Suffolk 6's will follow standard FA Rules & Regulations except for any special conditions as listed below:
Laws of the game:
Suffolk 6’s will follow the FA’s standard small-sided laws of the game.
Key notes:
Area Markings
- The playing area is marked with lines. These lines belong to the areas of which they are boundaries.
Players Equipment
- A player must not use equipment or wear anything that is dangerous to himself or another player.
- All jewellery should be removed. Plain wedding bands must be taped if they cannot be removed.
- Shinguards must be covered entirely by the socks, made of a suitable material (rubber, plastic or similar substances) and provide a reasonable degree of protection.
- Astroturf trainers or moulded sole footwear only
Procedure
- all players, excluding designated goalkeepers, remain outside the penalty area
- the goalkeeper does not play the ball a second time until it has touched another player
- the ball is in play when the ball is thrown from any point within the penalty area by the goalkeeper of the defending team
- the goalkeeper can only throw the ball underarm
- play is restarted from the sideline by a kick in only
- overhead height play is allowed
- defending players must be 3 metres away from the ball / pitch marking at all restarts, including a restart from the goalkeeper
- any blue card will be accompanied with a 5 minute temporary suspension (sin bin)
- a player receiving a second blue card, or a red card, will be permanently excluded for the remainder of the match and will serve a suspension (as detailed in the County FA Disciplinary System for Small Sided Football)
- "A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player slides in an attempt to play the ball when it is being played or attempted to be played by an opponent (sliding tackle)"
- "The Referee ensures any player bleeding from a wound leaves the playing area". A substitution can take place whilst the injury is attended to. The player may return to the match once the referee is satisfied that the bleeding has been dealt with; during a stoppage in play.