Major Tournament Rules
MAJOR TOURNAMENT RULES & MODIFIERS
1. No Slide Tackling.
2. No Throw-Ins. All touchline restarts are Indirect Kick-Ins.
3. Goalkicks taken from anywhere on "endline".
4. All Free Kicks/Restarts are "Indirect" except Penalty Kick & Corner Kick.
5. 2 Halves of 10 Minutes Each Half (Note: game does not end at 12 goals as stated in rules)
6. Halftime break - 60 seconds. 2nd Half begins strictly at 2 minutes after halftime whistle.
7. Points Per Game: Win = 3 points; Draw = 1 point; Loss = 0 points
8. Box Rule:
- If a defending player touches ball in box it is a penalty kick taken from the
- If a defending player "blocks" a shot on goal while in the box, then it is a goal.
- If an attacking player touches ball in box it is a goalkick (taken from endline).
9. Standings Tiebreakers:
- 1st Step: Goal Difference Up to 5 GDF
- 2nd Step: Goals Allowed.
- 3rd Step: Goals Scored.
- Penalty Kick Tiebreaker (Best after 3 shooters, then sudden goal, must recycle shooters after 3 shooters, 1st shooter can be 4th shooter, 2nd shooter can be 5th shooter, etc)