Indoor Soccer Rules & Regulations

WAIVERS & ROSTERS

a. All players must sign a liability waiver to participate. If under the age of 18, a parent or guardian must sign the waiver. NO WAIVER, NO PLAY, NO EXCEPTIONS.

b. All players must be on a team roster prior to participating in league play.

c. Players may be added to the roster until the 3rd week of league play. After the 3rd week, all rosters are frozen.

d. No one may play on two teams in the same league. (Exceptions include youth leagues where a team splits into 2 teams and Coed leagues.)

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

a. Management may request ID on a player at anytime to verify age and/or identity. A team using an ineligible player may forfeit all games where that player played, and the player may be suspended per management discretion.

b. Players must be of appropriate age for each division. Any question of eligibility should be directed to the manager on duty.

c. A team using a player who is not on their roster will forfeit any and all games that player participated in.

d. A team using a player who did not complete a waiver prior to playing will forfeit that game.

e. You must be at least sixteen (16) years of age to play in adult leagues.

f. If you have been paid to play professional (indoor or outdoor) soccer within the last 6 months, or are now doing so, you are only eligible to play at the highest level available at this facility.

NUMBER OF PLAYERS

U6 - U10 will play 4v4. U11-U14 will play 3v3. Teams above U15 will play 3v3 or 6v6.

U6 – U 10 teams shall have no fewer than 3 or more than 4 players on the field at a time.

U11 – U14 teams shall have no fewer than 2 or more than 3 players on the field at a time.

For teams above U15, no fewer than 4 or more than 6 players are allowed, including the goalkeeper.

In coed, the number of males on the field of play may not exceed the number of females by more than 1, including the Goalkeeper.

SUBSTITUTIONS

a. During the game while the ball is in play, substitutions may be made at any time on an unlimited basis, provided the player substituted for is within the touchline or off the field before the substitution is made at the entrance to the field.

b. Guaranteed substitutions may occur: after a goal is scored; on a team injury or official's timeout; after a two minute penalty or ejection. If play is inadvertently restarted with too many players on the field after any guaranteed substitution occasion, no penalty shall be assessed.

c. The ball may not be played by either the departing or entering player while both are on the field at the same time. (May constitute a 2 minute penalty.)

d. Restart for too many players will result in a free kick to be taken from the white line.

MISCELLANEOUS

a. The Home team will be asked to change if there is a color conflict.

b. Absolutely NO screw-in cleats allowed. Rubber molded cleats, turf shoes and/or tennis shoes are permitted.

c. Players MUST wear shin guards while on the field. NO SHIN GUARDS, NO PLAY, PERIOD.

d. Spitting on the field is prohibited. A two-minute penalty will be accessed.

e. Those with physical or mental impairments of a serious nature that may put you or others at risk will be restricted from play. Pregnancy and heart conditions are examples of physical impairments.

f. Knee braces must be inspected by the Referee prior to the start of the game.

g. Casts must be padded and inspected by the Referee and/or management.

h. Blood is not allowed in or on the playing field. Any minor injuries involving blood must be covered by a band-aid or other suitable covering.

RED CARD MISCONDUCT

The Referee has the right to eject a player, coach or spectator before, during or after the game. That person must leave the facility immediately. If after receiving a red card as a coach, player or spectator, misconduct continues, additional red cards may be awarded.

a. If a player is issued a red card, he/she is ejected for the remainder of that game and the next league game.

b. Anyone receiving a 2nd red card in a 1 year period will be suspended for 8 weeks from the facility as a player and/or coach.

c. Any one player, coach or spectator receiving a 3rd red card within 1 year of the 1st will be suspended from the facility for 1 year from the date of the most recent red card.

d. Foul and abusive language or fighting is a mandatory ejection from the game and the facility.

e. Anybody leaving the bench area during a fight will be ejected and assessed a 5 minute penalty, to be served by another player. The ejected player must leave the property for the duration of the game and that team's next game.

f. Any player or non-playing person given a red card for fighting is guilty of violent conduct and will be ejected from our facilities for not less than 1 year and up to permanently.

g. Straight red cards will be dealt with on a case by case basis by LEGENDS management.

GAME TIMES

The clock will begin running at game time. U6-U10 teams must have at least six (3) players ready to play for the game to begin. U11-U14 teams must have at least five (2) players ready for the game to begin, and a team above U15 must have at least four (4) players ready to play for the game to commence. If a team is not prepared to play after five minutes has elapsed, the game is forfeited and the opponent is credited with a 5-0 victory (for standings purposes).

KICKOFF

The kickoff does not have to go forward. Players may not cross the mid-field stripe until the ball is kicked. In indoor soccer every free kick is a direct kick; therefore, a goal may be scored directly from kickoff.

FOULS

Boarding, tripping, striking, kicking, holding, pushing, charging or jumping at, handling the ball, sliding and dangerous play are all fouls. High kicks, bicycle and scissor kicks and playing the ball while sitting or laying on the ground are all examples of dangerous play. All fouls will be restarted by a free kick at the point of infraction or at the top of the box if it is a defensive foul in the box.

