- The goalkeeper can throw the ball into the opponent’s half (U12 and UP)
- The goalkeeper can’t punt the ball. The keeper can drop kick ONLY when a save is made.
- Also, the keeper can put down the ball and dribble ONLY when a save is made.
- No slide tackles (opponent in the immediate area)
- Switch benches between halves
- Game length is two 20 minute halves. Each team allowed a single 1-minute timeout per half.
- Can only call a timeout when in possession of the ball and it’s a dead ball.
- Pass back to the keeper is only allowed after the ball has been touched by opponents, or the keeper is in the attacking half of the court
- Substitutions are done on the fly and are unlimited. The player on the field must leave the field BEFORE the outside player can enter the field.
- Keepers have 4 seconds to get rid of the ball when in possession of the ball
- Players have 4 seconds to put a ’dead’ ball in play. (i.e. free kicks, kick-ins, corner kicks)
- Free kicks: opponents 5 yds from the ball and outside penalty area
- Each team may call one-minute timeout per half.
- After the THIRD accumulated team fouls, the following fouls (4th, 5th, 6th…) will be a direct kick (without a wall) from the designated mark.
- Team fouls will reset for the second half.
Dangerous or repeated fouling will result in a yellow (caution) card. Intention to harm, inappropriate language, and unsportsmanlike conduct will result in a red card (the player is banned at least from the current and the next game, the team will play down a man for two minutes unless the opposing team scored.
If a team fails to show for a scheduled match, the referee shall allow a 5 minute grace period. After the 5 minutes, if the team has not yet arrived or does not have enough players to field a team (minimum 3 players), the game will be forfeited
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