Soccer

• 9 players, 7 to start game
• Game time is forfeit time.

• The duration of the game shall be 2 equal periods of 20 minutes each.
• Halftime shall be 5 minutes.
• A team winning by forfeit will be given a +2 goal differential.
• If a team is ahead by 5 goals with two minutes remaining the game shall be called.
• Overtime - Each team will alternate 5 penalty kicks, if still tied, 1 to 1 penalty kick showdown.
• Team will be on side of field opposite the bleachers (not on the same side as fans).

• Equipment

• Cleats CANNOT be metal or have a toe cleat
• Shinguards MUST be worn at all times, or the offending player will be issued a red card and team must play a man down
• Casts and braces must be approved by the referee or supervisor to ensure that they are not safe to play with

• Coin toss at the beginning of the game, choice of ends of the field and the kickoff shall be decided by a coin toss. Team winning the toss shall have the choice of ends of the field or the kickoff.

• At referee's whistle, player takes a place-kick (ball is stationary on center line) into opponent's half of field.
• Each opposing player must remain 10 yards from the ball until it has been kicked.
• Any forward motion by the ball or contact with the ball is considered in play.
• A goal may not be scored directly from a kick-off.
• Kicker may not play ball again until it has touched another player.
• Ball is kicked off center line following a goal.

• Play

• ALL CALLS ARE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE REFEREE.
• A ball thrown in to the goalie must be played with his/her feet. They cannot pick the ball up.
• A ball intentionally played to the goalie must be played with the feet, unless it is played back with the head.
• Slide tackling is allowed. The tackle CANNOT be from behind. This call is at the referee's discretion.

• Cards

• Foul language will not be tolerated. A yellow card will be issued for excessive profanity, at the referee's discretion.
• A yellow card requires automatic substitution
• Two yellows constitute a "soft red". The player must leave for the remainder of the game, and the team plays a man down. No suspension will occur for a soft red.
• A "hard" red (recieving a red card, not two yellows) will be issued for unsportsmanlike conduct, excessively hard fouls, taunting, etc. The player must leave the playing area, and the team is not allowed to sub. The player will automatically be suspended for the next scheduled game, and may recieve a longer suspension upon review of his/her actions by the IMA Executive Committee.
• Fighting is an automatic 2 game suspension. A longer suspension or expulsion may result at the discretion of the Intramural Director.

• A player is offside if he is nearer his opponents' goal line than the ball at the moment the ball is played unless: 1) He is in his own half of the field of play, 2) There are two of his opponents nearer to their own goal line than he, 3) The ball was last touched or was played by an opponent, 4) He receives the ball directly from a goal-kick, a corner-kick, a throw-in, or it is dropped by the referee.
• One of the fundamentals to remember in connection with offside is the position of the ball with respect to the player: 1) A player not ahead of the ball in his offensive half of the field cannot be offside, 2) If a player is ahead of the ball when it is last played by one of his own teammates, he must have two opponents nearer to the opposing goal or endline, 3) A player cannot be offside if he receives a ball from his opponent regardless of his position.
• A player once offside cannot put himself onside. He can become onside only: 1) If an opponent next plays the ball, 2) If he is behind the ball when it is next played by his teammate, 3) If he has two opponents between him and the endline or goal line when the ball is played by one of his teammates farther from the opponents' end or goal line than himself.
• The ball rebounding off a goal post or crossbar does not put a player onside who was offside when the ball was last played. A player cannot be offside on the first play in the following instances: 1) When an opponent last played the ball, 2) On a corner kick, 3) On a goal kick, 4) On a drop ball, 5) On a throw-in.

• Charging
• Handling Ball
• Holding
• Kneeing
• Kicking
• Pushing
• Striking
• Tripping Penalty kick is awarded for direct free kick offense in penalty area.

• Dangerous Play
• Obstruction
• Off-side
• Substitution without permission
• Unsportsmanlike conduct
• Interfering with goalkeeper
• Delay by goalkeeper in clearing the ball.

• Ball goes out of bounds by two players simultaneously
• Player falling on ball
• Officials time out for injury.

• A penalty kick shall be taken from the penalty mark. All players except kicker and opposing goal tender shall be within the playing field but outside the playing area, and at least 10 yards from the ball.
• The goalie shall remain on the goal line facing the kicker between the posts. He/she is permitted to move laterally (i.e. side to side) but shall not step or lunge forward until the ball is kicked.
• The player taking the kick must kick the ball forward. He shall not play the ball a second time until it has been touched by another player.
• The original kicker may not play the ball rebounding from the goal post or crossbar until it has touched another player.

• Substitutions

• All substitutions must take place at the mid-field area. The exiting player must be off the field prior to the substitute entering the field. Both teams may substitute an unlimited number of players on goal kicks, after a goal is scored, at halftime, when a player is carded (yellow or red), or during an injury. Only the team possessing the ball may sub on a corner or free kick. The team not possessing the ball may sub on throw-ins only if the team possessing the ball subs first. NO SUBSTITUTES ALLOWED ON AN OFFSIDE CALL.

INTRAMURAL POINTS FOR SOCCER:

MEN

Soccer is considered a Round Robin Sport in our point systeam. The point spread is 10 for Division I and the first place team will score 350. The point spread for Division II is 8 points and the first place team will receive 265 points.

WOMEN

The women's point spread is 10 points and the first place team will receive 120 points for all round robin sports.