Dear indoor soccer referees,
Hope you had a wonderful holiday. The indoor soccer program for second grade boys begins next Friday, Jan 4. We have a core of about 10 refs, which should be just enough to get through the season. If you haven't signed up to ref indoor soccer and would like to please contact Mrs Galli.
All refs MUST wear a uniform. If you do not have one please let me know and I will get one to you this week. Mrs Lemay will assign the games. You will be paid weekly for the games you do, you don't have to send in a payslip I will simply write a check weekly to the scheduled refs.
Below are the rules for indoor soccer. Get VERY familiar with them. They are not all that different from the Rules of Game, just modified to make the indoor game move quickly. These rules are modified for our own use with second graders. I suggest you watch a game or two if you haven't seen the game played to get the hang of it.
All games are at Lynch school, at 5 or 6 PM on Friday nights.
As always, let me know if you have any questions.
Annmarie
We will use our own Indoor Soccer rules. Indoor soccer is a fast moving game, so keep the game moving. These players are in second grade, so we will referee this program similar to the Sandlot....explain calls if necessary, NO warning players.
1) Format is 6 v 6 including a goalie.
2) Games are 50 minutes. 2 x 25 minute periods. 5 minute half-time break.
3) The ball is a #4 size indoor ball. This is heavier and with less bounce than a regular ball, and is ideal for small-sided indoor games.
4) Players must wear shin pads, long socks, and sneakers.
5) Goal/Penalty area is the width of the court and is marked by a line across the court approximately 20 feet (6 meters) from the goal line. Check this area before your game, and make sure you and the team understand where the goal area is. Goalies can handle the ball only in goal/penalty area. Penalty for handling the ball outside the goal area is an indirect free kick from the goal line.
6) All substitutions are on the fly. Coaches can substitutes any time they like, and the game is not stopped for substitution.
7) All free kicks are indirect. No one can score directly from a free kick; the ball must touch another player (from either team) before entering the goal. Remember, it only must "touch" another player....the second player does not have to have control or play the ball.
8) No throw-ins. The ball is kicked in from the side lines. These kicks are indirect. Defensive players must be at least 2 yards away. Please make sure the offensive player has room to kick the ball in. Defensive player can not interfere with the kick in.
9) No penalty kicks. Any infringement in the goal/penalty area results in an indirect free kick taken from the goal area line.
10) No goal kicks. Goalie throws the ball in, and not past mid-court. Goalie throws past mid-court result in an indirect free kick from mid-court line.
11) No goalie punts. Goalies may only throw the ball, and not past mid-court. Goalie throws past mid-court result in an indirect free kick from mid-court line.
12) No passbacks to the goalie. Penalty is an indirect free kick from the goal area line.
13) No offsides.
14) No sliding or slide tackling.
15) There will be no warning (yellow or red carding) of players in the Sandlot/ Indoor program. If a player is deemed to be a behavior problem by the referee the referee will inform the coach of the problem and it will be the coach's responsibility to deal with the player.
16) If coaches have questions about calls made during the game they may POLITELY ask the referee about it. If the question is not answered satisfactorily, or the coach is concerned about the quality of the refereeing, the coach should call the Referee Coordinator after the game.
17) Referees will stop the game ANY time a player is injured. Coaches may come on to the field/play area to help an injured player once play is stopped. Play will be resumed with the proper restart.