SPEED-A-WAY
1.
The object of the game is to score points.
A.
A touchdown
1. Is worth 2 points.
2. May be scored by running with the ball into the end zone or passing to a
teammate who’s in the end zone.
3. A team must have 3 passes to run it in and 4 passes to pass it into the end zone
4. A team cannot score a touchdown in the goal area.
B.
2.
3.
4.
There are 11 players on a team
A.
The 5 offensive players are also call forwards
1. Center forward
2. Left Inner
3. Right Inner
4. Left Wing
5. Right Wing
B.
There are 6 defensive players.
1. Center Halfback
2. Right Halfback
3. Left Halfback
4. Right Fullback
5. Left Fullback
6. Goalie
G
RF
RH
LF
CH
LH
RW
RI
CF
LI
LW
LW
LI
CF
RI
RW
LH
CH
LF
RH
RF
G
The defensive alignment (who guards who).
A.
A defensive player has to guard an offensive player.
1. A forward can never guard another forward.
2. A left player can never guard a left player, nor can a right player guard a right player.
B.
The Center Halfback guards the CF
C.
The Left Halfback guards the RW
D.
The Right Halfback guards the LW
E.
The Left Fullback guards the Right Inner
F.
The Right Fullback guards the Left Inner
Start of the game.
A.
There is a coin toss to determine who gets the ball first.
B.
5.
A field goal
1. Is worth 3 points.
2. Is scored by drop kicking the ball from inside the goal area into the goal.
3. A team can score a field goal at any time, there are no passes required.
The team that wins the coin toss kicks off.
The kick off.
A.
Takes place at the centerline by the center forward.
B.
The center forward lifts the ball to a teammate.
C.
The defense cannot intercept the kick-off.
D.
6.
General Rules
A.
The ball is either a ground ball or an aerial ball.
1. A ground ball is any ball that has touched the floor.
a. A player may not touch a ground ball with his/her hands.
b. A ground ball should be converted to an aerial ball.
c. To convert the ball the feet must be used.
2. An aerial ball is any ball that has been kicked into the air.
B.
Off sides
1. Once the forwards cross the centerline they must stay on that half of the court.
2. The defensive players may never cross the centerline.
3. The players are also required to stay on their ¼ of the court except for the
center forwards and center halfbacks
C.
To advance the ball a player may run, aerial pass, soccer dribble and soccer pass.
D.
If a stationary player has an aerial ball he/she has 3 seconds of free time before the
defense can tag him/her.
Once a player moves the defense can tag him/her immediately.
E.
F.
7.
9.
The defense can steal the ball on the pass but cannot grab/knock the ball out of
a player’s hands.
Throw Ins
A.
If the ball goes out of bounds it has to be THROWN back inbounds.
B.
8.
After the kick-off the forwards must cross over the centerline.
C.
If the ball bounces and goes out of bounds it went out as a ground ball and must be
thrown back in from the ground.
If the ball goes out of bounds in the air it must be thrown back in the air with the hands.
D.
On a throw in:
the throw in takes place where the ball went out of bounds
the defense must be back 10 feet
the passer has 5 seconds to throw the ball inbounds.
the passer cannot score from it
The goalie
A.
Can use his/her hands.
B.
Must stay in the goal area.
C.
Can stop the ball anyway possible.
D.
Be tagged.
Violation is anytime a rule is broken.
Almost all violations result in a free kick for the other team.
A.
Violations that result in a free kick
1. Touching a ground ball with the hands.
2. A player getting tagged.
3. Double teaming the ball
4. Off sides
5. Knocking or grabbing the ball out of another player’s hands.
6. Not having the correct number of passes for a touchdown.
7. The goalie going out of the goal area.
8. The defense standing too close on a throw-in or free kick.
9. Scoring a field goal from outside the goal area.
B.
Violations that result in a penalty kick
1. Unsportsmanlike conduct
2. Unnecessary roughness
a. kicking the ball in an uncontrolled manner.
10. Free Kick
A.
Takes place where the violation took place.
B.
A player gets a free chance to convert the ball to him/herself without any defense.
C.
The defense must be 5 feet away (between him/her and the goal)
D.
The offense cannot score from it.
11. Penalty Kick
A.
The ball is a ground ball and cannot be converted.
B.
The player goes 1 on 1 against the goalie.
C.
The game continues if the kick is no good.
D.
The player committing the violation gets a penalty.
1. On the first offense the player sits out for 1 min.
2. For each additional penalty he/she has to sit out for an additional minute.
(5th penalty = 5 minutes)
3. There is no substitution for the player in the penalty.
SPEED-A-WAY STUDY GUIDE
Terminology
Defensive alignment
Offside
Converting
Penalty
Kick-off
Touchdown
Field goal
Ground ball throw in
Aerial ball throw in
Free kick
Interception
Whom guards who
Going out of one’s assigned area
Changing a ground ball to an aerial ball by using the feet
Sitting out of the game without a substitute for unsportsmanlike conduct or
unnecessary roughness
How the game is started by the center forward
Running or passing the ball to a teammate into the endzone.
Worth 2 points.
Drop kicking the ball from inside the goal area into the goal
Worth 3 points.
Takes place if the ball rolls or bounces out of bounds.
The ball must be thrown back in bounds with the foot.
Takes place if the ball goes out of bounds in the air.
The ball is thrown back in with the hands
Takes place after any violation. The player is given a FREE opportunity to
convert the ball to him/herself.
Whenever the defense catches a ball thrown by the offense.
Know the following
Which players are on offense and defense.
Who guards whom.
If you can convert the ball to yourself on a ground ball throw in, kick-off, penalty kick or free kick.
How many passes you need to run the ball for a touchdown.
How many passes you need to throw to a teammate for a touchdown.
How many passes you need to kick the ball for a field goal.
Where you must be to kick a field goal.
How a player with the ball is stopped.
How many free seconds a player has with the ball.
How far the defense must be on a throw in and free kick.
The violations that would result in a free kick.
The violations that would result in a penalty kick.
How many minutes a player sits out for a penalty.
What the players may and may not do –
for example go into the goal area or the goal going out of the goal area.