Playing Area

• All games shall be played at the Rec. Center.
• The playing surface will be approximately 38 yards long and 23 yards wide with outdoor soccer boundary rules (i.e. ball must fully cross the line to be out of play) and indoor soccer goals placed on each endline.

The Game

• Each indoor soccer team shall field no more than five people (including one goalkeeper) at one time, of whom, at maximum, two shall be women and two shall be men. Additionally, only two IC players (a player who has lettered in the last soccer season for Carleton) are allowed on the court at one time.
• A game shall consist of two continuous 25 minute halves, with a five minute half-time. The clock will only be stopped when there is an injury which requires stoppage of play. Games that start late cannot last longer than the hour allotted to them.
• There are no refs, so call your own fouls. The IM Czar on duty has final say over any disputed call between players or captains.
• Draws are draws, overtime will only be played in the playoffs!
• Substitutions may be made on the fly as in ice hockey.
• There is no offside rule.

Fouls

• The fundamental rules of outdoor soccer apply in indoor soccer--i.e. no handballs, tripping, hitting, fouling, etc.
• In addition, slide tackles are not allowed.
• Direct Free Kick awarded for:
  Kicking, tripping, jumping at opponent, pushing, holding, charging, handling the ball.
• Indirect Free Kick awarded for:
  Goalkeeper taking more than six seconds, dangerous play, obstruction other than holding, and slide tackle.
• Give 12 feet (4 paces) on all free kicks.

Restarting Play

• A kick-in rather than a throw-in is awarded:
  • when the whole of the ball passes over a touch line, either on the round or in the air, or hits the ceiling
  • from the place where it crossed the touch line
  • to the opponents of the player who last touched the ball
• A goal cannot be scored directly from a kick-in
• Position of the ball and the players:
  • The ball:
    • has to be stationary on the touch line
    • is kicked back into play in any direction
  • The player taking the kick-in:
    • has part of each foot either on the touch line or on the ground outside the touch line at the moment of kicking the ball.
  • The players of the defending team:
    • are at least 5m from the place where the kick-in is taken.
• Procedure:
  • The player taking the kick-in must do so within 4 seconds of taking possession of the ball.
  • The player taking the kick-in may not play the ball a second time until it has touched another player.
  • The ball is in play immediately after it is kicked or touched.
• The goal clearance:
  • Goal clearance (goalkeeper throw) replaces the goal kick.
  • The goal clearance is awarded when:
    • the whole of the ball, having last touched a player of the attacking team, passes over the goal line, either on the ground, or in the air, and a goal is not scored in accordance.
  • A goal may not be scored directly from a goal clearance.
  • From inside the penalty area, the goalkeeper throws the ball into play.
  • The gball is not in play until it has passed outside of the penalty area. If the goal clearance is received inside of the penalty area, the goal clearance shall be taken over.
• Corner Kick:
  • Ball is placed on the corner (no corner-kick arc). If ball is misplaced, the corner kick is taken over.
  • The kicker cannot play the ball a second time until it has been played b another player; infringement of this rule entails an indirect free kick to the opposing team from the point of infringement.
  • Players on the opposing team must be at least 5m away from point of the corner kick.
  • A goal can be scored directly from a corner kick.

Scoring

• The ball must cross completely over the plane of the goal.

Reporting Scores

• It is the responsibility of each captain to record their team score regardless of win, loss, or draw to the IM Czar. A game played without a score entered will be treated as a forfeit.

Team Roster and Eligibility

• Final roster needs to be submitted to the Czar by end of the second week of league play.

Playoffs

• Players are only eligible to play in one team during the playoff.
• Only 15 team members are eligible for a championship t-shirt.
• Players must have played in 50% of the league games to be in the playoffs.

Questions? Contact:

CZARS: Helen Ashton, Thomas Ashton, Bobby Phillips

Mikki Showers, IM Coordinator x4481