AUGIE REC 9X9 Intramural Soccer Rules

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AUGIE REC9X9 Intramural Soccer Rules

• FIFA Laws of the Game interpreted for ACOA for
  use in Intramural Soccer

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Law 1 2 Field of Play Ball

• Field measures 80X50 yards
• Goal area measures 6X20 yards
• Size 5 soccer ball

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Law 3 Number of Players

• Maximum of 9 players on a team
• One must be a goalkeeper
• Minimum of 7 eligible players to play

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Law 3 Substitutions

• WHEN?
• Own throw-in
• Any goal kick
• After any goal
• For an injury
• Opposing teams throw-in IF the opposing team is
  substituting as well.
• Opposing teams corner kick IF the opposing team
  is substituting as well.

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Law 3 Substitutions

• Where?
• Player may leave the field anywhere
• Players enter from the half line
• How?
• With the referees permission
• Illegal?
• A player shown a red card may not re-enter the
  match and may not be replaced.

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Law 4 Equipment

• Players may not wear metal cleats.
• Shinguards are NOT mandatory, but STRONGLY
  recommended.
• No Jewelry including
• Necklaces, earrings, bracelets

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Law 7 Duration of the match

• Two (2)- 25 minute halves.
• Continuous running clock, unless deemed necessary
  by the referee to stop (ie. Injury).
• At the end of regulation if the game is tied
  there will be a 5 minute sudden victory overtime
  period.
• During season play, if after the 5 minute over
  time period the game is still tied, the game is
  recorded as a tie.

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Law 7 Duration of the MatchPlayoffs

• If at the end of regulation the score is tied,
  there will be two(2)- 5 minute sudden victory
  over time periods.
• If, after the over time periods, the score is
  still tied, the winner will be decided by kicks
  from the mark.
• Each team elects 5 individuals to alternate shots
  on goal from the penalty mark.
• If it is still tied, there will be one kick at a
  time to break the tie.  Different players must be
  selected for the single shots, than those in the
  original five shots.

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Law 8 Start and restart of play

• Games begin at scheduled time. If teams are not
  ready to play at that time, they will forfeit.
• Coin toss
• Visiting team chooses heads or tails
• Winning team chooses side to defend
• Start and end of each half with a whistle
• All other restarts may be vocally announced (ie.
  PLAY) if necessary

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Law 9 Ball in and Out of play

• Out of play?
• When the entire ball crosses the boundary line.
• Referee stops play
• In play?
• All other times

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Law 9 Ball in and Out of playFAQS

• If the ball is on the penalty area line, is it in
  the penalty area?
• Yes
• What if the ball curves out and then back in
  without touching the ground?
• Out of play
• What if the ball hits the referee?
• Play continues

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Law 10 Method of scoring

• A goal is scored when the whole ball has
• Completely crossed the goal line
• Between the uprights (goalposts)
• Under the crossbar
• Provided that no infringement of the Laws of the
  Game has been committed previously by the team
  scoring the goal.
• And it was propelled in a legal manner.

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Whats a goal?
No Goal
No Goal
Goal
No Goal
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Law 10 Methods of ScoringExceptions

• A goal cannot be scored directly from
• An indirect free kick (IFK)
• Any free kick into your own goal
• A throw-in

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Law 12 Fouls and Misconduct

• Topics
• The 10 Direct Free Kick offenses
• The 8 Indirect Free Kick offenses
• 7 reasons for Yellow Card (Cautioning)
• 7 reasons for Red Card (Sending off)

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The 10 Direct Free Kick Offenses

• Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
• Trips or attempts to trip an opponent
• Jumps at an opponent
• Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
• Charges an opponent
• Pushes an opponent
• Holds an opponent
• Spits at an opponent
• Handles the ball deliberately
• Tackles an opponent for the ball, making contact
  with the opponent first.

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The 8 Indirect Free Kick Offenses

• Goalkeeper takes longer than 6 seconds to release
  the ball
• GK releases ball and regains hand control inside
  penalty area before touched by a second player
• GK touches the ball when Deliberately played by a
  teammate
• GK touches the ball with hands after a throw in
  by a teammate
• Plays in a dangerous manner
• Impedes the progress of an opponent
• Prevents the goal keeper from releasing the ball
• Commits any offense not previously mentioned in
  Law 12 for which play is stopped to caution or
  send off a player

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The 7 Cautionable offenses

• A player shall be cautioned and shown the yellow
  card if guilty of
• Unsporting behavior
• Dissent by word or action
• Persistently infringes the laws of the game
• Delays restart of play
• Fails to respect required distances
• Enters or re-enters field of play without
  permission
• Deliberately leaves the field of play without
  permission

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The 7 Send-off offenses

• A player is sent off and shown a red card if the
  guilty of
• Serious Foul Play
• Violent Conduct
• Spits at another person
• Denies the opponent an obvious goal scoring
  opportunity by handling the ball intentionally
• Denies the opponent an obvious goal scoring
  opportunity by committing a DFK offenses
• Uses offensive, abusive, or insulting language
• Receives a second caution (yellow) in same match

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Law 13 Free Kick

• Two types
• Direct
  Indirect

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Direct vs. Indirect

• Direct
• After one of 10 direct free kick offenses
• Can score directly
• Outside the penalty area of defending team
• Indirect
• After one of then 8 indirect free kick offenses
• Cannot score directly
• Must touch another player

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Free Kick Rules

• Ball must be stationary
• Kicked in any direction
• No double touch
• No encroachment
• Restart signal requirements
• Quickrestart
• Ceremonialrestart
• Cannot score directly against self

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Restart Mechanics

• Point direction!
• Players want/need to know if they are
  attacking or defending
• Indicate IFK if appropriate
• Players want/need to know if they can score
  directly from this kick
• Indicate position of ball

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Restart Mechanics Cont.

