GENERAL RULES:

• Futsal is played on a basketball court, with a futsal ball (a smaller and heavier ball than a regular soccer ball).

• THERE IS NO SLIDE TACKLING IN FUTSAL.

• No heading the ball. 

• Although some contact is unavoidable, futsal is largely a non-contact sport. Legal contact shall not be careless, reckless, or excessive.

• There are no off-sides in futsal.
   

PLAYER EQUIPMENT:

• Players must wear flat soled tennis shoes or indoor soccer flats. No cleats.

• All players should wear shin guards.

• Players will not be allowed to wear any jewelry.

• Teams will be provided pinnies.

• Goalkeepers must wear a different color shirt/pinnie from the other players.
   

ALL GRADES: 

• 5 players on the court, 4 + goalkeeper 

• Futsal Ball, size 3

• All games are 20-minute halves - running clock, no stoppage time

• 2 minute half-time

• All games will have a referee.
   

SUBSTITUTIONS:

• Substitutions will be made on the fly and are unlimited.

• Subs cannot go on the field until the exit player has reached the bench. 

• Goalkeeper substitutions can only be made when the ball is out of play and the referee has given permission.
   

START OF PLAY:

• Home team has kickoff.

• Opposing team waits outside of the center circle and the ball will be deemed in play once it has been touched.

• Back kick is allowed (i.e. the ball does not have to move forward past the center line). 

OUT OF BOUNDS:

• Ball will be out of play when it has wholly crossed the goal line or touchline.

• If a ball goes out-of-bounds on the sidelines, then it will be a kick-in to restart play.

• The ball will be placed on the sideline where it went out-of-bounds and the player will have 5 seconds to kick the ball back into play or it becomes opponent’s ball.

• All kick-ins will be indirect — defense must give 4 yards.

• Balls out-of-bounds on the end lines for the offensive team will be a corner kick. Normal soccer rules apply (kick is direct.) Defense must give 4 yards.

• Balls out-of-bounds on the end line for the defensive team will be a goalkeeper throw instead of a goal kick. Goalie must throw in - no punts or drop-kicks allowed. 

• The goalkeeper will throw the ball in, in place of a goal kick. The ball must touch either a player or the floor prior to crossing half court.

• Balls hitting the ceiling or lights is out of play. The play shall be restarted with a kick-in on the nearest touch line. The opposing team will take the kick-in.

GOALKEEPER:

• The goalkeeper may not use his/her hands outside their own penalty area.

• Keeper may slide in own penalty area but only when playing the ball.

• Keeper may not kick the ball after releasing it until another player has played it (no punts or drop-kicks allowed).

• The goalkeeper will throw the ball in place of a goal kick. No punts or drop-kicks allowed. The ball must touch either a player or the floor prior to crossing half court. An indirect free kick from the center mark is awarded to the opposing team if this does not happen.

• Goalkeeper has 5 seconds to return ball to play.

• The ball is not in play until it clears the penalty area. If the ball is received inside the penalty area, then the goalkeeper throw is taken again.

FOULS & PENALTIES:

• All foul restarts shall be awarded an indirect free kick, except for fouls that occur in the penalty area or fouls resulting from dangerous play.

• Fouls will result in either an indirect free kick or a penalty kick.