St Madoc 5 a-side Tournament Rules
Rules for 5 a-side competitions are usually massively in-depth, far too complicated and make you fall
asleep half way through. At the St Madoc Centre we feel that that’s probably a bad thing, and have
tried to simplify things a little. Hopefully we succeeded with our own rules, which are as follows:
Squads can contain up to 8 players, players cannot play for more than one squad.
A team consist of 4 players and a goalkeeper. (Duh).
Roll-on/roll-off substitutions are allowed during the game, provided the ‘keeper has the ball, or the
ball is out of play.
No one but the ‘keeper is allowed into the goal area. Indirect free kicks will be awarded for
deliberate infringements.
‘Keepers aren’t allowed out of their areas. Indirect free kicks will be awarded for deliberate
infringements.
Referees can sin bin players at for unsporting behaviour – things like swearing, arguing or cheating.
Sin bins last for two minutes, or however long the ref decides.
Defenders should stand 2 metres away from free kicks or throw-ins, and free kicks may be moved by
the taker up to 2 metres away from the ‘keeper’s area if they are too close.
No sliding tackles.
Players may only take two steps for a penalty.
Players must wear shin pads.
That’s pretty much it really. The main thing to remember is that all football, and especially our
tournament, is meant to be fun, enjoy yourselves and don’t take it too seriously. Another thing that
would be good to remember is: ‘be awesome to each other’, or to put it another way: ‘treat others
as you would like yourself to be treated’, if everyone tries to stick to these guidelines and rules we’ll
all have a fantastic time.
The St Madoc 5 a-side Charity Football Tournament.
Location:
Llanrhidian Holiday Park,
Llanrhidian,
Gower,
Swansea,
SA3 1EU.
Start time:
Meet at 10:00,
First kick off at 10:30am,
Finish:
Approximately 14:30, although we encourage people to eat together afterwards to
celebrate and give thanks. (Times are due to change at any time due to many
different reasons).
Cost per Team: £15, this money will go toward covering our costs and putting on another
tournament in the New Year.
Format:
1: League Stages, each team in a league plays the other teams once.
2: 1st and 2nd from each league play each other, loser is knocked out.
3: Loser from each semi-final play each other for third place.
4: Winner from each semi-final play each other for first place in the Grand Final, to
be crowned overall Champions.
Teams that are knocked out in the league stages also enter a knock-out competition
that has the same format as the above competition.
Facilities:
Llanrhidian Holiday Park has on site a pub, a fish and chip shop, a sweet shop and
toilet facilities. (You will be asked to remove your football boots before entering
their facilities).
Requirements: All teams are required to bring two different colours of kit, in case of clashes. All
players must wear shin-pads. All players who suffer from any condition which may
affect their playing football must inform the tournament organisers prior to playing.
All players must have signed the disclaimer form prior to playing. (Either print them
from our website and bring them with you on the day, or sign one at the
tournament location). All teams are required to enjoy themselves.
First Aid:
Teams will need to be prepared to provide their own First Aid.
Insurance:
Teams may wish to ensure that they have adequate insurance in place.