Rules by location
Select your venue — pitch type and restarts differ between locations.
5-a-side on a caged synthetic pitch. The ball stays live when it rebounds off the cage unless the referee stops play.
Restarts
- Kick-ins from the touchline when the ball is unplayable or leaves through the goal netting.
- Corners — attacking kick-in from the corner.
- When the ball leaves off an attacker, the opposition goalkeeper restarts.
Goalkeeper
- Keeper must stay in the penalty area; outfield players must not enter the opposition area to gain an advantage.
- Hands in the area only; no back-pass pick-up after a deliberate foot pass from a teammate.
- Release within 6 seconds (underarm roll or kick from hands).
- Keeper leaving the area or defender entering own area to block = penalty.
Free kicks & penalties
- Opposition 3 m from the ball.
- Penalties — one-step run-up, one continuous movement.