Monday, February 6th
The Team to Beat won against The Players 8-1
Convivial Pantloads won against Team Stay Fly 4-0
Raging Hormones won against The Defenders 8-1
Team Spunk won against Rabid Cats 7-6

Monday, February 12
Raging Hormones over Team Spunk 11 to 5
The Pink Panthers over Rabid Cats 8 to 4
The Players over Team Stay Fly 9 to 3
Convivial Pantloads over The Defenders 7 to 4

Monday, February 19
Convivial Pantloads over The Pink Panthers 2-1
The Team to Beat over Team Stay Fly 5-2
Raging Hormones over the Rabid Cats 11-4
The Players over The Defenders 5-4

Monday, February 26
The Players won against the Rabid Cats 5-2
Convivial Pantloads won against Team Spunk 15-8
The Defenders won against The Team to Beat 5-4
The Pink Panthers won against Team Stay Fly 6-5

Monday, March 5
Raging Hormones over The Pink Panthers 12 to 5
The Players over the Convivial Pantloads 6 to 3
Team Stay Fly over the Rabid Cats 12 to 4

Monday, March 5
Raging Hormones over The Players 6-5
The Team to Beat over The Pink Panthers 8-2
Convivial Pantloads over Team Stay Fly 4-3
Team Spunk over The Defenders 9-2

Here are the scores from the finals, March 12:
Champions from Bracket A were:
The Team to Beat over the Raging Hormones 7-5
Champions from Bracket B were:
Convivial Pantloads over Team Spunk 7-3

Please refer to the Intramural Handbook for general rules/guidelines.

General

• All games will be played in the Siebens Recreation Center utilizing the center court.
• Court boundaries are basketball lines. An official Futsal ball will be provided.
• Games will be scheduled on Mondays 9-11pm every half hour (depending on participation).
• There is only one league, and it is co-ed. You must have both genders represented on the court at all times.

Team Information
*** Because this is a new intramural sport, BVU soccer players ARE eligible to participate in order to introduce the sport to the campus community. ***

• Non-soccer players are welcome to form a complete team (minimum of five, maximum of eight).
• BVU soccer players (men & women) will be split-up to form remaining teams (with help from the soccer coaches).
• Non-soccer players registered without a team will be placed on a team with BVU soccer players (you may request to be with friends).
• During the "regular season," a round-robin format will be used for tournament rankings.
• Teams will then be placed in a single-elimination championship tournament.

Game Rules (played like soccer with the following adaptations):

1. An "odd-even" method will be used to begin the game. The winner must choose to start on offense or defense.


2. A minimum of 4 players are needed to start a match, with a maximum of 5 players on the court at one time.


3. Substitutions: "Flying substitution" (all players but the goalkeeper enter and leave as they please; goalkeeper substitutions can only be made when the ball is out of play and with a referee's consent). There is no limit.


4. Each player must wear a shirt, shorts/pants, socks, and non-marking athletic shoes. Protective shin guards are recommended but not required.


5. Two equal periods of 10 minutes with a running clock. In the last two minutes of the game, the clock stops whenever ball is out of play. Time can be prolonged only to take a penalty kick.


6. Time-outs: 1 per team per half; none in extra time


7. Half-time: Maximum of 3 minutes


8. Coin toss followed by kickoff: opposing team waits outside center circle; ball deemed in play once it has traveled the distance of its own circumference; kicker shall not touch ball before someone else touches it; ensuing kick-offs taken after goals scored and at start of second half.


9. A ball is out of play when: it has wholly crossed the goal line or touchline; when the game has been stopped by a referee; when the ball hits the ceiling (restart: dropped ball beneath that point).


10. Lines: Touchlines and goal lines are considered inside the playing area.


11. When the whole of the ball has passed over the goal line, between the goal posts and under the crossbar (except by illegal means).

Main Referee

• Duties: Enforce the laws, apply the advantage rule, keep a record of all incidents before, during and after game, stop game when deemed necessary, caution or expel players guilty of misconduct, violent conduct or other ungentlemanly behavior, allow no others to enter the pitch, stop game to have injured players removed, signal for game to be restarted after every stoppage, decide that the ball meets with the stipulated requirements.
• Position: The side opposite to the player benches

Assistant Referee

• Duties: Same as Main Referee, with the addition of keeping a check on the 2-minute punishment period after a player has been sent off, ensuring that substitutions are carried out properly, and keeping a check on the 1-minute time-out.
• Position: The same side as the player benches

Fouls and misconduct direct free kick awarded when a player intentionally commits any of the following offenses (penalty kick awarded when infringement takes place in penalty area):

1. kicking or attempting to kick an opponent
2. tripping an opponent
3. jumping at an opponent
4. charging an opponent in a violent or dangerous manner
5. charging an opponent from behind
6. holding an opponent
7. pushing an opponent
8. charging an opponent with shoulder (i.e., shoulder charge)
9. sliding at an opponent (i.e., sliding tackle)
10. handling the ball (except goalkeeper)

Indirect free kick awarded when any of the following offenses is committed (kick taken from the 6-meter line when infringement takes place in penalty area):

