36.0 INDOOR TURF SPECIFIC

A.      NUMBER OF PLAYERS

i)        Men’s Turf games are played 8v8 including the goalkeeper. (7 out, 1 keeper)

ii)       Master’s Turf games are played 8v8 including the goalkeeper. (7 out, 1 keeper)

iii)     Women’s Turf games are played 8v8 including the goalkeeper. (7 out, 1 keeper)

iv)     The minimum number of players for Men’s, Women’s and Men’s Masters Turf games is 5.

B.       SLIDE TACKLING

i)        Slide tackling is permitted in turf games.

ii)       Slide tackling is not permitted in Legends games.

C.      OUT OF BOUNDS

i)     Any restart of play after the ball has been ruled as out of bounds will take place at the point of where the ball went out.

D.      OFFSIDE

i)        Offsides will not be called in the turf league.

E.      CORNER KICKS/FREE KICKS/THROW-INS As per FIFA regulations:

i)        Corner Kicks: are to be taken from the corner spot. The opposing players must remain at least 10 yards away from the ball until it is played. The kicker may not touch the ball again until it has touched another player. If he/she does, a free kick is awarded against them.

ii)       Free Kicks: players must remain 10 yards away from all free kicks until ball is played.

iii)     Throw-ins: A goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in. The throw-in is to be taken from the point where the ball left the playing surface. When the ball goes out of bounds on the side of the field the result will be throw-in for the opposition at the point where the ball exited play.

F.       SUBSTITUTIONS

i)        SAS will allow an unlimited number of substitutions during a game. These substitutions will be allowed “on the fly” but will take place in a designated area at center field. A player must be fully off the field before their replacement is allowed on. Substitutions must take place in the designated area on your team’s side of half. Failure to follow proper substitution rules will result in a yellow card.

ii)       Players may substitute on specifically to take a penalty kick.

G.       PENALTY KICKS

i) For Playoffs, or tournaments, if a game is to be decided by penalty kicks, the Turf league follows FIFA Laws of the Game in addition to:

a. Eligible players shall be those that are present, on the game roster, eligible to play that game, on the field at the end of regular time and have not been red carded.

b. The total number of players to participate in the penalty kicks shall be determined by team with the least number of eligible players.

c. No player may take a second penalty kick until all other eligible and selected participants have also kicked.

ii) For a singular penalty kick within a game, regular FIFA rules apply.

H.       PENALTIES

i)        Cards received in the Turf games follow procedures outlined in FIFA laws of the game.

ii)       See 35.0 SOCCER CENTRE SPITTING POLICY for details regarding this specific penalty.

I.      FOOTWEAR

All footwear must be clean and meet the following guidelines:

i)        soccer cleats

ii)       molded studs

iii)     blades

iv)     turf trainers

v)       indoor shoes

NO metal cleats allowed according to all FIFA Laws regarding the Players Equipment. The Saskatoon Soccer Centre Inc. reserves the right to impose sanctions on players using metal cleats on their facility fields.