RULES:

United State Soccer Federation rules will be used unless specifically covered by UAF Intramural rules.

EQUIPMENT:

1. Teams will be assigned to wear white and dark jerseys on the league schedule.
2. The Intramural Department will provide the goalies with alternate color pinnies to wear.
3. One piece rubber sole shoes or tennis shoes are legal. Any shoes with screw-in cleats must have the post in the cleats and not in the shoe sole. Toe cleats are illegal.
The official has the final say.
4. The ball will be a standard outdoor soccer ball and provided by the Intramural Department. Teams may provide their own soccer balls.
5. Shin guards for each player are recommended.

PLAYERS AND SUBSTITUTIONS:

1. Seven (7) players on a team. Teams may start with five (5).

CO-REC SOCCER. The teams consist of three (3) men and three (3) women plus a goalie, who can be either sex. A team must have at least five (5) players to begin or continue a soccer game. At any time during a contest the number of men may exceed the number of women by only one (1) and the number of women may exceed the number of men by only one (1) (excluding the goalie).
2. No limit on the number of substitutions.
3. A substitute for the goalkeeper must report to the referee when entering the game.
4. Teams may substitute during and their own throw-in.
5. Either team may substitute between periods, on a goal kick, on a scored goal, on a stopped play for an injured player, and when a player has been cautioned or disqualified. (Exception: disqualified player(s) cannot be replaced).
6. Officials need to be notified on substitutions and players have to be beckoned in by an official.

PERIODS AND TIME FACTORS:

1. Two (2) twenty minute halves.
2. Three (3) minute half-time.
3. Official time will be kept on the field by the official.
4. During league play games can end in a tie. However, ties will be broken in playoff tournament games.

THROW-INS:

1. The ball cannot be dropped, it must be thrown.
2. Both feet have to be in contact with the ground, but do not have to be stationary (i.e. feet may slide).
3. The ball must go completely over and behind the head before it is thrown and the thrower must use both hands for a proper throw.
4. There should be no twisting of the body. The whole body must be facing the direction the ball is thrown during the initial throw-in.

FREE KICKS, GOAL KICKS AND CORNER KICKS:

1. A goal can be scored directly against the offending team on a direct free kick.
2. A goal cannot be scored unless the ball has been played or touched by a player other than the kicker before passing through the goal on an indirect free kick.
3. When the ball crosses over the goal-line excluding that portion between the goal-posts, either in the air or on the ground, having been played last by one of the attacking team, it shall be kicked directly into play beyond the penalty area from a point within the goal area by a player of the defending team.
4. When the ball crosses over the goal line excluding that portion between the goal posts, either in the air or on the ground, having been played last by the defending team, a member of the attacking team shall kick the ball at the nearest corner. A goal may be scored from such a kick.
5. Once the goalie picks the ball up (in play), he has 4 steps to put it back in play. A goalie cannot bounce the ball or put it down and pick it up again. Results in an indirect free kick.

OFF-SIDE:

1. A player is off-side if he/she is near his/her opponent's goal-line at the moment the ball is played unless:
• the player is in his/her own half of the field of play.
  
• there are two opponents, counting the goalie, nearer to their own goal-line than he/she is.
  
• the ball was last touched or played by an opponent.
  
• the player receives the ball direct from a goal kick, corner kick, a throw-in, or when it was dropped by the referee.

PENAL OFFENSES:

1. The following will result in a direct free kick:
• Charging an opponent violently of dangerously.
  
• Charging an opponent from behind.
  
• Handling the ball.
  
• Holding an opponent.
  
• Striking or attempting to strike an opponent.
  
• Pushing an opponent.
  
• Tripping an opponent.
  
• Kicking or attempting to kick an opponent.
  
• Jumping at an opponent.

  2. A penal offense by the defense in their own penalty box will result in a penalty kick.
  3. Repeated and/or malicious penal offenses may result in an ejection.

TIE BREAKER PROCEDURES DURING PLAYOFF TOURNAMENT:

1. One 5 minute sudden death overtime period is played.
2. If the game is still tied after overtime, five (5) persons from each team take a penalty kick.
3. If the game is still tied after the above two events, then a sudden death shoot out will take place. EVERYONE, including the goalie, has to take a shot before a person can kick a second time.