Summer 5-a-side soccer set to go for another season

The 2005 5-a-side season kicks off on Thursday October 6. Registration is at 7pm on Thursday September 22 at the Matamata AFC clubrooms.

Rules & regulations

Registration $100 per team.
Game duration 9 minutes each way.

Three grades are available:
Open grade open to players of any ability.
B grade limited to two recognised soccer players (or players of like ability) per team.
Businesshouse no recognised soccer player (or player of like ability) in the team.
You can indicate your preference, but the final decision on which grade your team is placed remains with the Match Committee.

Each team is allowed a maximum of ten registered players.
Three points per win, one point per draw. No extra time.
A maximum of three minutes for a late start. After this, the game will be awarded to the opposition.
Trainers only should be worn. No studs. If you choose to wear bare feet you do so at your own risk.
Please report results to the official scorer immediately after the game.
Team colours must not clash. Colours must be declared on registration night.

Match rules
1. Kick-off: players must be outside the circle and in their own half (the same applies following the scoring of a goal).
2. No player, apart from the goalkeeper, may enter the goal area. Should a player do so, a free kick will be given at the point of entry (attacker), or a penalty kick will be awarded (defender).
3. Opposition players must retire 5 yards from the ball on all free kicks. All fouls as per regular football will apply and will be punished accordingly, as will persistent foul play. A player may be suspended from the game and may miss a maximum of two further games - the Match Committee will adjudicate.
4. Corners and throw-ins will be rolled in to play (using one hand). For goal kicks, the goalkeeper will roll the ball out. Attackers must be a minimum of 5 yards away.
5. No ball may travel above cross bar height (approx shoulder height). If the ball does travel above cross bar height, an indirect free kick will be awarded at the spot from which the ball was kicked.
6. Should any team persist in time wasting a goal will be given against them (at the discretion of the referee).
7. A maximum of five players from each team are allowed on the field at any one time. Teams may use as many substitutions as they wish during the course of a game.
8. Any team that plays an unregistered player or a player from another team runs the risk of forfeiting the goals and points from that game - the Match Committee will adjudicate.
9. Should a team wish to deregister a player and register another, the Match Committee must be advised before the player takes part in the competition.
10. Goalkeepers are permitted to venture outside the goal area and play as in regular football.
11. Pass Backs: If the ball is passed back to the goal keeper by a team mate, the goal keeper may not pick the ball up - it must be played with the feet. Should the ball be picked up, the resulting free kick will be indirect, with the ball placed anywhere on the field of play. Defenders must be at least five yards away, or on the line of the goal area.

Fixtures will appear weekly in the Matamata Chronicle and will be posted on the website.

Please place litter in the bins provided. No BYO alcohol is permitted on the grounds.