Summer Tournament 2021

• Sport: Soccer
• Format: 7v7 Mens Including Goalie
• Locations: Sports Creek
• Days of the week: Saturday
• Started on : Started on Saturday, June 12
• Dates: 6.12
• Times: 9:00 AM

Signup Deadline: Thursday, June 10

LEAGUE RULES

– A team may only suit up as many players per game as is on their roster
– Team fee is due upfront
– ALL players MUST sign the WAIVER
– 12 player roster only
– 3 games guaranteed

GAME RULES

What is not covered in this league’s rules will be covered by latest version of FIFA Rules and interpreted by referee. Below, you will find the rules that every player needs to know:

– 20 mins halves, 2 to 5 min half time
– Minimum 5 players needed to field a team
– Each team must provide a game ball (Size 5); Ball rentals available for $5, there is no ball boy/girl during games. Subs on the sideline are encouraged to help fetch balls
– Forfeit after 10 mins if team is unable to field a team
– Yellow card results in 2 minute “cooling off” period – team may sub player
– Red card results in immediate dismissal – team must play short
– Red card for dangerous play / physical altercation results in 1 game suspension
– Any action towards an opponent with intention to physically hurt the player may result in suspension for the rest of the season or further suspension from Sports Creek.
– Shin guards optional (at your own discretion)
– No sliding, except for Keeper in the box
– No off sides
– Teams may sub on the fly at any time. The player leaving the field must be off the field before a new player enters the field.
– Out of bounds on side lines are kick-ins
– Free Kicks are indirect, 7 yards
– Defensive player must give 3 yards for side line kick-ins and corners
– A foul in the defensive teams box, including a slide, awards a penalty kick to the opposition.
– Penalty Kicks are direct; opposing team must be 3 yards outside goalie box
– Goal kicks are indirect; opposing team must be 3 yards outside goalie box
– Corner Kicks are direct
– Back-Pass results in an indirect kick (deliberate pass played with the foot back to goalie excludes knee, shin, thigh, head, miskick)
– Goalies may not touch the ball with their hands after it has been released into play
– A ball that only partially crosses the goal line is still in play and does not count as a goal
– Goalies may score on drop kicks while ball has been in play
– If the ball touches the referee or another match official and goes into the goal, or results in a change of possession or a promising attack, a dropped ball will be awarded.
– Time wasting may result in a warning or yellow card; players are encouraged to keep the pace of the game as intended

DISCRETION OF THE REFEREE

– Decisions will be made to the best of the referee`s ability according to the Rules of the Game and the ‘spirit of the game’ and will be based on the opinion of the referee who has the discretion to take appropriate action within the framework of the rules of the Game.
– The decisions of the referee regarding facts connected with play, including whether or not a goal is scored and the result of the match, are final. The decisions of the referee, must always be respected.