FOOTBALL RULES

FOOTBALL RULES

OLIVER MEDINA VEGA 2º ESO-A

INDEX

RULE 1: THE PLAYING SURFACE RULE RULE 2: THE BALL RULE 3: THE PLAYERS RULE 4: DURATION OF MATCH RULE 5: START AND RESUME OF GAME RULE 6: PENALTY AND DOUBLE PENALTY RULE 7: INFRINGEMENTS AND SANCTIONS RULE 8: THROW-IN AND CORNER KICK

RULE 1: THE PLAYING SURFACE

The court or playing field must have a rectangular surface. The longer sides are called sidelines and the shorter sides are called baselines.

It must be homogene, ous, smooth and free of roughness. It cannot have decline.

Length: between 25 and 42 m Width: between 16 and 25 m

The goals not attached to the ground will be made up of two 2 m vertical posts joined by a 3 meter long horizontal crossbar.

The penalty area and penalty line are located 6 m away from the goal line.

RULE 2: THE BALL

It will have a circumference between 52 and 64 cm, a regulatory weight and pressure.

It will be spherical and made of leather or other suitable material.

Dropping it from a height of 2m, it should not bounce less than 50cm nor more than 65cm on the first bounce.

For pre-benjamin, benjamin and alevin categories the ball must have a circumference of 58 cm and 368 grams of weight.

RULE 3: THE PLAYERS

Each team is made up of 12 players. Only a maximum of 5 players per team can be on the field of play, one of them being the goalkeeper. Any player registered on the match sheet may act as goalkeeper and vice versa. An unlimited number of changes can be made.

RULE 4: DURATION OF A MATCH

The duration of a match is 40 minutes, divided into two equal halves of 20 minutes each, with a 20-minute break between periods.

Teams can request a timeout in each of the periods.

RULE 5: START AND RESUME OF GAME

The kick-off is a way to start or restart the game: - At the beginning of the match or after having scored a goal. - At the beginning of the second half of the game. A valid goal can be scored directly from a center kick.

At an acoustic signal from the referees, the game will begin with a set piece, that is, with a kick to the ball, placed in the center of the field. All players must be in their own half of the field of play.

The sun will be valid when the ball crosses the goal line between the posts and under the crossbar.

PENALTY AND DOUBLE PENALTY

RULE 6:

It will be taken from the penalty spot (6 meters away) and all players except the goalkeeper and the kicker must be at least 5 meters behind the ball.The goalkeeper must remain behind the goal without moving his feet until the ball is in play (until it is hit.

When a team is penalized with more than five cumulative fouls, the next foul will be punished with a free throw from the double penalty spot located 10 meters away.

RULE 6:

RULE 7: INFRINGEMENTS AND SANCTIONS

Technical faults

Personal fouls

• Give or attempt to kick an opponent.
• Trip an opponent.
• Jump or throw yourself on an opponent.
• Pushing an opponent with your hands or arms.
• Hitting or throwing the ball with the hand or arm away from the body (except for the goalkeeper within his area)

• The goalkeeper delays putting the ball into play for more than 5 seconds.
• The player taking a corner kick or a free kick touches the ball before another player does so.
• Step on or hold the ball for time

Types of sanctions

A free kick will be awarded from the place of the infringement.

They will be punished with a change of possession through a throw-in

If the foul is committed inside the area by the defending team, it will be punished with a penalty.

THROW-IN AND CORNER KICK

RULE 8:

The throw-in will be taken with the hands. For the throw-in the player will be facing the court and with his feet perpendicular to the touchline from the place where the ball came out.

The corner kick will be awarded when the ball completely crosses the baseline