GENERAL RULES:
Futsal is played on a basketball court, with a futsal ball (a smaller and heavier ball than a regular soccer ball).
• THERE IS NO SLIDE TACKLING IN FUTSAL.
• Although some contact is unavoidable, futsal is largely a non-contact sport. Legal contact shall not be careless, reckless or excessive.
• There are no off-sides in futsal.
PLAYER EQUIPMENT:
• Players must wear flat soled tennis shoes or indoor soccer flats. No cleats.
• All players must wear shin guards.
• Players will not be allowed to wear any jewelry.
• Teams must wear the same color shirts.
• Home team must change color in the event of shirt color conflict.
• Goalkeepers must wear a different color shirt from the other players.
AGE GROUPS:
U6:
• 3 players on the court, no goal keeper
• Futsal Ball, size 3
• All games are 15 minute halves - running clock
• 2 minute half-time
• All games will have a referee.
U8, U10, U12, & U14:
• 5 players on the court, 4 + goal keeper
• Futsal Ball, (U8 & U10: size 3, U12 & U14, size 4)
• All games have a running clock. 22.5 minute halves.
• 3 minute half-time.
• All games will have a referee.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
• Substitutions will be made on the fly and are unlimited.
• Goalkeeper substitutions can only be made when the ball is out of play and the referee has given permission.
START OF PLAY:
• Home team has kickoff.
• Opposing team waits outside of the center circle and the ball will be deemed in play once it has been touched.
• Back kick is allowed. (Ball does not have to move forward past the center line.)
OUT OF BOUNDS:
• Ball will be out of play when it has wholly crossed the goal line or touchline.
• If a ball goes out-of-bounds on the sidelines, then it will be a kick-in to restart play.
• The ball will be placed on the sideline where it went out-of-bounds and the player will have 4 seconds to kick the ball back into play or it becomes opponent’s ball.
• All kick-ins will be indirect. Defense must give 4 yards.
• Balls out-of-bounds on the end lines for the offensive team will be a corner kick. Normal soccer rules apply. (Kick is direct.) Defense must give 4 yards.
• Balls out-of-bounds on the end line for the defensive team will be a goalkeeper throw instead of a goal kick. (No punts or drop-kicks allowed.)
• The goalkeeper will throw the ball in, in place of a goal kick. The ball must touch either a player or the floor prior to crossing half court. (See penalty below.)
• Balls hitting the ceiling or lights is out of play. The play shall be restarted with a kick-in on the nearest touch line. The opposing team will take the kick-in.
GOALKEEPER:
• The goalkeeper may not use his/her hands outside their own penalty area.
• Keeper may slide in own penalty area but only when playing the ball.
• Keeper may not kick the ball after releasing it until another player has played it (no punts or drop-kicks allowed).
• The goalkeeper will throw the ball in place of a goal kick. No punts or drop-kicks allowed. The ball must touch either a player or the floor prior to crossing half court. An indirect free kick from the center mark is awarded to the opposing team if this does not happen.
• Goalkeeper has 5 seconds to return ball to play.
• The ball is not in play until it clears the penalty area. If the ball is received inside the penalty area, then the goalkeeper throw is taken again.
FOULS & PENALTIES:
• All foul restarts shall be awarded an indirect free kick, except for fouls that occur in the penalty area or fouls resulting from dangerous play.
• Fouls will result in either an indirect free kick or a penalty kick. A penalty kick will be taken from the 6-meter mark.
OFFSIDE RULE:
• There is no offside rule in futsal.
GAMES:
• Due to time constraints, all games must begin and end as scheduled. Arrive 15 minutes prior to your kick-off. Please have your team on the floor and ready to play at the scheduled time.
• At least 3 players per team are needed to start. Teams not ready to start their game may forfeit that game (recorded as 5-0) and have the game shortened.
• If a team must wait for players, the game will be shortened accordingly to end at the scheduled time.
• There will be no overtime for regular season games.
• All players must play at least half of the game.
COACHING:
Please keep coaching to a minimum!!