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SOCCER RULES

OVERVIEW

  • 8 PLAYERS ON THE FIELD (6 MALES/2 FEMALES)
  •  TWO 24 MINUTE HALVES
  •  RUNNING CLOCK
  • TIES DURING REGULAR SEASON STAY AS A TIE
  • PLAYOFF TIES DECIDED BY OVERTIME & SUDDEN DEATH, THEN PENALTY SHOOTOUT
  • GAMES WILL BE REFEREED BY HIVE ATHLETIC STAFF

RULES

  • 8 players on the field (6 males/ 2 females). A maximum of 6 males are allowed on the field at any time, need a minimum of 6 players including 1 female to play the game (5M/1F).

COIN FLIP/BEGINNING OF GAME

  • The beginning of the game will start with the HIVE ATHLETIC staff using an “odd/even,” “rock, paper scissor” or coin toss. Thewinning team will then have one of two options: kick-off or choose which goal to defend.

REFEREES

  • HIVE ATHLETIC will provide a paid referee for each soccer match. Referees will have final say in any judgment call or issue regarding rules. Referees have the power to remove any player(s) from a game and/or the league if deemed necessary. Any clarification of rules must be brought to the attention of HIVE ATHLETIC staff member prior to the continuance of the game.

KICKOFF

  • Consists of the ball being placed at midfield. The ball must complete 1 full forward rotation before being touched by another player.
  • Goals can be scored on kickoff

CO-ED RULES AND TEAM SIZE

  • Each team shall field 8 players on the field at one time (no more than 5 men). HIVE ATHLETIC rules allow a team to play a legal game shorthanded with as few as 5 players, with a minimum of 1 female. If a team has 1 female it may field a team of no more than 7 players, (6 males, 1 female). Teams may have as many players on their roster as they want. There is no maximum limit on the amount of females on the field at one time. All rosters must be finalized by the second week of the regular season. Players added to the roster/waiver after the fourth week will not be eligible for playoffs.

FORFEITS

  • Teams will have until 10 minutes past the designated start time to field a legal team. Shorthanded teams may play a legal game with a minimum of 5 players, with at least 1 of them being female. Teams fielding less than 5 players or without at least 1 women will receive a forfeit. Exception:
    • Teams may play a “legal game” with less than 6 players or less than 2 females with the opposing teams consent. Teams who agree to play under these conditions will lose the option of receiving a forfiet win. Teams may pick up non-roster players during the regular season in order to field a full team.
  • Non-roster players will not be allowed during playoffs.

SUBSTITUTIONS

  • Teams MAY NOT substitute “on the fly.”
  • Substitutions may occur during any stoppage of play.
    • These Stoppages include:
      • Throw-ins
      • Scoring of goals
      • Goalkicks
  • There is no limit on the amount of substitutions per team/per game

TIE GAMES/SCORING

  • Regular season games ending in a tie score will be recorded as tie games.
  • Sudden death will be used in the playoffs.

RULES

  • GOALKEEPERS – Teams will be allowed to have a designated goalkeeper.
  • THE GOAL BOX – A goal box will be marked off in front of each goal. The goal box will extend 4 paces/yards out and 4 paces/yards from each side of the goal posts. All goal kicks will be taken from the goal box.
  • THE PENALTY BOX – A penalty box will be marked off in front of each goal. The penalty box will extend 18 paces/yards out and 18 paces/yards form each side of the goal posts. This is the designated area where the goalkeeper will be allowed to play the ball with his/her hands.
  • DIRECT KICKS – A direct kick will occur for any penalty unless the penalty has been specified as an indirect kick by the referee. The ball is to be placed at the point of the infraction and to be put in play by any player on the affected team. No opposing player is allowed to be within 10 paces/yards of ball prior to kick. Goals may be scored on direct kicks. A direct kick is to follow these infractions:

