Athletics

Indoor Soccer

Indoor Soccer Roster/Registration Form

Indoor Soccer Rules (printable version)

Schedules & Dates

Schedules will be emailed to each captain, placed on the bulletin board across from the Rock Wall and posted online following the captain’s meetings.
Regular season play will begin on Monday, March 22^nd with playoffs to follow.
Regular season games will be held on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday nights.
Playoff games may be scheduled for any night of the week in order to get all of the games in.

Teams

A team will play with five (5) players on the court at a time, this includes a goalie.
Co-Ed teams must have at least two females on the court at all times.
Teams may have up to 10 players listed on their roster.

Forfeits

A team may start and play a game with as few as four (4) players. If for any reason, except injury (including ejection) the number of players drops below four (4), the team will be forced to forfeit.
In order to claim a forfeit, a team must have at least four (4) players present and ready to play at game time.
If neither team has at least four (4) players at game time it will be considered a double forfeit.

Equipment

Proper athletic shoes must be worn.
Soccer balls will be provided for each game.
All members of a team must wear their team’s assigned color
Participants will not be allowed to play in street clothes
Only water is allowed in the Field House. (No Gatorade, energy drinks, Vitamin Water, etc.)
Please do not kick the balls against the field house walls or curtains.

Rules of the Game

The game will consist of two 15-minute halves (running clock, only stopping for injuries), with a three (3) minute halftime
Each team will be allowed one (1) one-minute timeout per half
- Team must be in possession of the ball in order to call a time-out
Games resulting in a tie:
- If the score is tied at the end of regulation during the regular season, it will remain a tie.
- If the score is tied at the end of regulation during playoffs, there will be one (1) five (5) minute Golden Goal period.
- If neither team scores during that period, penalty kicks will be the deciding factor. Each team will get five (5) penalty kicks from the top of the key.
- These kicks will go in alternating order and must be taken by five (5) different players. A coin toss will determine which team gets the first kick.
  - Players taking penalty kicks must have played in the game.
- If a winner is not determined after these penalty kicks, sudden death penalty kicks will determine the winner. Teams will alternate penalty kicks until a winner is decided.

Substitutions

Teams are allowed to make as many substitutions as they would like.
Substitutions may be made “on the fly.” This should occur near the “bench area” and the new player may not enter until the player he/she is replacing is off the court.
If a player is ejected from the game, they may NOT be replaced. They must leave the playing area immediately.

Start of Game

A coin toss will be conducted at the beginning of each contest. The winner of the toss will have the choice to defend a goal or start with the ball at midfield.
The losing team is given the remaining choice.
At the beginning of the second half teams will switch goals.
A coin toss will also be conducted at the beginning of the overtime period as well as for penalty kicks.

Boundaries

We will be using the basketball lines as our playing field lines. Therefore, the out-of-bounds lines for the basketball court will be the out-of-bounds lines for the soccer playing area.
The ball must wholly cross the goal line or out-of-bounds lines to be considered out-of-bounds.
The penalty area (Goal box) is the width of the lane (basketball lines) up to the badminton out-of-bounds lines (tan).
Penalty kicks will be taken from the top of the key.
If the ball touches the ceiling, the opposing team will get the ball at the point beneath where the ball hit the ceiling.

