Summer Football  - Game Rules

 1.                  At the start of the halves (and to restart after a goal is scored) a kick off is taken from the centre spot.

(a) Attacking team players no further forward than the kicker.

(b) Defending team should all be behind their own ¼ line at kick off.

2.                  Ball goes out over the sidelines -  The ball is to be passed in by foot (by a member of the team who did not kick the ball out) when it goes out over the sideline.  This is instead of a throw-in. A goal cannot be scored directly from a kick from the sideline.

3.                  Players must stand 5 metres from any free-kick, or kick-in to restart play, until the kick has been taken.

 4.                  Ball goes over the goal line

(a) Kicked out by the attacking team - Restart play from the goal arc by a member of the defending team.  The attacking team must all be behind the defending team’s quarter line for a goal kick restart.

(b) Kicked out by the defending team - Corner kick is taken by the attacking team.  All players allowed in the attacking quarter.

 5.                  Goal kicks cannot go over the half way line on the full.  An indirect free kick from the half way line is awarded to the other team if this happens.

6.                  There are no off-sides, however NO player (attacking or defending) can go into the goal arc area other than to retrieve a dead (stationary) ball and only the defending team can go in after the referee says so.

 7.         A defender may travel through the circle to defend as long as they do not touch the ball. If a defending player enters the goal arc to defend an attacking shot and touches the ball inside the circle, then a direct free kick is given to the attacking team player who last touched the ball.

  Grade 1: 5-6 yrs –taken from the apex of the goal arc directly in front of the goal

Grade 2: 7-8 yrs - taken at a point half way between the goal arc & the quarter line directly in front of the goal

Grade 3: 9-10 yrs & Grade 4: 11-14 yrs - taken at a point on the quarter line directly in front of the goal

 8.         Fouls: will result in a free indirect kick to the opposing team.  Fouls = any play that may cause injury (e.g kicking from behind, pushing, foot tripping etc.)

9.         Scoring: Goals can only be scored if the goal scorer is outside the goal arc (circle marked in front of the goal) and inside the quarter line of the defending team.  If any part of the player scoring the goal is judged to be within the goal arc, the goal is disallowed and the defending team has a free kick from the goal arc.

 12.       Additional Criteria for Scoring (11yr-14yrs and Adult grade): All attacking players must be in the defending team’s half, and the goal shooter inside the last quarter for the goal to count.

 13.       Goals cannot be scored directly from kick-ins, or indirect free kicks or a restart from the centre.

14.       Refereeing of games - It is up to each team to referee half a game each.   Please remember summer football is all about having FUN.  It’s not the World Cup! 

End of report.

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