The University of Texas at El Paso
Recreational Sports Department
Indoor Soccer Rules
Playing Area
§ All games shall be played on Memorial Gym Court.
§ All walls in Memorial gym are inbounds.
§ Only the ceiling (raised basketball hoops are considered part of the ceiling) is out of bounds, kicking the ball in this place results in a free kick for the other team.
The Game
§ Each indoor soccer team shall field no more than six people at one time. (Co-ed teams, a maximum, three shall be men).
§ A game shall consist of two continuous 20 minute halves, with a five minute half-time.
§ The clock will only be stopped when there is an injury which requires stoppage of play.
§ Games that start late cannot last longer than the hour allotted to them.
§ Draws are draws; overtime will only be played in the playoffs!
§ Substitutions may be made on the fly as in ice hockey.
§ There is no offside rule.
Fouls
§ The fundamental rules of outdoor soccer apply in indoor soccer--i.e. no handballs, tripping, hitting, fouling, etc.
§ In addition, slide tackles are not allowed (you would be nuts to try one anyway).
In the event of a tie, a winner will be decided by penalty kicks.
All other rules not covered by this supplement shall be governed by Recreational Sports outdoor soccer rules.