Intramural Game Rules
Competition
Indoor Soccer is a Tier 2 event. Sign-up is required. Companies that miss the sign-up deadline will not be scheduled to play. Athletic skill and physical fitness may be required.
Roster
Desired roster size is ten (10) players. The game is played 5-on-5 with one player designated as a goalkeeper. Four (4) players are required to avoid a forfeit. One player from each team is designated as the team captain before the start of play.
Rules
Start time is forfeit time: there is no grace period for players to arrive late. One (1) game forfeit disqualifies a team from further play.
It is strongly recommended that players wear a mouthpiece. Slide tackling will result in immediate ejection. There are no warnings or exceptions.
Games are played in two 12-minute halves with a 3-minute break between halves. At officials’ discretion, games may be shortened; twenty minutes of play will constitute a complete game. The clock runs continuously except for officials’ time-outs. There are no team time-outs.
Teams will go to penalty kicks if there is a tie at the end of regulation play—teams alternate kickers. Following five (5) kicks for each team, the winner is the team scoring the most goals. If the game remains tied, kicks will continue until one team scores and the other does not. At the end of regulation, players on the court must kick penalty kicks before any sideline player.
If a female scores a goal, the point value is two (2).
There is no offsides rule. All out balls are kicked-in, no throw-ins. Players may not score on a direct kick from out-of-bounds.
Violation of any of the following rules results in a two-minute power play to the opposing team (i.e., the offending team plays man-down); the offending player is suspended from play for the remainder of the half, and the opposing team takes a direct free-kick from the *spot of penalty:
- intentionally handling the ball
- deliberately kicking an opponent
- tripping an opponent
- charging, rushing, or holding an opponent
- other dangerous play as judged by officials
- *Any penalty inside the goal box results in a direct free-kick from
- the top of the basketball key.
Any player charged with two (2) fouls is disqualified from the game.
The National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association governs all other rules.