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Iowa Soccer Club - Game RulesPLAYER EQUIPMENT: All players MUST have the proper color jersey/shirt to participate. Each player MUST have a numbered jersey to participate NO EXCEPTIONS! Goalkeepers must be in a distinguishing color shirt from either team. All players are required to wear shin guards.FOOTWEAR REQUIREMENTS: Due to maintaining turf surface and player safety indoor footwear will be restricted to indoor soccer shoes or gym shoes, as well as traditional turf shoes. LENGTH OF GAME: All games are played with running time, 45 minutes with NO halftime. THERE WILL BE NO GRACE PERIOD! NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 6 (5 field players + goalie) OFFSIDES: No offsides. NO SLIDE TACKLING: Players must stay upright and "on their feet". This does not prevent players from sliding to stop/intercept a ball but NO contact can be made with opposing players. OUT OF PLAY & RESTARTS: The ball starts at the center spot to start the game, half, or after a goal has been scored. The ball may be put into play in any direction - indirect kick. Kick ins will be taken when the ball crosses one of the touch lines, resulting in an indirect kick. Goal kicks must be taken within the goal box area - indirect kick. Corner kicks are direct kicks. If a ball hits the roof or any fixture attached to the roof, the ball will be placed directly below the place of contact and the kick will be awarded as a direct kick. All restarts, with the exception of the kick off, must be taken within 6 seconds. Failure to put the ball back into play in 6 seconds will result in loss of possession. SUBSTITUTIONS: Substitutions may occur: On an unlimited basis and "on the fly" from their own team area, provided that the player leaving the field and the player entering the field do not participate or create an advantage while they are simultaneously on the surface. The players leaving the field are obliged to do so as quickly as possible and at their assigned bench area. Infringement - Direct kick GOALKEEPERS : A goalkeeper has possession any time he/she has a part of his/her body covering the ball unless he/she is using his/her feet as a field player. Once in possession of the ball the goalie has 6 seconds to release the ball into play. The goalie is not allowed to punt the ball. A goalkeeper can not handle a ball in his/her penalty area that was intentionally played toward the goalie unless; it was played from team-mates non foot or when the ball was last touched by an opposing player. Infringement - Direct kick FREE-KICK & FREE-KICK RESTARTS: The opposing team must IMMEDIATELY and automatically be 12 feet (4 yards) from any restart. Free kicks MUST be put back into play within 6 seconds. FOULS & MISCONDUCTS: All fouls on the field of play will be awarded as a direct kick. There is absolutely NO slide tackling. THE IOWA SOCCER CLUB HAS A ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FIGHTING, VIOLENT OR OTHER INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR! Any PLAYER or COACH red carded MUST LEAVE THE PLAYERS BENCH AREA IMMEDIATELY before the game will restart. Players or coaches receiving a red card or ejection before, during or after a game are prohibited from playing in their team's next match. A players/coach who is serving a suspension is not permitted to participate or coach ANY TEAM for the duration of the suspension! Each Red Card will result in a $25 fine for the team. Fines must be paid in full before the team will be allowed to participate in their next match. The Iowa Soccer Club reserves the right to dismiss any disruptive people from the facility and refuse to allow such person(s) from entering the facility. TIEBREAKER: In round robin play, ties between two or more teams will be broken by the following system:
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