• Position defenders
• Do not allow encroachment
• Position yourself
• Indicate IFK if appropriate
• Retake IFK if arm wasnt raised and the ball
  enters the goal
• Signal for restart
• Use whistle if ceremonialkick

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Law 15 Throw in

• Thrower must
• Deliver from point where ball crossed line
  (within 1 yard)
• Face field of play with some part of body
• Have part of each foot either on the touch line
  or on the ground outside the touch line
• Use both hands
• Deliver ball from behind and over the head

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Law 15 Throw inInfractions

• Thrower plays ball second time before ball
  touches another player Double touch
• Indirect free kick to opponents
• Improperly thrown or from wrong point
• Throw-in to opponents
• Ball thrown directly into opponents goal
• No goal-restart with goal kick
• Ball thrown directly into own goal
• No goal-restart with corner kick
• Ball does not enter field
• Retake throw-in
• Ball bounces before entering field
• Retake throw-in

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Law 16 Goal Kick

• When is a goal kick awarded?
• After whole ball crosses goal line last touched
  by an attacking player
• Who can take the goal kick?
• Any defending player may take the kick
• From where is the goal kick taken?
• from anywhere inside the goal area
• When is the ball in play?
• When the whole ball has cleared the penalty area
  on first touch
• Retake if ball fails to leave penalty area
• Where are opponents required to be?
• Outside penalty area until the ball completely
  leaves the area
• Can a goal be scored directly on opponents?
• Yes

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Law 17 Corner Kick

• When is a corner kick awarded?
• After whole ball crosses goal line last touched
  by a defending player
• Who can take the corner kick?
• Any attacking player may take the kick
• Where are opponents required to be?
• At least 10 yards from the ball
• Can a goal be scored directly on opponents?
• Yes
• Can a player be declared offside if s/he receives
  the ball directly from the corner kick?
• No, if they receive the ball directly from the
  corner kick.
• Can the kicker play the ball again?
• No, if they do before another play touches it
  indirect free kick for opposing team

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Law 11 Offside

• 4 Ps to offside
• Possession
• Position
• Play
• Participation
• 3 restarts where there are no offside
• Goal Kick, Throw in, Corner Kick
• Restart
• Indirect free kick to opposing team

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Position

• IT IS NOT ILLEGAL TO BE IN AN OFFSIDE POSITION!
• Player must be in the attacking half
• Player must be nearer the goal than the ball
• Player must be nearer the goal than the second to
  last defender

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Participation

• Plays the ball
• Interferes with play
• Obstructs players,
• Obstructs goal keeper
• Gains advantage from being in that position

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Determining Offside

• Is the player in the attacking half?
• Is the player nearer the goal than the ball?
• Is the player nearer the goal than the second
  last defender?
• If yes to above, then
• Is the player interfering with play or an
  opponent?
• Is the player gaining advantage?
• IF yes to either above, then Offside,
  otherwise no infraction

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Law 11 Offside Summary

• A player in an offside position is only penalized
  if, at the moment the ball touches or is played
  by one of his/her team, he/she, in the opinion of
  the referee, is involved in active play by
• interfering with play
• interfering with an opponent
• gaining an advantage by being in that position

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Law 5 The Referee

• Mechanics
• Signals
• Advantage

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Mechanics

• Teamwork
• Eye contact
• Communicate
• Diagonal System of Control
• Use Whistle only when necessary
• Vary tone, length, pitch
• Use voice when possible
• Proximity to play
• 15 yards

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Referee Signals
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Advantage

• Allow play to continue when the team against
  which an offense has been committed will benefit
  from such an advantage
• Once decided, referee may revoke his/her decision
  if the presumed advantage does not materialize
• The foul Goes Away unless referee decides,
  within 2-3 seconds, that the original advantage
  does not materialize
• You may caution or send-off at the next stoppage
  of play only

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Law 6 Assistant Referees

• Duties
• Mechanics
• Signals

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Duties

• Assistant Referees Indicate when
• Ball out of play
• Side entitled to corner kick, goal kick or
  throw-in
• When a player may be penalized for being in an
  offside position
• When a substitute is requested
• When an incident has occurred out of the view of
  the referee

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Mechanics

• Positioning
• Second to last defender
• Even with ball if the ball is nearer the goal
  than second to last defender
• On the goal line for corner kicks
• On one half of the field
• Eye contact
• Assistant provides information, referee makes
  decision

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Signals
Throw in
Corner Kick
Goal Kick
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Signals
Center
Offside
Near side
Far side
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Signals
Foul
Substitution
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Flag techniques

• Flag to field side, always in referees view
• Switch flag while hands are low
• Flag motionless while running, standing
• When signaling, stop, face field, stand erect and
  make eye contact with referee
• Flag is controlled up, lazy coming down
• Lower when referee acknowledges it
• Point finger along handle
• Mirror other assistant when necessary

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Just Remember 1) Know the Laws2) Be
Professional3) Have FUN! GOOD LUCK!