SUMMER FOOTBALL CO-ORDINATOR - Andrew Byron (Illawarra Football Supporters Football Club) Ph. 4227 2010 or 0400 101 393

REGISTRAR - Serge Wadhwa (Unanderra Amateurs)

REFEREE CO-ORDINATOR - Peter Felton (Amateur Referees)

ALL CORRESPONDANCE for SUMMER Football can be emailed to

Team FEES for 2007

TOTAL TEAM FEES TO BE PAID UP FRONT BEFORE OCTOBER 24th is $30 per team (Equates to $3 per player per game) per game (14)+ Player Rego. (Subject to change) = $420 plus 10 players Rego.

Player Registrations & Insurance (FOOTBALL NSW Rules)
$10 per 2007 Registered I.A.F.A. Student Player (STUDENT ID must be proven)

$15 per 2007 Non-Registered Football Player (STUDENT ID must be proven)

$20 per 2007 Registered I.A.F.A. Player

$25 per 2007 Non-Registered I.A.F.A. Player (But Registered on AMATEUR CONTRACT with any affiliated FOOTBALLNSW Association)

$40 per 2007 Non-Registered Football Player

Referee Fees - $20 Per Game (Will be taken out of the GAME FEES POOL)

IN SUMMARY

TEAM FEES are to cover costs of RUNNING THE COMPETITION, EQUIPMENT PURCHASES, LIGHTING FEES, GROUND HIRE & END OF SEASON PRESENTATION/BBQ. ALL PLAYER INSURANCES go direct to FOOTBAL NSW.

RULES & REGULATIONS – CHANGES to 2006 are in BOLD

Proposed rules for 6 a side outdoor football competition

LEAGUE STRUCTURE
The league shall be made up of 3 Divisions of 6 teams; each team shall play each other twice. Therefore the league shall run for 10 weeks. The top 4 teams from each division will than play in a finals series running over two weeks. The league is scheduled to start on 5/11/07 - 3 points shall be awarded for a win and 1 point shall be awarded for a draw.

In the event of 2 or more teams finishing up with the same points, at the end of the League, team rankings are decided in order of:
i. Results between the teams when they played each other
ii. Goal Difference
iii. Goals Scored If these procedures fail to separate the teams then deciding matches shall be played, under circumstances set by the League Co-coordinator.

1) PLAYERS

All players must be registered with IAFA/Football NSW Summer Football Rego's. Players must be over 16 years of age. Male players only allowed for SEASON 2007. 6 players per side including goalkeeper (minimum number of players per team 4 including goalkeeper) Teams may “borrow” no more than one player from other teams with agreement of the opposing team. If at any time a team is more than 2 players short due to players being sent off, then the game shall be abandoned, resulting in an automatic 3-0 score line being awarded to the opposing team, providing that the opposing team is not already more than 3 goals in front. Unlimited on the fly interchange will apply for both divisions

Players limited to 10 in Team Registrations and limited to 10 players on match day i.e. 6 on field with 4 subs.

2) PLAYING EQUIPMENT/FIELD

All games will be played on the UNDER 9's pitch at Unanderra Oval. Players must refrain from wearing jewelry (watches, rings, and earrings etc.). ALL PLAYERS MUST WEAR SHINPADS AT ALL TIMES. Teams are required to wear matching shirts i.e. same colour and the goalkeepers shirt must be distinguishable form the rest of the out field players.

3) FOULS AND MISCONDUCT

Sliding tackles are illegal and shall be classed as dangerous play. Players could be reprimanded, cautioned or dismissed for any infringement of this rule. An indirect free kick shall be awarded to the opposition for any infringement of this rule. Yellow cards will result in a “timed suspension” (sin bin) of 5 minutes. If a player is then issued with a second yellow card in the same game then he shall be excluded from play for the remainder of the game. There will be no ongoing suspension as a result of receiving 2 yellow cards. Players maybe shown a direct red card (i.e. not two yellow cards) and dismissed; such players will be automatically suspended for two weeks. A player who is issued a second direct red card during the season will be excluded from the remainder of the competition. Any team found to be playing a suspended player will be deemed to have forfeited with a 3-0 score.

