Mighty Matt 3 v. 3 Soccer

Tournament Rules

 

1.   Player Registration:

All players must be registered on their respective team’s 3v3 roster.  Roster changes, substitutions and additions, must be made before a team’s first game is started.

 

Teams will be placed into divisions based upon age and gender.  Teams that span more than one age group will be placed into the division of the oldest player on the team.

 

2.   Check In:  (Concession Pavilion)

·       Friday night from 5:00 to 7:00pm at Franks Park

·       Saturday morning from 7:00-8:30am

 

All teams must check in at least 30 minutes prior to their first game.  Please be at your assigned field at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start of your game.

 

3.   Number of Players:

Four is the maximum and three is the minimum number of players on a team.  Players may only play on one team per division.  There are no goalkeepers in 3v3.

 

4.   Game Duration:

There will be two 12 minutes halves with a 5 minute half time. The game clock will be managed by the referee and is continuous.  There will be 5-10 minutes allotted time between each game.

 

1.   Equipment

Game balls will be provided by the Mighty Matt Tournament Crew.

·       U10-U12 will use ball size 4

·       U14 and up will use ball size 5

·       Players CANNOT wear any clothing with zippers, buttons, pins, etc.   All jewelry needs to be removed.

·       Shin guards are MANDATORY

 

2.   Field Dimensions:

The playing field is 30 yards wide by 40 yards long.

 

3.   The Goal Box:

The goal box, a ten foot (radius) arc, is directly in front of the goal.  There is no ball contact allowed within the goal box, however, any player may pass through the goal box.  If the ball comes to rest in the goal box, a goal kick is awarded regardless of who touched the ball last.  Any part of the ball or player’s body on the line is considered in the goal box and is an extension of such.  If a defender touches the ball in the goal box, a penalty kick is awarded to the offensive team from the center line.  If an offensive player touches the ball within the goal box, a goal kick is awarded to the defensive team.

 

4.   Goal scoring:

A goal may only be scored from a touch within a team’s offensive half of the field. The ball must be completely on the offensive half of the field and not touching the mid-line.

 

5.   Restarts after goals:

After a goal is scored the team that is scored upon restarts the game by playing a goal kick. Teams will not restart in the center of the field.

 

10.   Kick-ins:

When the ball goes out of bounds, a kick-in from the sideline will be used instead of a throw-in. 

·       All kick-ins are direct, which means players are allowed to score directly off the kick (but only on the offensive side of the field).

·       The player who performs the kick-in is not allowed to touch the ball again until a teammate or an opposing player has touched the ball.

·       If a player dribbles in or retouches the ball before another player does, a kick-in will be awarded to the other team from the same spot.

 

11.   Direct Kicks Only:

There are no indirect kicks, whenever the referee awards a free kick it is always a direct kick.  These fouls result in a direct free kick if the referee decides it was done carelessly, recklessly, or using too much force:

·       Kicking, Tripping, Striking or Charging at an opponent

·       Pushing or Holding an opponent

·       Spitting at an opponent

·       Deliberately handling the ball with any part of the hand or arm.

 

12.   Five Yard Rule:

In all dead ball situations, including kickoffs, defending players must stand at least five yards away from the ball.  If the defensive player’s goal area is closer than five yards, the ball shall be placed five yards from the goal area in line with the place of the foul.

 

13.   Penalty Kicks:

The PK should be taken at the centerline and a player from the team that was fouled is allowed an “open” shot to goal. If the player scores, restart the game as if a goal were scored, if the player does NOT score restart the game with a goal kick.

 

14.   No Slide Tackling

 

15.   No Offside

 

16.   Substitutions:

Teams are allowed to sub players on the fly, there does not need to be a stoppage of play for a team to sub a player out.

 

17.   Point System:

3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss.

 

18.   Tiebreakers:

If there is a tiebreaker situation one of 3 things needs to happen: 1) head to head match up- not applicable if there is more than one team. 2) Goals scored. 3) Fewest Goals allowed.

 

19.   The referee’s ruling is FINAL

 

20.   Unless otherwise noted regular FIFA rules apply.