Rule 3 - The Players
- - U-8 and below - 6 plus a goalkeeper (7 vs. 7).
- - U-9 thru U-14 - 5 plus a goalkeeper (6 vs. 6)
- - U-15 thru U-17 – 5 plus a goalkeeper (6 vs. 6)
- - Men and Women – 5 plus a goalkeeper (6 vs. 6)
- - Coed - 5 plus a goalkeeper (6 vs. 6)
- - Open - 4 plus goalkeeper (5 vs. 5).
Substitutions: Each team may substitute players freely; provided that (a) players must substitute off the field of play or within the Touch Line in the area of their Team Bench and (b) no substitutions are allowed during the first 3 seconds of a Shootout.
Rule 4 - The Players' Equipment
Players wear their team's uniform, consisting of the same colors, shin guards, and indoor
footwear. Jewelry and other accessories are prohibited. The Goalkeeper wears jersey colors distinguished from all other field players and from the Referees.
Rule 5 - The Referee
The decisions of the Referee regarding facts connected with play and interpretations of the Rules are final.
Rule 6 - The Duration of the Game
A regulation game consists of two Halves 22 minute in duration.. The Game clock will start at scheduled time - No Exceptions!! Games are on a running clock with no stoppage of time. 2 minute half time is given.
(a) Overtime Period and Tiebreaker: If, in a tournament or playoff, the game is tied at the end of regulation, a 5-minute "sudden- death" Overtime Period follows. If still tied a Tiebreaker takes place, as described in Rule 12.
(b) Running Clock: Except in the case of an unusual delay, determined by the
Referee, the Game Clock counts down continuously through each Half or Overtime Period.
Rule 7 - The Start and Restart of Play
A Kickoff from the Center Mark starts play at the beginning of each Half and after every goal. A player who starts play may not again play the ball until it touches another player.
The Home Team takes the Kickoff for the First Half Kickoff and any Overtime Period, and the Visiting Team takes the Kickoff for the Second Half. The Referee designates the the teams’ defensive ends, according to “house rules.”
Restarts take place by either a Kickoff, Free Kick, Goalkeeper Throw-In, or Dropped Ball. Other
than for Kickoffs or as provided below, Restarts occur within three feet (3') from the spot of the ball at the moment of stoppage.
A team receives a Free Kick after stoppages other than when a Dropped Ball or Goalkeeper Throw-In is required. Before the team takes the Free Kick, the ball must be stationary. All opposing players are at least 15 feet from the spot of the Free Kick (or, if within 15 feet of the opponent's Goal, along the Goal Line). The spot of the Free Kick is that provided above, except:
(a) Within Own Penalty Arch: from any spot therein.
(b) Within Opponent's Penalty Arch: at the Free Kick Mark ("Top of the Arch").
(c) Delayed Penalty: (i) according to the ensuing stoppage, as normally administered, or (ii) in case the defending team obtains possession of the ball during play, at the spot of the original offense. (See unabridged Rules where the original offense would have resulted in a Shootout.)
(d) Kick-In: from the point on the Touch Line nearest where the ball crossed over the Perimeter Wall.
(e) Three-Line Violation: from the offending team's Restart Mark.
(f) Superstructure Violation: from the nearer Restart Mark.
If neither team has clear possession of the ball at a stoppage, the Referee restarts play with a Dropped Ball. A Dropped Ball caused while the ball is inside a Penalty Arch takes place at the Free Kick Mark. Play restarts with a Goalkeeper Throw-in (or punt in U12 divisions and younger) anywhere within the Penalty Arch after an attacking player has last touched the ball before crossing an end perimeter wall.
Rule 8 - The Ball In And Out Of Play
A Three-Line Violation occurs when a player propels the ball in the air across the two Red Lines and the Halfway Line toward the opponent's Goal without touching the Perimeter Wall, another player or a Referee on the field of play.
A Superstructure Violation occurs when the ball contacts any part of the building above the field of play.
Rule 9 - The Method of Scoring
A team scores a goal when the whole of the ball legally passes over the Goal Line. A goal may be scored directly from a Kickoff or Restart.
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