  player has swallowed his tongue, is suffering
  from concussion or has broken his leg, etc,
• when a team is playing with three players and one
  of them is injured and cannot be substituted (it
  is not permitted to play with fewer than 3
  players).

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28. Warm-up areas

• Substitutes may warm up in those areas where they
  do not disturb those players on the pitch, the
  referees, the timekeeper or the team benches.