Playing Regulations

Corner kicks:
- Awarded to the opposing team when a player kicks the ball over his own goal line and will be taken on the corner (no corner-kick arc).
- The kicker cannot play the ball a second time until it has been played by another player.
  - If the kicker does touch the ball before played by another player the opposing team will receive an indirect kick from that point.
- All players must be at least five (5) yards from the ball.
- Can score goal directly on a corner kick.
Goal Clearance:
- Taken in place of goal kick.
- Awarded when a player kicks the ball over the opposing team’s goal line.
- The player taking the goal clearance must be inside the penalty area and must throw the ball into play.
- The ball is not in play until it has passed outside of the penalty area.
  - If it is played inside the penalty area, it shall be taken over.
- The ball must be played by another player before it crosses the halfway line.
  - If not an indirect kick is taken at half court.
- Can’t score directly off a goal clearance.
Kick-in:
- To be taken in place of the throw-in.
- The ball is placed on the touch line before the kick-in.
- The kicker’s foot not kicking the ball must be outside or at least on the touchline.
  - If it crosses the touchline, the kick-in is given to the opposing team.
- The kicker cannot play the ball a second time until it has been played by another player.
  - If the kicker does touch the ball before it is played by another player, the opposing team will receive an indirect kick from that point.
- Players from opposing team must be at least five (5) yards from the point of the kick-in.
- Kick-in is played just like an indirect kick – cannot score unless the ball touches another player
  - If it touches the goalie and goes in – the goal is good
Penalty Kicks:
- Shall be taken from the top of the key
- Referee will blow the whistle when both teams are set and ready.
- The player taking the penalty kick shall aim at the goal with the intention of scoring
- All other players must be outside the penalty area
  - Opposing players must be at least five (5) yards from the penalty spot
- The kicker can’t play the ball a second time until it has been touched by another player
Direct Kicks:
- Free kicks are awarded for various fouls, which goals can be scored on without the ball touching another player.
- Referee will blow the whistle when both teams are set and ready.
- Taken from the spot of the foul.
  - If fouled in the penalty area then a penalty kick will be awarded.
- Penalties resulting in direct kicks:
  - Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent
  - Tripping an opponent
  - Jumping at an opponent
  - Charging an opponent in a violent/dangerous manner
  - Charging an opponent from behind
  - Charging an opponent with shoulder (ex. Shoulder charge)
  - Striking an opponent with hand, arm or elbow
  - Holding an opponent (body or clothing)
  - Pushing an opponent
  - Sliding at an opponent
  - Handling the ball (except the goalkeeper)
Indirect Kicks:
- Free kicks are also awarded for various fouls but must be touched by another player before a goal can be scored.
- Referee will blow the whistle when both teams are set and ready.
- Taken from the spot of the foul.
  - If fouled in the penalty area, kick will be taken from the top of the key.
- Penalties resulting in an indirect kick:
  - Obstruction: deliberately blocking an opponent’s path instead of playing the ball
  - Dangerous play (ex. Attempting to kick ball held by goalkeeper)
  - When a player kicks too high, putting another player in danger
  - Charging the goalkeeper in the penalty area (ex. Goalkeeper charge)
  - Goalkeeper throws the ball directly over the halfway-line (without it first touching their own side or a player)
  - Goalkeeper picks up or touches with his/her hands a back-pass or kick-in from a teammate
  - Unsportsmanlike conduct
Opposing players must be at least five (5) yards from the ball on all free kicks.
Yellow Cards:
- These are used as “caution/warning” cards when a player commits the following offenses:
  - Substituting player enters the playing area before the player they are replacing is off of the court
  - Player continuously infringes the Laws of the Game
  - Player shows dissent with any decision by the ref
  - Player shows unsportsmanlike conduct (ex. Foul/abusive language – at discretion of ref)
- Opposing team will receive an indirect free kick taken from the point of infringement (or top of the key when it takes place in penalty area).
- If a player accrues two (2) yellow cards in a three game period, they will have to sit out a game.
  - 3 yellow cards = 1 game suspension
  - 5^th yellow card of the season = out of league
Red Cards:
- Players shall receive a red card (& ejection) for the following actions:
  - Serious foul play
  - Violent conduct
  - Foul or abusive language (at the discretion of the ref)
  - Receiving 2 yellow cards in one game
  - Intentionally impeding a clear goal opportunity through a foul
  - Intentionally impeding a clear goal opportunity in the penalty area by handling the ball (except the goalkeeper)
- Direct kicks accompany an ejection for a, b, e & f
- Indirect kicks accompany an ejection for c & d
- 2^nd red card = 2 game suspension
- 3^rd red card = out of the league
Any player receiving two (2) yellow cards or one (1) red card will be ejected from the contest
- Must meet with Director of Campus Recreation to be eligible to play in further activities

Protests

Player eligibility is the only protest that will be considered.
Protests should be brought to the attention of the official prior to the start of the contest.
Protests must also be made in writing to the Intramural Staff by 12:00 pm the following business day. If this process is not followed, the protest becomes invalid.
For more information, see the Intramural Rules and Regulations.

Player Conduct

Players are expected to uphold a certain level of conduct for all Intramural activities.
Players should not kick any ball against the walls while not in the game.
Only water is allowed in the field house, no other food or drink is permitted.
Each team will be graded on their level of conduct for each contest.
The expectations for conduct and grading system for conduct are outlined in the Intramural Rules and Regulations