Either team may substitute on goalkick or after a goal is scored.To promote necessary mask breaks; Either team may substitue on a throw-in.Team with restart may substitute at their own corner kick, IFK, drop ball, or for an injured player.Opposing team may substitute when team with restart does.At least one player should be ready at midfield to indicate pending player substitution.Other players may enter from the bench area.
Slide Tacklig
No slide tackling against an opponent is allowed.A player is allowed to go to ground intentionally only to save a ball going out of bounds or into the goal away from other players.
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Intentional Heading is Not allowed
Free Kicks
▪Opposing team must be at least 8 yards from the ball.
▪No IFK/DFK/PK to attacking team inside the penalty area. Take kick on the penalty area line nearest to the spot of the infraction.Restart is IFK.
▪(Per updated LOTG, )IFK to defending team inside their own penalty is in play when ball is touched/moves.Defending team must be behind Build-out Line until ball is played outside of the penalty area.Same as goal kick. (otherwise retake).
Offside
Yes, inside attacking half of the field.
Kick-Off
One player allowed to be in attacking half to play ball.Ball is in play when ball is touched and moves.
Drop Balls
Uncontested with opponents no nearer than 4.5 yds.In play when contacts the ground.Must touch another player for a goal to be scored after drop ball restart.Possesion is given to last team in possession prior to stop of play, except in penalty area possesion is given to defending goalkeeper.Ball that contacts a referee in the field of play that alters play (out of bounds, interferes with a pass, starts a promising attack for opponent, etc..) is awarded a dropball to last team in possesion.
Throw-In
If taken improperly, player is given a 2nd try to begin season. (No throw-ins have been taken in over a year.Can tighten later in the season.)
Goal Kick
▪Ball is in play when touched and moves.(Short goal kick is allowed.)
▪Defending team must remain behind Build-out Line until the ball is played outside of the penalty area by the team taking the goal kick.
▪If ball is kicked over the halfway line without it touching the ground or another player, IFK to the opposing team where the ball crossed the halfway line.
Keeper Release
If the GK throws, passes, punts, or drop kicks the ball over the halfway line without it touching the ground or another player, IFK to the opposing team where the ball crossed the halfway line.
