Where 22 guys chase after a ball, only to kick it away into a net between two posts
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RULES AND REGULATIONS
Team Specifics
Each team would consist of a maximum of 10 team players and a minimum of 5 players (i.e. all five players would be on court and there are no substitutes).
Players are only allowed to substitute each other when a signal is made to the referee. The substitution will be completed only after the referee has given his permission.
The goalkeeper can be substituted at any time by his substitute.
Any of the other players may change places with the goalkeeper provided that the referee has been informed and the referee has given his permission.
Rules and Regulations
Each group match lasts 2 halves of 7 minutes with a 1-minute break.
For Finals, each match shall be played over 2 halves of 10 minutes with 2 minutes interval.
There will be 1 assigned Goal Keeper who is allowed to use his hands within the handball court semi-circle boundary.
There is no offside.
The ball is out of play when the whole ball has touched the off bound area of the pitch.
The goalkeeper cannot score directly throwing the ball with his hands.
The opponents have to be at least 3 meters away during free kicks.
A penalty kick is awarded when a player commits any of the aforementioned actions in his own penalty area.
The players other than the penalty kick taker are located inside the pitch, outside and behind the penalty area when the kick is taken. The player taking the kick cannot touch the ball a second time until it has touched another player or rebounded off the goal posts or crossbar.
A player may be shown either a yellow or red card when he commits a foul deemed as careless, reckless or using excessive force by the referee. The yellow card is a caution for foul play.
A red card shown to any player will mean that the player will not be able to take part in that particular game anymore. A substitute will not be allowed for the player sent off.
Throw-ins from the sidelines can be taken by any player, and can be done using two hands, or the ball can be kicked back into play. A goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in or kick-in. A corner kick is awarded to the attacking team when the whole of the ball, having last touched a player of the defending team pass over the end line. A goal can be scored from a corner kick.
Extra time period will only apply after the group stages. In the case of a draw at the end of the match, an extra time period of no longer than 3 minutes will be played. This would be played with a “GOLDEN GOAL” format with the first team scoring within the 3 minutes of extra time played winning.
Kicks from the penalty marks
If after the extra time a draw persists, 5 sets of alternate penalty kicks will be taken. Sudden death kicks will proceed if the teams score an equal number of goals after the 5 kicks.
Fouls
Unsportsmanlike behaviour is subject to loss of possession or dismissal from the game.
A free kick or penalty is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following actions in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:
- Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
- Trips or attempts to trip an opponent
- Jumps at an opponent
- Charges an opponent
- Pushes/pulls an opponent
- Spits at an opponent
- Handles the ball deliberately
The referee has the authority to award a free kick to the opposing team if he considers the action of a player as dangerous, besides those mentioned above.
No sliding tackles are allowed at all.
- WIN = 3 points
- DRAW = 1 point
- LOSE = 0 point
- WALKOVER = 3 points
It is forbidden to wear any objects that may cause an injury to a player, such as jewelry, pins, bracelets, casts, etc. Players may wear glasses or flat-band rings at their own risk.
