APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY RECREATION
Intramural Sports Program
INTRAMURAL INDOOR SOCCER RULES
WARNING: YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS SPORT COULD RESULT IN PHYSICAL INJURY,
WHICH COULD BE SERIOUS OR FATAL!
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJURIES RECEIVED
DURING INTRAMURAL SPORTS ACTIVITIES. STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF ARE
REMINDED THAT INTRAMURAL PARTICIPATION IS COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY. IT IS
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND
SECURE ADEQUATE MEDICAL INSURANCE PRIOR TO PARTICIPATION.
Intramural Indoor Soccer play shall be governed by the National Federation of State High School
Association (National Federation) Soccer Rules. All rules in this packet are exceptions to the National
Federation Soccer Rules. You may checkout a copy of this rulebook from the Intramural Office!
REQUIRED OF ALL PARTICIPANTS:
A.
NO JEWELRY
B.
NO HARD-BILLED HATS
C.
NO HARD HAIR CONTROL DEVICES
D.
NO BANDANNAS
E.
NO SLEEVELESS SHIRTS UNDER INTRAMURAL JERSEY
F.
NO KNOTS IN SHIRTS OR JERSEYS
G.
PROPER SHOES
RECOMMENDED OF ALL PARTICIPANTS:
A.
MOUTHPIECE
B.
EYE GLASS RESTRAINTS (if applicable)
C.
PADDED SUPPORT BRACES IF RESULT OF PREVIOUS INJURY OR IF REQUIRED BY
DOCTOR
D.
KNEE PADS AND ELBOW PADS
E.
SHINGUARDS
RULE 1
THE PLAYING AREA
All Indoor Soccer games will be played on the third floor of the Student Recreation Center. The court will be
outlined by a dasher board system. If the ball goes outside the net it will be put back into play with a free kick.
The ball may be played off the boards and the netting. Players are permitted to touch both. The penalty box,
team bench area, and spectator area will be located outside the dasher board system.
RULE 3
PLAYERS AND SUBSTITUTIONS
Section1
Number of Players
Art. 1
Each team will consist of 7 players, one of which shall be the goalkeeper.
Art. 2
A game will not be started with less than 5 players. If a team drops below 5 players, the game is over and a win
goes to the opposing team.
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Section 3
Substitutions
A substitute who desires to enter the game shall report to the substitution area. Failure to do so will result in a
2-minute penalty. All substitutions will be on the fly, including the goalkeeper. Substitutes may not enter the
game until the players leaving the court reach their bench area. Infractions of this rule will result in an indirect
kick for the opponent. It is emphasized that the goalkeeper must be off the court before their substitute
enters the court. The goalkeeper must notify the referee that he/she is being substituted for. Goalkeepers must
wear contrasting shirt colors to floor players.
RULE 7
DURATION OF GAME AND LENGTH OF PERIODS
Section 1
Length of Game
Art. 1
Two Equal halves of 16 minutes shall be played. There will be a 3-minute halftime break.
Art. 2
Mercy Rule, With 2 minutes or less left in the 2nd half of a Men’s or Women’s game, if the goal differential is 6
or more the match is over.
Section 3
Tie Games
Art. 1
Regular season games, which are tied at the end of regulation time, will resume with a 4-minute sudden death
overtime period. If the game is still tied, each team will receive ½ win as a result of the tie. Playoff games,
which are tied at the end of regulation time, will resume with a 4-minute sudden death overtime period. If the
game is still tied, teams will have an alternating 3- player rotation shoot-out. A coin toss will determine which
team will shoot first. The shots will be taken from the penalty line. If there is a need for more than 1 shoot-out,
each team must use a new 3-player rotation. No player may participate in a second shoot-out until all players
that are checked in for that game have had a turn.
RULE 10
SCORING
Goals can be scored only from the offensive half of the court.
RULE 12
FOULS
Blocks/Tackles and other such contact at the nets as well as slide-tackling shall be an automatic 2-minute
penalty. A caution by the referee (yellow card) will result in a 2-minute penalty.
UREC policy states that slide tackling from behind is an automatic red card (ejection).
If a referee issues a yellow card, the next action by the referee is a red card and that player being ejected from
the game.
Section 8
Penalty Box
All 2-minute penalties begin when the offending player reaches the penalty box. If he/she lags around the
court, they only hurt their own team.
