Indoor Adult Soccer League Rules

Rosters & Waivers Maximum roster size for all adult indoor soccer leagues is 18 players. All players must have completed and signed the team roster sheet and have signed an Individual Waiver prior to their first game of each session. Only players that are on the roster are eligible to play in the Pinnacle Sports Soccer Leagues. Referee fees Each team is responsible for paying the referee fees of $13.00 per game directly to the referee. You MUST have the exact change prior to the game. General Game Rules All games will follow FIFA rules except for the modifications outlined within these rules. Field Players Open Men’s Soccer League: Five (5) outfield players plus one (1) goalkeeper. Minimum age is 16. Men’s 30+ Soccer League: Five (5) outfield players plus one (1) goalkeeper. Minimum ages is 30. Each team is permitted to have a maximum of 2 players aged 28 or older. Players must be 28 at the time of the first game of the session. Open Co-Ed Soccer League: Six (6) outfield players, three (3) of which must be female, plus one (1) goalkeeper. The goalkeeper can be male or female but does not count as one of the outfield female players Minimum age is 16. Length of Game All games will be 56 minutes with a running clock. There will be no half time.

Substitutions All substitutions are on the fly There are no guaranteed substitutions. Three Line Violation A player is guilty of a three line violation when a pass, or last touch of the ball crosses the three lines (two yellow lines and the halfway line) in the air towards the opponents goal. This is without it touching another player, or the perimeter wall in the field between the yellow lines. Freekicks & Out of Bounds All free kicks are direct. All fouls of any kind shall be penalized by the referee by awarding a direct free kick to be taken at the point of the infraction. All misconduct fouls shall result in a two or five-minute penalty (shoot-out will take place). Unsportsman-like conduct may result in a two-minute penalty, but no shoot-out will be awarded. Any type of misconduct fouls will not be tolerated by the Pinnacle Sports management. Serious and continued misconduct will result in a forfeit and banishment from the facility. BLUE CARDS – Player shown a blue card will serve a two minute penalty off the field. The opposing team will be awarded a shoot-out. If the a goal is scored from the shoot-out the player can return to the field. If no go is scored the team plays for 2 minutes a player short. If a goal is scored within that two minutes the player can return to the field. Three blue cards result in a red card. YELLOW CARDS – Similar to a blue card - – Player shown a yellow card will serve a two minute penalty off the field. The opposing team will be awarded a shoot-out. If the a goal is scored from the shoot-out the player can return to the field. If no go is scored the team plays for 2 minutes a player short. If a goal is scored within that two minutes the player can return to the field. Two blue cards result in a red card. RED CARDS – A player shown a red card is ejected from the game and cannot not return. They are also suspended for the next game. The offenders team will play one player short for a hard* five minutes. The opposing team will be awarded a shoot-out. Note* - All five-minute penalties are classified as “hard.” This means that no matter how many goals are scored by the opponent, the offending team will continue to play short-handed throughout the duration of the five-minute penalty. During any free kick, the opposing team must not be within a 10-foot radius of the ball.

A whistle from the referee must restart all free kicks at the top of the arc. The team taking the free kick has five seconds to put the ball in play off of all free kicks. No spitting is allowed anywhere in the facility! If a player, coach or spectator is caught, it will result in a fiveminute penalty, plus possible removal from facility for all future participations. No slide tackling PERIOD! It will result in a two-minute penalty. A penalty kick will be rewarded if a deliberate foul is whistled during the shootout against the defending team. Any foul inside the penalty box is a penalty kick. Boarding is automatic Blue Card minimum two (2) minute penalty plus shoot-out Shoot-outs Offender is serving time penalty being removed from the field of play. Defending team is numbers down. All players of both teams are behind center line. Shooter with the ball is at the middle of the offensive red line. At the sound of whistle, it is a live ball situation. If goal is scored, penalized player returns to the game and the restart is with the even numbers. If goal is not scored, game continues for duration of the penalty. Penalized player returns if opponent scores or when penalty time expires. Penalty Kicks In youth leagues 14+ and adult leagues, all penalty kicks will be taken from the top of the penalty arc. Slide Tackling Slide tackling is not permitted. In the event of a player performing a slide tackle the opposing team will be award a direct freekick from where the slide tackle was performed. Pass backs Hand to Hand—A GK who has had hand control of the ball and then having released the ball from his hands to be played either by themselves or a teammate, shall not handle the ball again until it has been touched or played by an opponent, unless a stoppage of play occurs. GK’s are not allowed to bounce the ball to themselves indoors. Pass back-outdoor rules apply.

Five-second distribution—A GK with possession of the ball in his hands or at his feet within their penalty area, must distribute the ball outside their penalty area within five seconds of having received the ball within their penalty area. All above infractions will result in a direct free kick for the opposing team at the top of the arc. Uniforms Teams are required to wear the same color uniform. This includes jersey, shorts and socks. In the event of a jersey color conflict with another team the home team (first team listed on the schedule) is responsible for changing jersey color. All players MUST wear shin guards and proper footwear which include tennis shoes, indoor soccer shoes. NO CLEATS PERMITTED. Rules to Determine League Standings WIN: 3 points TIE: 1 point LOSS: 0 points Tie Breakers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Total Points Head-to-head Goal Differential (Goals scored minus goals conceded) Most Goals Scored least Goals Conceded

Rescheduling of games In the event that games are cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, for example weather and other “acts of God,” we will reschedule the games for a later date. However, if a game gets cancelled during the game and more than 28 minutes of the game have elapsed there will be no reschedule. In this event the score at the time of the game being cancelled will be recorded as the final result. Where possible, we will offer alternative dates to reschedule a cancelled game. However, if a date and time, out of the given dates, cannot be agreed on between the two teams the league scheduler will determine the date of the reschedule. Where possible this will be scheduled as a double-header. See the Soccer Game Cancellation Procedure document for full details

Referee No-Show In the event that the referee is not there to officiate a game, the game will go ahead and will be recorded as a regular game. Results will be counted for standings etc. We will do all we can to make sure that all games have referees. League Play The first 6 weeks/games of the session will be conducted as round robin play the last two weeks/games are playoffs and finals. However, depending on the number of teams in the league there may be occasions where every team will not play every team. Points will be awarded as shown in the “Rules to Determine league Standings” section. Playoffs and Final(s) The structure of the playoffs and final(s) will be affected by the number of teams in the league. The example below shows a league with 12 teams. Leagues with lower numbers will have a similar structure will be developed specifically for the number of teams in the league.

If tied at the end of regulation, the game will go into a five minute sudden-death period. Both teams play 3 V 3, the players involved must have been on the field during regulation game time. One of 3 players must be designated as a goalkeeper. 3 v 3 will begin with a drop ball in center circle. Co-ed leagues must have at least one female on the field. Play continues until a goal is scored or time runs out, whichever comes first. Substitutions are allowed during the sudden-death period but not guaranteed. If still tied, penalty kicks will then take place. Kickers consist of five different players, Co-ed leagues must alternate between genders with each penalty kick e.g. male, female, male, female, until this is not possible without a player taking their second penalty kick before another player has taken their first penalty kick. If the game is still tied after five penalty kicks the penalty shoot out will become sudden death.