10.0 INDOOR SOCCER (LDYSL Rules and Regulations will apply except for the following.)
10.1 Registration
Indoor registration will commence on the Saturday following Labor Day at the Quarter Final Challenge Cup location. Registrations will only be accepted in person to the LDYSL Board at said location. Availability for placement will be on a first come basis. The indoor Season will commence following Thanksgiving.
10.2 Withdrawal of Teams after Registration
(1) If a registered team withdraws on or before October 1, they will forfeit the LDYSL registration fee. (presentation of extreme circumstances in writing to the League may be considered )
(2) Withdrawal of teams after October 1 but before the schedule is posted, the respective club will forfeit the LDYSL registration fee and will be fined.
(3) Withdrawal of teams after the schedule is posted, the respective Club shall forfeit the LDYSL registration fee and will be fined.
Fines are detailed in Appendix “A”.
10.3 Acceptance by EMSA of any club team from other districts into the Indoor League does NOT mean automatic acceptance into the Outdoor League. This acceptance will require a vote at the AGM or SGM by the membership. Clubs from other Districts will require “Playing Out” and “Playing In” documents from their respective Associations.
10.4 The cut -off date for transferring from team to team is January 31st.
10.5 The cut- off date for registering new players is March 15th.
10.6 If any team has more than three players whom were registered to L4 and above in the preceding outdoor season, the team must play at least one age group higher in the current indoor season.
10.7 The League’s policy is to adhere to the schedule as printed. Coaches and team officials are not permitted to postpone or reschedule any game under the jurisdiction of the LDYSL. Games will only be re-scheduled by the indoor committee if the outcome of the game affects first place in the standings.
Rules of the Game –Indoor
10.8 Number of Players playing the field:
U9 - U12 Seven (7) players including the goal keeper
U13 - U18 Six (6) players including the goalie
10.9 The Minimum numbers of players on the field:
U9-U12 Five (5) players
U13 - U18 Four (4) players
10.10 There is NO offside in Indoor Soccer.
10.11 All games will consist of two, twenty-two (22) minute halves with a one minute half time break.
10.12 All games must start promptly. If the grace period of 5 minutes has passed, the team having less than the required number of minimum players will forfeit the game and the game result will be recorded as 3-0 in favor of the opposing team. If both teams have less than the minimum both teams will be considered to have forfeited the game. Teams will be fined as per LDYSL 20.2.
10.13 The visiting team kicks off to start the game. The ball may be kicked in any direction for all kickoffs.
10.14 In Indoor Challenge Cup and any League Championship game if the score is tied after regulation time, penalty kicks will be taken as per FIFA rules.
Substitutions
10.15 Any team member can substitute on the “fly” at any time during the game, including the goal keeper for which the referee must be notified.
10.16 The referee may stop time at his/her discretion otherwise the clock will remain running.
10.17 Players substituting must be near the touch line nearest their bench area. Failing to do so will result in “too many players on the field” and a two minute minor penalty will be given to the incoming player.
Ball Out of Play
10.18 Throw ins are replaced by kick ins.
10.19 All free kicks are indirect except penalty kicks. Opposing player must be a minimum of five meters from the ball.
10.20 A goal cannot be scored directly from a kick off, corner kick, or goal kick.
10.21 The ball will remain in play if it hits the roof of the dome directly above the field of play.
Fouls and Penalties
10.22 Slide tackles are NOT allowed in Indoor games.
10.23 A referee may assess a two minute penalty for an offence, a caution (yellow) card or both. If in the opinion of the referee, the offence is serious within the penalty area, the referee may award a penalty kick PLUS a two or five minute penalty.
Penalty Assessment:
Referee discretion 2 minutes
Caution (yellow) 2 minutes
Ejection (second yellow) 5 minutes
Ejection (red) 5 minutes
10.24 If a team has two players serving time penalties and another player on the same team receives a time penalty, that player must go into the penalty box. The team must substitute players not serving time penalties to maintain the minimum number. The time penalty of the third player will not commence until the time penalty of the first player has expired.
10.25 In the case that an ejection causes a team to have less than the minimum required players on the field, the penalized team will forfeit the game and the game result will be recorded as 3-0 in favor of the opposing team.
10.27 If in the opinion of the referee a player is deliberately delaying the game, the referee may award a caution.
10.28 Another player on the field may serve a “time” penalty for a goalkeeper.
10.29 Spitting is not permitted at any time in Indoor Soccer.
