Amherst Soccer Association – 2021-2022 Indoor House League Rules
Absolutely no jewelry including earrings, studs/new piercings
WATER ONLY allowed on the surface, no snacks, no food
8U Rules and Procedures – NARC – Using small goals
- 4 v 4 with NO Goalkeepers. Please encourage the children to play in a square shape- everyone attacks, everyone defends.
- do not instruct a player to stand in front of the goal and not move.
- all restarts are played as kick-ins, no throws.
- corner kicks allowed
- goal kicks - place ball 3 large steps out from goal, have player take run at ball to kick. Opposing team must retreat to midfield.
- no scores or standings are kept
- encourage playing all positions
- if you do not have enough players, borrow from the other team
- games are 25 minutes running time
- A Goal may only be scored from a team’s offensive half of the field.
- two games will be played per session – White jerseys will switch fields i.e. White from Field 1 moves to Field 3, white from Field 3 moves to Field 1
10U BOYS, 10U GIRLS, 12U GIRLS - INDOOR Rules – NARC – Using larger goals
1. 4 v 4 plus Goalkeeper (total 5 v 5)
- Subs on the fly, like hockey
- No offsides
- No goalkeeper punts, ball must stay below head height, otherwise possession and a free kick will be awarded to the opposing team – Ball should not be rolled or thrown past midfield by goalkeeper.
- No Throw-ins from the sidelines. Instead ball is placed on ground and passed into a teammate with the foot
- On free kicks and corners the opposing team must be minimum of 5 yards away from the ball. On goal kicks, retreat to midfield
- No slide tackles, players must not go to ground to steal possession back
- no scores or standings are kept
- encourage playing all positions including goalkeeper
- if you do not have enough players, borrow from the other team
- games will consist of 2, 25-minute halves and a 5-minute halftime
- A Goal may only be scored from a team’s offensive half of the field.
12U BOYS – 14U COED - INDOOR Rules – Village Glen – Using small goals
1. 5 v 5 with NO Goalkeepers – may play 6 v 6 if coaches agree or 4 v 4 if attendance is low
- Subs on the fly, like hockey
- No offsides
- No goalkeeper punts, ball must stay below head height, otherwise possession and a free kick will be awarded to the opposing team – Ball should not be rolled or thrown past midfield by goalkeeper.
- No Throw-ins from the sidelines. Instead ball is placed on ground and passed into a teammate with the foot
- On free kicks, goal kicks and corners the opposing team must be minimum of 5 yards away from the ball
- No slide tackles, players must not go to ground to steal possession back
- no scores or standings are kept
- encourage playing all positions – players are not to stand in front of the goal where a goalie would stand
- if you do not have enough players, borrow from the other team
- games will consist of 2, 25-minute halves and a 5-minute halftime
- A Goal may only be scored from a team’s offensive half of the field.