IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BOTH TEAM CAPTAINS TO EMAIL IN THE SCORES
& SPIRIT POINTS BY 5:00 P.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY. IF THIS DOES NOT
OCCUR, A LOSS WILL BE RECORDED. NO EXCEPTIONS!
1. Equipment/Set-Up: Team captains are
responsible for bringing the provided Wilson soccer ball to all of
their game sites. All teams should bring both a light and dark colored
shirt to all games.
2. Game Time/Default: Please arrive at
least 15 minutes early so that games will start on time. Games are 55
minutes in length. There is no stoppage for halftime and teams do not
switch sides. Games CANNOT finish late (even if your game starts
late!). Teams are comprised of six (6) players with a
minimum of two (2) of each gender [updated:
January 28, 2004]. A default will occur if any team
cannot field a squad by 10 minutes past the official start time. A
team can play with a minimum of 4 people, as long as two (2) of the
players are women and two (2) are men. Women may play any position on
the court. Captains may agree to waive the rules regarding minimum
players but this should be decided before the game starts. IF IT IS
AGREED THAT THE GAME COUNTS, IT COUNTS!
3. General Rules: In general, standard
soccer rules apply to all OSSC games. Notable exceptions are listed
below:
- Teams are comprised of 6
players (including goalie) with min. of 2 of each gender on field.
- The game begins with one
team initiating play by making a pass from the centre of the field
(forward or backward).
Player substitutions can be made at anytime (i.e. changing on the
fly is allowed). However, please ensure that the player coming off
has completely entered the team area before the new player joins the
action and the change does not disrupt the flow of the game. Goalies
cannot change on the fly - please wait for a stoppage in play before
substituting goalies.
- A handball infraction
occurs when the ball hits a player’s arm from the ELBOW down (as
opposed to the shoulder). In addition players may use their arms to
block the ball from hitting their groin area, and women can also use
their arms to block the ball from hitting their chest. This rule
will reduce the number of stoppages in play. Please don’t abuse this
rule.
- All free kicks are
indirect. To score off an indirect kick, the ball must be
touched by another player (offense or defense, but not the goalie).
This is a modification of the original rule to deter players from
blasting the ball at the goal in an attempt to hit the ball off the
goalie and into the net. Defensive players cannot be within 3 feet
of the ball when an indirect kick is being taken.
- If a ball is kicked out of
bounds along the sidelines, a kick-in is awarded to the opposite
team. There will be NO throw-ins at any time.
- If a ball is kicked out of
bounds along the goal line by the offence, a goal kick is awarded to
the defending team.
- If a ball is kicked out of
bounds along the goal line by the defense, a corner kick is awarded
to the attacking team.
- The offending player should
call their own infractions, however any players involved with the
incident can also make a call. Players not on the court at the time
of any incident CANNOT make a call at any time.
- Teams may call a one (1)
minute time-out if needed, except in the final 10 minutes of play.
- If a ball hits the top or
sides of the Bubble, an indirect kick is awarded to the opposite
team. The ball should be placed at the spot on the field that is
closest to where the ball made contact with the Bubble. i.e.
directly underneath the point at which the ball hit the ceiling and
on the sidelines for balls that hit the side of the Bubble.
4. Slide Tackling: Even if contact is
made with the ball first, slide tackling is not allowed under any
circumstances. As well, no players (with the exception of the goalie)
can slide to block a shot or pass at any time.
5. Scoring: To score a goal, the
ENTIRE ball must pass over the goal line and into the net. If a
discrepancy arises as to whether the ball was in or not, the person
deemed to have the "best perspective" will ultimately make the call.
Please remember that you are playing in a self-officiated, co-ed,
social league, so any arguments or disputes should be kept to a
minimum.
6. Off-sides: There are NO off-sides.
However, a strategy of consistently "cherry-picking" is considered to
be unsportsmanlike.
7. Goalies:
- Goalies can use their hands ONLY
when they are inside the lined goalie crease.
- When inside the goal crease, a
goalie CANNOT pick up a ball with his/her hands if the ball has been
played back on purpose to the goalie by a player on his/her team.
This includes all forms of passing and kick-ins. The only exception
is if the player directs the ball back to the goalie with their head
- in this case the goalie CAN pick the ball up with his/her hands. A
violation of this rule results in an indirect free kick for the
other team at the spot where the goalie inappropriately used their
hands.
- A goalie can "roam" as far from
their goal as they want, but once outside their lined crease, the
goalie CANNOT use their hands at any time.
8. Rough Play: ANY ROUGH OR PHYSICAL
PLAY WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE EXPULSION FROM FURTHER LEAGUE PLAY AND
MAY RESULT IN LIFETIME LEAGUE EXPULSION. PLEASE SEE THE OSSC POLICY
SHEET FOR OUR OFFICIAL POLICY ON THIS SUBJECT. It is recognized that
incidental contact between players is inevitable – however, all
players should go out of their way to avoid creating an unsafe play.
This rule supersedes all others.
9. Playoffs:
Games are 50 mins in length. A game that is tied at
the end of regulation time is decided by a three-minute sudden death
overtime period. If still tied, a shoot-out will commence; five of
the players on the floor at the end of the game takes one shot each
at a distance of ten paces. Only the players on the court at the end
of the game can participate and the goalie that finished the game
remains the goalie for the shoot-out. After five shots, if still
tied, teams continue taking single shots until one team has scored
(and the other team does not). The order of shooters must be
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