Business House Soccer Rules 2011
The competition is held at Arawa Park (Rotorua Racecourse). Only the entrance off Marguerita Street may be used. Do NOT use Ridges' carpark.
- Entry fee $350.00 per team, which must be paid before the start date of the competition. If this is not done then the committee has the right to refuse entry.
- All players must wear shin pads while playing. There are no Exceptions!!!
- 45 minute halves with 5 minute break at half time.
- There are two kickoff times a 12pm and 2pm. Teams which have a 12pm kick-off are to set-up nets and corner flags etc before 12pm so teams can start on time.
- Captains allowed to substitute players as often as they wish.
- Soccer rules apply. For those in doubt, these will be explained before your first game.
- Each player can play for ONLY ONE team. The only exemption is a ‘fill in’ who is a player registered for another team. A new outside player is not a ‘fill in’.
- A team can have a maximum of three fill ins on the field at one time without any penalty. If four or more fill ins are playing at any one time, the game will be played however points will be forfeited to the opposition.
- When fill ins are used, teams must play their own players first and therefore cannot have their own players on the side line while fill ins are on the field. If this rule is broken, the game will continue but the points will be forfeited to the opposition team. A fill in cannot score a goal or play in goal.
- A protest must be lodged on the day of play with regard to the above rules (8,9) before the committee will forfeit points.
- Each team is to have matching tee shirts for all players.
- At the completion of the 2:00pm game the teams involved return the nets, balls and corner posts to the back of clubrooms and put away in a tidy manner.
- Due to Liquor Licensing Rules, teams must not bring their own alcohol to the clubrooms or take alcohol on fields. Alcohol purchased in the clubrooms must not be taken away.
- The Committee reserves the right to make any decisions final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- The Referee or Committee have the right to prevent a player playing if that player f has consumed alcohol prior to playing.
- Referees can send any player to the sin-bin for 5 minutes or send any player off for the rest of the game. Any player sent off can be substituted so that 11 players are on the field at all times.
- Referees reports can be sent to the Committee who will have sole discretion over any stand-down period. This Committee will consist of Edward Coward and Sue Hunter. Any player and his manager will have the right to make their case.
- The referee will be the sole judge of the matters on the field.
- NO PLAYER SHALL BE YOUNGER THAN 13 YEARS OLD.
- Each team to provide one person to referee 45minutes (half a game each week)