The 3rd official will keep time on all penalties and will signal the penalized player when their penalty time has
expired. The penalized player is responsible for watching the 3rd official to signal; it is not the responsibility of
the 3rd official to get the attention of the penalized player.
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The offending player’s team must play a man/woman down until the offending player has served their time (no
substitutions can be made for offending player).
If the first half ends before a 2-minute penalty has been completed, the balance of the time will be served at the
beginning of the second half.
If a goal is scored against the team with the penalized player that player may re-enter the game before the entire
penalty is served.
No more than 2 players from each team may be in the penalty box at one time. If a goal is scored before the 2minute penalty has expired, the first player in the penalty box is released. The second player must remain in the
penalty box until their 2-minute penalty has expired or another goal is scored. If more players are penalized
during the occupation of the penalty box by 2 players of that team, the additional players will serve their time
each time 1 of their 2 teammates are released from the penalty box.
RULE 13
FREE KICKS
All free kicks are indirect. An indirect free kick means a goal cannot be scored unless the ball is played or
touched by any player (including the goalkeeper) other than the kicker before passing through the goal. All
players of the opposing team must be 3 yards from the ball until it has been kicked.
RULE 16
GOAL KICKS
Goal kicks must be taken by a player of the defending team from within half of the goal area corresponding to
the side of the court, in which the ball passed over the goal line, including the crossbar. During the goal kick,
the ball is not in play until it has passed beyond the limits of the goal area. The opposing team players must
remain outside the goal area.
RULE 17
CORNER KICKS
A corner kick shall be awarded to the attacking team when the entire ball passes over the goal line, excluding
the portion between the goal post and under the cross bar and in the air, having last been touched or played by
the defending team. The placement of the corner kick will be at the discretion of the referee.
RULE 18
DEFINITIONS
Playing the Ball
The legal maximum height for a kicked ball shall be no more than 10 feet. The nets on the dasher boards are 10
feet in height. If a ball goes higher than the net or over the net it will result in a penalty. Penalty for this
infraction is an indirect kick from the spot where the ball was kicked.
Any ball that strikes the light fixtures results in a 2-minute penalty in the penalty box. This excludes a ball that
was deflected. Any ball that strikes any other ceiling fixture will result in a dead ball spot at the spot of contact.
Failure by a team to put the ball into play within 5 seconds after the referee has signaled the ball ready for play
or by the blowing of the whistle, shall result in a possession turnover to the opponent.
There are no: Offsides, or Throw-ins
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Two Line Pass
There will be two (2) lines set up 10 feet from the mid court line. A player cannot kick the ball IN THE AIR
across both lines. If the infraction occurs, there will be an indirect kick from the spot of contact (where the ball
was kicked).
The ball may legally cross the 10-foot line if:
A.
It touches the wall or floor on the goalkeeper’s side of mid-court first
B.
It touches another player on the goalkeeper’s side of the 10-foot line first
Goalkeepers
Goalkeepers will not be allowed to punt or drop kick the ball. The ball must be thrown or rolled at all times.
The goalkeeper may not throw the ball past their side of the 10-foot line. The penalty for this infraction is an
indirect kick from the 10-foot line.
The goalkeeper may use their hands to handle the ball as long as they are totally within the vertical plane
confines of the goal area. This infraction results in a 2-minute penalty in the penalty box. A court player may
be substituted in the goal for the goalkeeper for this handball infraction. The goalkeeper must serve the
penalty.
The goalkeeper may not control the ball with either their hands or feet inside of their own penalty area for more
than 5 seconds. The penalty for this is indirect kick from outside the penalty area nearest the spot of the
violation.
INTRAMURAL INDOOR SOCCER CO-REC RULES
Intramural Co-Rec Indoor Soccer play shall be governed by National Federation Rules, the previous
listed exceptions to the National Federation Rules, and the following exceptions to the National
Federation Rules:
RULE 3
PLAYERS AND SUBSTITUTES
Number of Players
Each team will consist of 7 players, one of whom shall be the goalkeeper. A game will not start with less than 5
players. If a team drops below 5 players, the game is over and a win goes to the opposing team. The males can
NEVER outnumber the females and the females can never more than double the number of males.
RULE 7
DURATION OF GAME AND LENGTH OF PERIODS
Section 1
Length of Game
Art. 2
Mercy Rule, With 2 minutes or less left in the 2nd half of a Co-Rec game, if the goal differential is 11 or more
the match is over.
RULE 10
SCORING
A goal scored by a female player counts 2 points. A goal scored by a male player counts 1 point.
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