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It’s BACK!

6-a-side summer football
tournament organiser: Upper Hutt City Football Marauders social team

• Combined teams: 14th grade to senior (male and female)
• Starts Thursday 23rd November for 4 weeks (stop for Xmas), restart January 11th for 6 weeks
• 5.35pm / 6.10pm / 6.45pm / 7.20pm  kick off times
• $40 per week for 10 weeks (8 players $5 each)
• Maidstone Park Turf

Please note: all subs must be paid in full prior to kick off or on kick off night.

Here’s how we’ll play

Teams

• 6 players on the field at one time (including a keeper)
• Subs can only come on once exiting player has come off, this must be done at half way and with a tag on hands
• Warm ups only on the warm up pitch
• All teams must give 72 hours (3 days) notice of a default
• Game can start when a team has 4 players

Timings          

• Games to start from 5.35pm through to 7.20pm last kick off
• 2 x 15 minute halves and 5 min half time
• Every one minute late to kick off concedes a goal to the opposition team who is waiting. 
• Play goes ahead in all weather.—apart from lightening storms

Play

• You can score from anywhere on the pitch, but not directly from a throw in or a free kick
• Throw-ins as normal. Teams please assist in retrieving over shot balls (out of bounds), 3 balls per game will be available to ensure continuous play
• No off-sides

Joker card bonus

• Each team will get 4 joker cards for the season to be used any week they choose except the finals week. If used the game changes to — last goal wins

Pitch / goal size

• Length of playing pitch = width of the full sized turf – markers will be set
• Goal size may change from full size one week, to smaller the next randomly
• Goal boxes are up to 10 metres in front of the goal line spreading the full width of the playing pitch

Free kicks, penalty & dead balls

• All free kicks are to be taken from where the foul occurred or behind the mark if it’s to be taken quickly
• All defending players must be 5m from the ball until the ball has been played, unless taken quickly
• There are no direct penalties, only free kicks or in-direct
• The ref may choose to complete a drop ball if he/she stops play, or award a free kick

Fouls

• No riding or pushing a player from behind
• No feet up challenges
• No dangerous play or slide tackles
• Keep elbows down
• No abusive language
• No hand balls
• No time wasting
• If a team has committed five fouls in quick succession, there will be a free kick given to the opposing team. The player who commits the final foul will spend 5 minutes in the bin, the team cannot bring on another player during this 5 min period or make any subs. If any dispute, the referee can elect to restart the game with a ball drop or award a free kick.

Goalkeepers

• Goalkeepers can leave the goal box at anytime to join play up field
• If goalkeeper picks up the ball outside of the markers = free kick
• Goalkeepers can be rotated but the ref must be notified to stop play as this happens
• Goalkeepers can distribute the ball anyway he/she chooses
• Goal kicks to be taken from anywhere along the 10 metre goalkeeper box

Referee

• If the ball strikes the referee, the team who had immediate possession retains the ball
• Referee’s decision is final