    1. Charging

    2. Roughness (3)

    3. Handball (4)

    4. Dangerous play/kick

    5. Slide-tackles.

  • Penalties incurred inside the goal box by the defense will result in a penalty kick 12 paces/yards out. Penalties incurred outside but within close proximity to the goal box will be kicked from the point of infraction. The defense must stand 10 paces/yards away from the point of infraction (where the ball is being kicked from).
  • INDIRECT KICKS – Indirect kicks will occur when the goalkeeper touches the ball with his/her hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him/her by a teammate.
  • SLIDE TACKLING – Slide tackling will not be allowed. Intentional slide tackles will result in a direct kick being awarded to the opposing team at the point of the infraction. Multiple violations will result in a yellow card and, at the referee’s discretion, a red card.
  • OFFSIDE – There is NO offsides
  • OUT OF BOUNDS -Anytime the ball goes over either sideline, out of bounds, a throw-in will ensue. The person throwing in the ball must throw the ball overhead with both hands and keep both feet remaining on the ground out-of-bounds until the ball is released.
  • Anytime the ball crosses an endline, a corner kick or goal kick will ensue.

    a. Last touched by a defender- a corner kick. Ball is placed on nearest corner and kicked in by offensive team. Goals MAY BE scored on corner kicks. All players must be outside the goal box until the ball enters the goal box and the defense must be at least 4 paces from the corner.
    b. Last touched by attacker. A goal kick by the defense.

  • FIGHTING – Fighting is absolutely not allowed and will NOT be tolerated. All parties involved in fighting will be subject to ejection from the game at the referees discretion and subject to ejection from the league.

PLAYOFFS

  • Playoffs will follow the last week of regular season and will be single elimination.
  • SEEDING – Teams will be seeded based upon a point system. Teams will be awarded 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss.
  • Half of the teams in the league will qualify for playoffs

PLAYOFFS

  • Playoff games will follow the same format during regulation time as the regular season. If teams are tied at the end of regulation in the playoffs, a sudden death overtime will be used. A sudden death overtime will involve 4 men and 2 women from each team for a five minute period. If neither team scores during the sudden death overtime period, there will be a shootout.
  • SHOOTOUT SPECIFICS:
    • Each team selects 5 players (3 males, 2 females.) Players don’t have to have been playing at the end of regulation time in order to participate in the shootout. A coin toss will decide which team shoots first. The referee will decide which goal to shoot at. Shots will be placed and not dribbled.
    • Teams will alternate taking direct penalty shots from 12 paces off the goal line. (No guy/ girl shooting order is necessary)
    • If tied after the 1st round, the 2nd round will be SUDDEN DEATH i.e. 1st player from Team A scores & 1st player from Team B misses, then Team A wins. Players who shot in the 1st shootout are not eligible to shoot again until all remaining players present have shot. If and when 1 team begins to utilize players for the second time, the other team may “recycle” players as well. Thus, some players on the team with more people present, may or may not shoot.

FORFEITS:

  • If you know in advance that your team is going to forfeit a game, we encourage you to Email us (info@hiveathletic.com) so that we can notify your opponent.

WAIVERS:

  • In order to participate in the league, each participant must sign the team waiver.

SPORTSMANSHIP:

The idea of HIVE ATHLETIC is to have fun. We hope that all participants keep that in mind when becoming involved. Although the games may become intense, you still can be competitive while maintaining good sportsmanship. With this being said, any behavior deemed unacceptable by staff may result in suspension and/or ejection from a game or the league. Abuse of officials/referees and other staff will not be tolerate . HIVE ATHLETIC reserves the right to remove a player from a game or a league if they are considered to be bringing down the quality of the league. HIVE ATHLETIC will not tolerate fighting! Fighting will be an automatic ejection from any game and in most cases ejection from the league for the remainder of the season.

STAFF:

To coordinate and run the league, the officials and/or staff will be available at all times to help the league run as smoothly as possible. If you have questions regarding schedules, policies, rule interpretations, directions to the sponsor bar, etc. please ask.

LEAGUE CANCELLATION/RAINOUT:

Leagues may be postponed due to extreme weather conditions, dangerous or unplayable field conditions, facility constraints, etc. HIVE ATHLETIC staff makes every effort to play all scheduled games, thus we will not cancel games until absolutely necessary.

JERSEYS

Each team will receive a pre-bundled set of colored jerseys with various sizes on the first night of the league. Additional shirts and sizes are available if needed.