Pinelanders Indoor Rules

Pinelanders Indoor Rules

Apparel/Shoes/Uniforms: All players are required to wear sneakers or other indoor shoes, shin-guards, and long socks completely covering shin guards. Any player not equipped properly CANNOT play. Players should wear white shirts; pinnies will be provided to distinguish teams. If it's wet or icy outside, please bring your game shoes to change into. Wet floor is dangerous. 

Dangerous Articles. For reasons of safety, no jewelry, hair barrettes, beads or hard casts or splints (even if padded) may be worn during a game, and players may not chew gum while on the floor. The referee is to remove any player wearing dangerous articles from the game until the items in question are removed and a substitute may be added

Additional Rules for Winter Indoor Soccer
Offside. The offside rule is not applied in the Indoor program.

Substitutions. Unless explicitly denied by the referee, substitutions may be made at any time, including during the play of the game. Referee permission and stoppage of play are not required for substitutions. Referees will not stop play for any substitutions.

Kickoffs and Restarts. All kickoffs and free kicks are indirect.

Out of Play. If the ball goes out of play, play is restarted with a kick-in not thrown in at the direction of the referee. The goalkeeper may receive a kick-in directly.

Goalkeeper Clearance. Clearances by the goalkeeper must touch the floor on the attacking team’s side of the halfway line. An indirect kick will be awarded to the defending team for clearances that cross the halfway line without first touching the floor.

Inanimate Objects. The inbound walls and any objects behind each goal and to the non-spectator side are in play and may be used by an attacking or defending player. If a ball becomes trapped behind the goal, play is restarted as a goal kick. If the ball is trapped by an inanimate object play is restarted at the direction of the referee. Balls played into the 2 inbound corners near the bleachers will be restarted by the team directed by the ref.

Half time: The game will be paused at the halfway point for a quick drink and side changes. The clock will NOT be stopped for the halftime break ... So make it quick.