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Game Rules -
Little Kickers - Ages 4-5
1.
SUBSTITUTIONS - Substitutions may be made at any dead-ball situation,
regardless of possession. Teams must get the referee's attention and
players are to enter and exit at mid-field. All players will play at least
50% of each game, unless the player becomes injured and cannot continue.
2. TEAM
UNIFORMS - No jewelry will be allowed, including earrings of any type,
rope necklaces and bracelets. The only exception will be players wearing
medical bracelets.
3.
EQUIPMENT - All players must wear shin guards. Any player without
shin guards will not be allowed to play. Teams are responsible for
providing game balls.
4.
FIELD DIMENSIONS - The playing field is 30 yards long by 20 yards wide.
One coach per team may be on the field during play.
5. THE
GOAL AREA - The goal area is a fifteen foot arc from the center of the
goal.
6.
GAME DURATION - The game shall consist of 4 eight minute quarters.
The quarters will be separated by a 2 minute time out. The halves will be
separated by a five minute half time. Each team will have a total of 2
time outs (1 per half). The duration of the time out is 1 minute. No
time outs will be allowed in the last minute of either half.
7.
GOAL SCORING - A goal may only be scored from a touch (offensive or
defensive) within a team's offensive half of the field. The ball must be
completely on the offensive half of the field and cannot be touching the
mid-line. If a player in their defensive end kicks the ball across midline
and the ball hits another player (offensive or defensive) and the ball goes in
the goal, a goal will be awarded.
8.
THERE IS NO OFFSIDE RULE IN 4v4 SOCCER
9.
FIVE YARD RULE - In all dead ball situations, including kickoffs,
defending players must stand at least five yards away from the ball. IF
the defensive player's goal area is closer than five yards, the ball shall be
placed five yards from the goal area in line with the place of penalty.
10. KICK-INS
- The ball shall be kicked into play from the sideline instead of thrown in.
The ball is considered in play when the ball is touched with a foot and moves
one full rotation. The ball MUST be touched by another player on the
field, (regardless of which team they belong to) before it can be touched by the
player that kicked the ball in. This rule applies to indirect kicks and
restarts as well.
11.
INDIRECT KICKS - All dead ball kicks (kick-ins, free kicks, kick-offs)
are indirect with the exception of corner kicks and penalty kicks.
12.
GOAL KICKS - May be taken from any point on the end line.
13.
KICK OFF - Is an indirect kick and may be taken in any direction.
The ball must make one full rotation before another player touches it.
14.
PENALTY KICKS - Shall be awarded if, in the referee's opinion, a scoring
opportunity was nullified by an infraction. It is a direct kick taken from
the top-center of the goal area line with all players behind the mid-field line
and the player taking the kick. This is a "dead-ball" kick. If a
goal is not scored, the defense obtains possession with a goal kick.
15.
HAND BALL CLARIFICATION - Deliberate handling of the ball that denies
the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity will result in a
penalty kick being awarded.
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