IAS 6-v-6 Indoor Soccer Rules
- NO off-sides
- Kick Off
- In-Direct, and can be played backwards.
- On the Fly Substitutions
- Player must be 7 feet from their team’s bench
area, before sub steps on.
- NO Sliding
- Keeper can slide, in Goal Box only, in an effort
to make a save.
- Any player, intentionally or unintentionally,
playing the ball with a knee on the turf will draw a whistle from the
official.
- Any and all attempts to slide tackle a player will
result in a Card.
- Last-Man Tackle will result in a Penalty
Kick (Direct).
- All Kicks & Re-starts are In-Direct
- This refers to fouls, corner kicks and kick-ins,
not Penalty Kicks.
- Five yards, not ten, is the distance away that the
defense must attempt to allow, if the kicking team asks for “10” the
official will count out the five yards, play will re-start with a
whistle.
- Half Field Line
- A Goal Keeper may not throw the ball over the line
in the air.
- Ball must touch a field player or the turf
before crossing the line.
- A Goal Kick may not travel over line in the air.
- Ball must touch a field player or the turf
before crossing the line.
- Sideline Kick-ins & Corner Kicks
- Throw-ins are not used.
- In-Direct Kicks are awarded at the spot the ball
crossed over the sideline.
- A Defender must stand 7 feet away from the ball.
- A request can be made, to the official, by the
Kicker if she/he feels the Defender is too close.
- Yellow Card
- 2 Minutes Off field for that player, team
plays short
- Player can return after 2 minutes, not before.
- If a goal is scored the team then plays at
full-strength.
- Second Yellow Card in the same game, results in a
Soft-Red.
- Soft Red Card
- Given to a player that receives a second Yellow
card in the same contest.
- Player is disqualified for the game.
- Team plays short (man-down) for 2 minutes.
- Red Card
- Disqualified for the remainder of the game.
- Player must meet with Soccer Director before
playing next game.
- Team plays at full-strength.
- Second Red Card in a Calendar Year equals a 1 Year
ban from Facility.
- Any Team with a total of two Red Cards in a
Tournament will not qualify for the play-offs.
- Start of Game
- A team must be able to field 3 field players and a
GK for a game to start.
- A team may also play down to 4 (total)
players.
- If a player is carded the game is ended and
considered a forfeit.
- If a player is injured the game is ended and
considered a forfeit
- Players may be added at any time.
- Fighting
- Banned indefinitely from ALL IAS
Events, Leagues and Tournaments.