TIS LEAGUES RULES
ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE CURRENT TIS PLAYER PASS OR THEY CANNOT PLAY. ALL YOUTH COACHES MUST ALSO HAVE CURRENT PASS.
I. STANDARD INDOOR RULES APPLY
A. 5 second to restart after referee whistles for restart.
B. Two hands on wall will result as foul.
C. No Offside.
D. Unlimited subsitutions while ball is in play.
E. Free Kick on:
1. 3-line violation (a team may not advance the ball in the air across all three lines without touching a person, the wall or the floor). Free kick for opposing team on their defensive line.
2. Any ball that hits the ceiling or goes over beams will restart at closest line.
3. Any ball otherwise considered out of bounds is restarted within 3 feet of the wall within 5 seconds. All other restarts must wait for whistle, then 5 second rule applies (including restart after a goal is scored). Failure to comply results in loss of possession.
F. No goal kicks. Goalkeeper will restart the ball (punt or throw) within 5 seconds.
G. Goalkeeper may pick up a pass back ONLY if ball is played from outside the goal box and ball bounces off of the wall or by header & chest.
H. Goalkeeper may NOT bring the ball into the box and pick it up. Doing so will result in a shoot out for the opposing team.
I. Goalkeeper may NOT cross the center line in ALL REC AND YOUTH OPEN leagues.
J. NO checking into the boards. NO sliding, or slide tackles except for goal keeper in box.
K. Foul Penalties
1. Player will be sent to Penalty box for 2 minutes upon accumulation of 3 personal fouls.
2. 5 team fouls will result in 2 minutes in the penalty box for the player committing the 5th foul.
3. If the 5th team foul results in a direct blue card, that player AND one other must serve time.
4. Every foul from the 11th on will result in a penalty kick from the top of the arc.
5. Teams will be charged with a "Delay of Game" foul towards the 5 team fouls for having unauthorized persons on their bench. Only players and max 1 coaches allowed in the player's bench area , Coach must be on roster.
6. Delay of Game for not allowing mandatory 3 yard clearance IMMEDIATELY for ALL restarts will result in a blue card. Delay of game in the final 2 minutes of game can result in a RED CARD.
7. Player is ejected from the game on 3rd card given. Yellow or blue.
L. RED CARD AUTOMATIC EJECTION
1. Fighting/Spitting,all red cards are supject to a $100.00 Fine. Bench clearing results in team Loss. 3 violations commited by a team can result in team suspension from TIS.All RED CARDS are minimum 1 week suspension.
M. RED CARD SUSPENSION: Suspension from the arena from ALL league play depending on the severity of the offense. ALL RED CARDS minimum 1 suspension.
II. GAME STRUCTURE
A. Two 24-minute half for league games, U-14 and older (20-minute halves U-12 and younger). Tournament/Playoff times may vary. Team have 5 min to start game or its a forfeit.
B. Player check in wearing proper gear (shin guards and indoor soccer footwear must be worn--NO CLEATS).
C. Six players on field, including goalkeeper. Co-ed teams must field 1or 2 females 4 men max or play short handed,U-6 through U-10 default is seven players on the field, including goalkeeper.
D. Youth Leagues my vary on amount of players on the field.
E. Youth REC Mercy Rule: If a team reaches a 5 goal differential during the game, they MUST remove a player from the field. If a team reaches a 10 goal differential, they must remove a second player from the field. If the differential drops below the requirement, player may return to game. If a team reaches 15 goal differential or commits their 5th foul and has only 4 players in the game, they will not be required to remove a player (less than 4 players results in a forfeit). Instead, the opposing team will be awarded a penalty kick from the top of the arc.
III. POINT SYSTEM
A. 3 points for a win, if any team forfeits team loses 3pts in standings (does not apply to youth leagues) & 0-5 loss. 2 forfeits team are dissqulifed from playoffs (does not apply to youth leagues). YOUTH COMP is only allowed a 15 goal differential per game. COED LEAGUE & YOUTH REC (if posted) are only allowed 10 goal differential per game. Any YOUTH team requesting a postponed game for any reason, must forfeit said game if it cannot be rescheduled for any reason.
B. 1 point for a tie
C. NO points for a loss.
IV. TIE BREAKERS, if no clear winner is determand all teams with same ponits go to next
tie breaker.
A. Head to Head (win/loss ONLY)
B. Goal differential
C. Goals scored
D. Goals against
E. Coin Toss
V. TEAM MANAGER IS REPONSIBLE FOR PLAYERS ON FIELD & BENCH. NO PLAYER PASS--NO PLAY!
A. Players may NOT play in any play-off game unless they have played in at least one league game.
B. All teams must bring soccer balls.
C. Youth schedules are subject to change. Coach/Manager is responsible for checking website to verify game times each week.
Turlock Indoor Soccer (TIS) offers a safe and family friendly environment for the use and enjoyment of each individual player. TIS honors the FAIR PLAY system and hopes that all individual players will collaborate with this system. TIS reserves the right to decline participation to any individual what declines to particpate under the FAIR PLAY system and/or creates animosity and/or disruption amongst other players, spectators and/or anyone involved with TIS. Any team that gets in a fight, team will be suspended or permently be out of all leagues and forfit all team fees. Players that are not involed pending on TIS review will be able to particpate in other leagues or teams