4) BALL IN AND OUT OF PLAY AND RESTARTS

A coin will be tossed at the beginning of each match to determine who has kick off/choice of ends. You are permitted to shoot straight from kick off. The ball must be passed in a forward direction from kick off. After a goal has been scored, play shall be restarted by a kick off from the center spot to the opposing team. If the ball goes over the touchline, then the game will restart by a touchline “kick in”, a goal cannot be scored from a kick in unless it touches another player first. All defending team players must be at least 5 meters from the restart position Goalkeeper may handle the ball under all circumstances while in the goal area including back passes. A goal keeper can only send the ball back into play via a “throw” pass in general play or by an option of "throw" pass or kick off the ground for a goal kick. A goalkeeper must not kick the ball out of his hands. The throw pass can be thrown anywhere to the field of play but cannot be a goal if thrown into oppostion net without at least 1 touch from a player. A player has 6 seconds to get the ball back into play once the player has control over the ball and is in a position to restart.

5) FREE KICKS

All free kicks that are taken are to be indirect. Players on defending teams are required to be at least 5 meters away from the ball at free kicks.

6) PENALTY KICKS
A penalty kick shall be taken from the edge of the goalkeeper’s area, level with the middle of the goal. All penalty kicks are direct. All players other than the penalty taker and the goalkeeper must be behind the ball and be a minimum of 2 meters away from the penalty spot. The goalkeeper must be on or within one step of their goal line at the time the penalty is taken.

7) OFFSIDE RULE
There is no offside rule.

8) DURATION
Each game shall consist of 2 x 25 minute halves, to result in a 50-minute game. 5 minute break at half time.

9) LATENESS PROCEDURE
If any team is longer than 10 minutes late then they shall forfeit the game. A 3 - 0 score line shall be awarded to the opposition. Any match, which then starts, will play shorter time and will play straight through i.e. no half time. The match will be classified as a friendly and no score will be recorded

10) TEAM NO SHOWS
Teams are entering in to a block booking agreement with IAFA, therefore, registered team must pay for every week regardless of no show or formal withdrawal. If for whatever reason your team cannot turn up, notification must be given 24 hours before kick off. That team will then forfeit the game 3 -0. The team will still have to pay their match fees. Any team failing to show without prior notice will lose the game 3 – 0 and have to pay a fine of $25. A friendly game will be arranged if possible. Any team failing to show more than two times regardless of weather notification was given may be excluded at the discretion of the organiser. Any team excluded still must pay all due fees. No Team will be given a Refund.

11) PAYMENT OF FEES
Match fees are paid up front as part of your registration.

FEES are to be paid to the FOOTBALL EXPRESS counter by the TEAM MANAGER prior to season starting on November 5th. The TEAM MANAGER will be given a receipt for the payment.

12) TEAM DUTIES

6.30pm Rostered Teams will need to be at the ground for set up at 6pm to set up half a ground each.
It is the responsibility of the 2 teams, who are Kicking off the first Game, to collect and set up 1 net and 2 corner posts each these can be collected from the Matchday Official – Monday & Tuesday Nights – Andrew Byron and Thursday Nights - Serge Wadhwa. It is also the Teams who play the last game on each field, responsibility to remove the net and 2 corner posts each, and return them to the Matchday Official.

13) BREACH OF RULES
Teams/ players failing to adhere to the rules may be required to appear before the organiser, on a date set by the organiser, if the organiser deems it necessary .

14) In the interest of the game,
The Committee may alter or introduce new rules if it deems it necessary to be in the interests of the game.

15) FORFEIT'S & RAINED OUT GAMES

Calling in a forfeit or no show. Please contact Andrew Byron on 0400 101 393 should you require to Forfeit your team for any given match that way Andrew can be assured that your message has been received prior to the teams turning up on the night. A Forfeit will be a 3-0 win result to the affected team.

Due to the ground being a private ground depending on the state of the pitch it will be up to the discretion of the Unanderra Hearts Soccer Club to inform AB of the ground status. It is then up to the Team Managers to contact AB to confirm status. If the round is postponed the game will be rescheduled for your extra week after Round 10. ONLY if there is more than 1 week postponed the alternate match against your scheduled team will count for double points the next round you play them. If we are in the 2nd leg of the home and away draw then the result will be a 0-0 draw.