5v5
Game Rules
Teams / Players
- Every player MUST sign a waiver
- 4 outfield players and 1 goalkeeper
- Must have at least ONE female player on the field at all times. If your team doesn’t have any female players, you will play with one player down.
- Maximum of 4 male players on the field at all times
- Each team can bring up to 10 players per week. Only up to 2 players can be guest players (not on the roster). If your team needs players, please contact rich@kickstothepitch.com
General
- 25-minute halves
- 5-minute half time break
- Kick-ins (instead of throw-ins) from sidelines and corners
- Kick-ins inside the penalty perimeter for goal-kicks
- No offsides
- No shoulder tackles
- No slide tackles toward any opposing players
Running game clock
- The game clock does not stop unless there’s a serious injury or the ball is lost
Substitutions
- On-the-fly
- Only in substitution zone at the center of the court
Discipline
- Every red card will result in a 2-minute power play
- The carded player is removed from the court and cannot return to the court again that game
- Another player can enter the court after 2 minutes
- If carded player’s team scores, power play ends
- Every yellow card will not result in a power play
- The carded player will not be removed from the court
Freekicks
- Every freekick is indirect
Fouls or handballs
- If a foul or a handball is committed within the goal box, a penalty kick will be given
No half-way line rules
- Can shoot from anywhere
Tackling
- No slide tackles
- Sliding allowed only to block or save the ball (when no one is around)
- No shoulders
- Can lean but cannot shoulder another player
- Bicycle kicks will be penalized if it’s considered a dangerous play (i.e. opposing player defending the ball with his / her head)
Goalkeepers
- Restrictions on pass back to GKs
- GKs CANNOT pick up the ball from pass backs, just like in outdoors
- Goal kicks are taken from within the box
- Cannot keep possession of the ball in the hands for more than 4 seconds