A whistle is not required for a restart after a foul unless it is a defensive foul in the box.

PENALTIES

If, in the referee's judgment, the foul is serious a 2 minute penalty may be given. The player serves the penalty and his team plays short until either the time penalty expires or the opposing team scores. Some of the more common infractions that may result in two minute penalties are delay of game, sliding, misconduct, too many players on the field (illegal substitution) and encroachment.

a. The player penalized will serve the penalty including the keeper.

b. Any player receiving a second yellow card in a game shall be shown a red card and will be suspended from the rest of the game and the next scheduled game for that team.

c. If a player receives a red card for serious foul play or violent conduct, he/she must leave the premises immediately and his/her team will play short for 5 minutes regardless if the other team scores.

SLIDING

a. A slide is a two minute penalty. A slide is any intentional movement of leaving one or both feet while going down to the turf.

b. A goalkeeper may slide within the box, but may not play the ball outside the box while on the ground (dangerous play).

c. NO sliding into an opponent will be permitted (with the exception of the goalkeeper when inside the goal area). Sliding is permitted away from opponent, if no other player is around.

DISSENT

Only the authorized team captain may discuss a call with the Referee, upon the invitation of the Referee. Any player or non-player who touches, bumps, physically contacts or verbally abuses a game official or facility staff shall be guilty of violent conduct and ejected from the facility for not less than one year and up to permanently. Dissent is a two minute penalty where the player serves time, and the team is short.

ENCROACHMENT

a. All restarts shall be given 12 feet of clearance by the defending team.

b. If the player taking the free kick requests the Referee to provide the 12 ft. legal distance, he/she must wait for a whistle.

c. If the Referee asks a defensive player for distance from the restart and the player does not immediately comply, a two minute delay of game penalty shall be assessed.

d. If the player taking the free kick chooses to 'quick kick' the ball and it strikes the defender attempting to provide the minimum space, then there is no encroachment.

e. If the defensive player, taking a stance within the 12 ft. distance, makes any attempt toward the ball to block the free kick and makes contact with the ball, he/she is guilty of encroachment and will be assessed a two minute penalty. The defender may move from side to side to play the ball, but not forward.

f. For a defensive foul in the box, the free kick is taken from the top of the box and the 12 ft. distance is required. A whistle is required for the restart.

INBOUNDS RESTART

When the ball crosses the line out of bounds the opposite team will begin play with a kick in. Kick ins are direct kicks and you can score directly from the free kick. with a free kick. The ball is placed on the touch line and the team taking the restart has 5 seconds to put the ball in play upon the Referee's signal. Failure to put the ball in play within 5 seconds results in the opposing team getting the free kick.

When the ball hits the ceiling, it should be placed straight down from the point of contact between the white lines. In attacking third, the ball will be placed anywhere on the white line.

In the defending third, the ball will be placed straight down. (No more moving the ball forward to the white line.)

THREE LINES

A ball kicked over all three lines in the air towards an opponent's goal without touching another player, the perimeter wall or the referee will be brought back to the center point of the first white line it crossed and a free kick awarded to the other team.

PENALTY KICKS

A penalty kick is awarded if the defensive team commits a foul worthy of a 2 minute penalty while inside the box or commits a 'breakaway' foul in his/her defensive half of the field.

All penalty kicks shall be taken 2 yards from the top of the goal area. All players with the exception of the defending goalkeeper and kicker shall remain behind the white line until the kick has been taken.

The shooter must wait for the Referee’s whistle before taking the kick. Should game time expire before the taking the penalty kick, the clock shall be reset at 5 seconds and the kick retaken.

No substitution is allowed during a penalty kick and only players on the field may participate. The goalie may not be substituted during a penalty kick.

*There are no shootouts.

COED OPEN RULES

a. Each team plays with three (3) females and three (3) males plus a goalkeeper

b. A maximum of three males may be on the field at one time, not including the goalkeeper

c. The number of males on the playing field cannot exceed that of females (not including the keeper). For example, if a team only has 2 females on the field of play, only 2 males can be on the field plus the goalkeeper

d. Female goals are worth 2 points, and male goals are worth 1 point

e. Males may NOT score directly from a free kick.

f. Teams may play as many female players as desired up to the max number of players and point system shall apply. (For instance, if the team chooses to play with 4 female players and 2 male players, all females can score. There is NO designated ‘male’ player.

g. Any goal scored from behind the opponents white line shall be double whatever the normal point(s) are including shots from behind the half line

h. Goalkeepers may not use their hands on pass backs

i. Goalkeepers may not slide feet first

j. There are no timeouts in adult league games

k. Coed players are allowed to ‘double roster’