1. dangerous play (e.g. attempting to kick ball held by goalkeeper)
2. obstruction
3. charging the goalkeeper in the penalty area (i.e., goalkeeper charge)
4. goalkeeper throws ball directly over the halfway-line (without it first touching his own side of the pitch or any player)
5. goalkeeper picks up or touches with his hands a backpass
6. goalkeeper picks up or touches with his hands a kick-in from a teammate
7. goalkeeper controls the ball with any part of his body for more than 4 seconds
8. goalkeeper touches with any part of his body a backpass that has been played back to him before the ball has (1) crossed the halfway-line or (2) been touched by an opponent

Players shall be cautioned when (these “yellow-card” offenses are punishable by an indirect free kick taken from the point of infringement or from the 6-meter line when the infringement takes place in penalty area:

1. a substituting player enters the pitch from an incorrect position or before the player he/she is substituting has entirely left the pitch
2. he/she persistently infringes the Laws of the Game
3. he/she shows dissent with any decision of the referee
4. he/she is guilty of ungentlemanly conduct

Players shall be sent off for (direct free kicks accompany the expulsion for (a), (b), (e) and (f); indirect free kicks, for (c) and (d); and all from the 6-meter line when the infringement takes place in the penalty area):

1. serious foul play
2. violent conduct
3. foul or abusive language
4. second instance of cautionable offense (i.e., second yellow card)
5. intentionally impeding a clear goal opportunity (e.g. through a "professional foul")
6. intentionally impeding a clear goal opportunity in the penalty area by handling the ball.

Rules of Expulsion:

1. The player sent off is out for the rest of the game and is not even permitted to sit on the reserves' bench.
2. The team of the player sent off can substitute for that player after 2 minutes of playing time or after the opposing team scores -- which ever comes first.
3. The 2-minute punishment shall be checked by the timekeeper (or by the assistant referee, if there is no timekeeper).
4. The substitute cannot come on until the ball is out of play and he has a referee's consent.

Free Kick

1. Types: Direct free kicks and indirect free kicks
2. Wall: At least 5 meters away until the ball is in play
3. Ball in Play: After it has traveled the distance of its own circumference
4. Time Limit: Kick must be taken within 4 seconds
5. Restriction: Kicker cannot touch the ball again until it has been touched by another player

Accumulated Fouls

Once a team has accumulated 5 fouls during a half (those accumulated in the second half continue to accumulate into extra time), from the 6th foul: free kick from the point of infringement. Infringements committed from 12 meters or further from the goal line shall be punished with a direct free kick from the Second Penalty Spot Procedure:

• Until the ball is kicked into play, all players other than the goalkeeper and kicker shall remain behind an imaginary line that is in line with the ball and parallel to the goal line.
• The goalkeeper shall remain in his penalty area at least 5m away from the ball.
• The kicker must aim at the goal, with the intention of scoring.
• No other player may touch the ball until it has been touched by the pitch, rebounded from the goal post or crossbar, or has left the pitch.
• If the infringement took place in penalty area (and does not merit a penalty kick), the free kick is to be taken from the 6m line on the spot nearest to where the infringement occurred.

Penalty Kick

1. To be taken from the penalty mark.
2. The kicker is to aim at goal, with the intention of scoring.
3. All players must be out of the penalty area, and the players of the opposing team must also be at least 5 m from the penalty spot.
4. The kicker shall not play the ball a second time until it has been touched by another player.

Kick-in

1. To be taken in place of the throw-in.
2. The ball is placed on the touch line before kicking.
3. The kicker's foot not kicking the ball must be outside or at least on the touchline; if it crosses the touchline all of the way, into the pitch, the kick-in is given to the opposing team.
4. The kick-in must be taken within 4 seconds; if it is not, the kick-in is given to the opposing team.
5. The kicker cannot play the ball a second time until it has been played by another player; infringement of this rule entail an indirect free kick to the opposing from the point of infringement.
6. Players on opposing team must be at least 15ft away from point of kick-in.
7. Cannot score directly from a kick-in.

Goal Clearance

1. To be taken in place of goal kick.
2. From inside the penalty area, the goalkeeper throws the ball into play.
3. The ball is not in play until it has passed outside of the penalty area. If the goal clearance is received inside of the penalty area, the goal clearance shall be taken over.

Corner Kick

1. Ball placed on the corner (no corner-kick arc). If ball is misplaced, the corner kick is taken over.
2. Must be taken within 4 seconds; failure to do so entails indirect free kick to the opposing team from the corner mark.
3. The kicker cannot play the ball a second time until it has been played by another player; infringement of this rule entail an indirect free kick to the opposing from the point of infringement.
4. Players on opposing team must be at least 5 m away from point of the corner kick.
5. Can score goal directly from a corner kick.

Penalty Kick Shoot-out

1. Main referee decides goal to be used.
2. Coin tossed to decide order.
3. Three kicks to be taken by 3 different players selected from the teams players. Captain of each team announces these 3 to the main referee before the kicks are taken.
4. If two teams are still tied after 3 kicks, the additional kicks will be taken on a sudden-death basis by the rest of the players who have not kicked yet.
5. Players sent off during the match are not eligible to take these kicks.
6. Any eligible player may change places with his goalkeeper.
7. While the penalty shoot-out is in progress, players will remain on the opposite half of the pitch. The assistant referee shall control this area.

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