Field Dimensions: Field must be longer that it is wide. Width 50-100 yards and Length 100-130 yards. Identify each line and box. Penalty box, goal box, center line, center circle, touch line, goal line.

Number of players: No more than 11 including goalie

Duration of game: 2 equal 45 minute halves

Start of play: place kick into opponents half of field

• Opponents must stand in own half of field and at least 10 yards from the ball. The kicking team must be in their own half of the field.
• The ball must be touched by another before 2nd touch by kicker
• The ball is inn play when it rolls length of ball’s circumference.
• A kick to start a game is an indirect kick
• Infringement: Replay unless it is a second touch by the kicker which will result in an indirect kick by opponent.

Ball in and out of play: When wholly crosses goal or touch line.

Offside: A player. . .

is in an offside position if nearer his opponents goal-line than the ball unless he:

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    • Is in own half of field
    • Not nearer opponent’s goal line than at least 2 opponents

shall only be declared offside and penalized for being in offside position if at the moment the ball touches or played by teammate he is in opinion of referee:

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    • Interfering with play or opponent
    • Seeking to gain advantage by being in that position.

shall not be declared offsides

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    • Merely because he is in offside position
    • Receives ball direct from goal kick, corner kick, or throw in

Offsides is judged when the teammate plays the ball not at the moment the person receives it.

Throw-in

• Occurs at the point the ball crossed line
• Both hands must be used and the ball is delivered from behind and over head
• Part of each foot must be on ground

Goal kick vs. corner kick: A goal kick occurs when an opponent kicks the ball past the end line out of bounds. A corner kick occurs when a defender kicks the ball out of bounds on his own endline. The opposing team puts the ball in play from the corner.

Direct free kick: A player can score on a direct kick. A direct free kick occurs when a player intentionally:

1. Kicks or attempts to kick opponent
2. Trips opponent
3. Jumps at opponent
4. Charges opponent in violent manner
5. Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent or spits on him
6. Holds opponent
7. Pushes
8. Handles ball

Indirect: To score on a direct kick, another player (opponent or same team) must touch the ball before it goes into the goal.

1. Playing in dangerous manner (e.g. Attempting to kick ball held by goalie)
2. Charging fairly with shoulder when ball is not within playing distance
3. Not playing ball or intentionally obstructing
4. Charging goalkeeper except when he is holding ball, obstructing opponent, passed outside his goal area
5. Offsides
6. Goal keeper within his penalty area:
   • Takes more than 4 steps without releasing ball into play
   • Touches again with hands before opposition touches
   • Touches with hands after it deliberately kicked to him by teammate
   • Delays game

Yellow card: persistently infringing laws, showing dissent, ungentlemanly conduct. Indirect kick follows.

Red card: Violent conduct, serious foul play, abusive language, 2nd caution. A red card results in expulsion from the game.

Free kick: Indirect must touch another player before a goal will count.

• Opposing players must be 10 yards away
• If in own penalty area all opposing must be outside area. The ball is in play when it travels circumference and out of penalty area.
• If in goal area take anywhere within
• In own attack area results in indirect kick on line parallel to goal line. If the foul is a direct by defender in the penalty area, a penalty kick results.
• Penalty kick: 12 yards from goal line in play after it is kicked.

Signals: Hand up indirect. Hand forward by referee indicates a direct kick.