COED O30 RULES

a. ALL PLAYERS MUST BE THIRTY YEARS OLD OR OLDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS LEAGUE. NO EXCEPTIONS!! WE WILL BE CHECKING ID’S FOR VALIDATION

b. Each team plays with three (3) females and three (3) males plus a goalkeeper

c. A maximum of three males may be on the field at one time, not including the goalkeeper

d. The number of males on the playing field cannot exceed that of females (not including the keeper). For example, if a team only has 2 females on the field of play, only 2 males can be on the field plus the goalkeeper

e. If team chooses to play an extra female on the field, they must designate which player is playing as the ‘male’ player (opposite of Coed Open)

f. Males are not allowed in opposing box.

g. Females can score in any fashion. Goals are worth 1 point unless scored from behind the white line where 2 points will be awarded

h. Males can score with their head when inside the attacking white line. Males can also score if the shot is taken from behind the white line. Goals are worth 1 point regardless of how they are scored

i. Goalkeepers may not use their hands on pass backs

j. Goalkeepers may not slide feet first

k. There are no timeouts in adult league games

l. Coed players are allowed to ‘double roster’

YOUTH LEAGUE

a. Teams may have a maximum of two coaches in the bench area during games

b. If a youth team splits into 2 indoor teams, players are allowed to ‘double roster’

c. Goals are worth 1 point. If a shot is taken and scored from behind the white line or beyond midfield 2 points will be awarded

d. There are no timeouts in youth league games

GOALKEEPER RULE

Most goalkeeper rules reflect the rules established by USSF for outdoor soccer

a. The goalkeeper may possess the ball inside the box for a maximum of 5 seconds and can move anywhere in the box in that 5 seconds. If he/she exceeds that time, the ball is placed at the top of the box and a free kick awarded to the opposing team

b. The keeper may play the ball with his/her hands if the ball is not intentionally passed back by a teammates foot pass outside the white line (i.e. the ball is kicked by the opposing team, deflected off one of his/her players or played back off the head or chest of one of his/her teammates)

c. The goalkeeper has only one hand touch per team possession. The goalkeeper cannot bounce the ball or throw it in the air and catch it again

d. For any goalkeeper violations the ball goes to the white line and the opposing team is awarded a free kick

e. Goal kicks can be taken from anywhere on the top of the penalty box. Balls out of bounds between the corner spots are restarted with a goal kick. Goalkeepers may not play the ball to themselves. Someone else must touch it first. If the goalkeeper were to play the ball twice by either dribbling or drop kicking, it is the equivalent of a double touch, and a free kick will be awarded to the other team at the white line

f. If a player from the opposing team intentionally obstructs the goalkeeper from kicking the ball into play, it is a 2 minute penalty

g. If during play the goalkeeper either intentionally strikes an opponent by kicking the ball violently at or pushes him/her with the ball while holding it, he shall be given a yellow card or ejected, as deemed appropriate by the Referee. The opposing team will be awarded a penalty kick if the offense is initiated within the box

h. An intentional handball by the goalkeeper outside the penalty area must result in a 2 minute penalty

i. Goalkeepers may not use their hands on pass backs

To clear up any confusion about goalkeeper handballs around the box we offer the following explanation. The key point is the location of the ball. If the ball is inside the box (lines are inside) at the moment of contact, it is not a handball, even if any other part of the goalkeeper's body is outside the box

SUSPENDED GAME

Any game suspended is final. The sole exception is blackouts, which will be replayed if called before the end of the 1st half

ABANDONED GAME

Any player(s), coach or spectators for a team that cause a game to not be allowed to continue will be guilty of abandoning the game and the victory will be awarded to the opposing team.

STANDINGS

Leagues are usually set up as BEST RECORD for the season which lasts 8 weeks. Every team will get one game per week. The 9th week will feature only the top 4 teams in a Semifinal and Final. We will play one 5 minute sudden death in the playoffs followed by a penalty kick shootout if needed to declare the winner

GAME SCORING

3 points for a win

1 points for a tie

0 points for a loss

Our tie breaking criteria are: (a) head to head competition, (b) goal differential, (c) fewest goals allowed during league play, (d) goals scored and finally (e) penalty kicks if needed. If pks are needed to decide who will advance to the Semis the teams will show up on the 9th week for a penalty kick shootout to decide who will play in the Semifinal which will follow.

LEAGUE WINNERS

YOUTH TEAMS: If your team wins the league, you will be awarded whatever prize we deem for that session (up to a maximum of 12 rostered players).

ADULT TEAMS: If your team wins the league, you will be awarded whatever prize we deem for that session (up to a maximum of 14 rostered players).

THINGS TO NOTE

When the score denotes a ‘blow out’ we are still keeping track on the score sheet for league tie-breaking purposes.

Referees shall collect $7 per youth and &10 per adult team prior to the start of the match. Teams are responsible for providing exact change. If a team has not paid at the scheduled start time, the clock will start (without play) and the team that has not paid will forfeit 1 goal per min up to 5 minutes at which the game will be declared a forfeit. If both teams have not paid, the clock will run without play until both teams have paid and 1 goal per minute and forfeit will apply based on payment to the referee.

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