NKYA Youth Soccer
Indoor Rules
Play in NKYA Youth leagues conforms to FIFA Laws of the Game except as modified below.
U4
Number of Players: 5 on the field, no goal keepers. Coaches on the field with their teams.
Duration of Game: 5 minute quarters with 1 minute breaks.
Game Start Time: Game schedules include 20 minutes of practice time prior to the start
games.
Ball Size: #3
Field: Field is divided in half for playing two games on each half.
Walls and bumpers are in play. All restarts are indirect free kicks.
Referee: One referee. Referee should use whistle liberally to instruct players
on the laws of the game such as handling and other fouls.
Scoring: Scores will not be kept.
U6
Number of Players: 6 on the field including keepers. Coaches on the field with their
teams.
Duration of Game: 6 minute quarters with 1 minute breaks.
Game Start Time: Game schedules include 20 minutes of practice time prior to the
start of games.
Ball Size: #3
Field: Play on half of full field. Wall and bumpers are in play. Side netting
and areas behind goals are out of play. Restart with free, indirect kick.
Referee: One referee. Referees should use their whistle liberally to help instruct
players on laws of the game. Referees should explain violations to
players on calls when possible.
Penalties: All penalties result in free indirect kicks. No direct kicks. On
penalties committed by defending team in their own goalie
box the ball will be placed outside the box for the kick.
Scoring: Scores will not be kept.
U8
Number of Players: 6 on the field including keepers. Coaches on the benches. Free
substitution.
Duration of Game: 10 minute quarters with 1 minute quarter breaks and 2 minute half-time
break.
Game Start Time: Games scheduled every 50 minutes and must begin on time. Delays at
discretion of league administrators only.
Ball Size: #3
Field: Full Field. Walls in play. Side netting out of play. Free indirect kicks for
restarts.
Referee and
Penalties: All free kicks awarded are indirect. No direct kicks, even on penalties
inside the penalty/goal area. On penalties committed by defending
team in their own goal area the ball should be placed outside the
area as near as possible to the point where foul occurred.
NO SLIDING! No sliding will be tolerated, either in defending or
attacking, even if no other players are around. Keepers may slide
in their own goal area to block or collect balls.
U10
Number of Players: 6 on the field including keepers. Coaches on the benches. Free
substitution.
Duration of Game: 20 minute halves with 2 minute half-time break.
Game Start Time: Games scheduled every 50 minutes and must begin on time. Delays at
discretion of league administrators only.
Ball Size: #4
Field: Full Field. Walls in play. Side netting out of play. Free indirect kicks for
restarts.
Referee and
Penalties: All free kicks awarded for balls out of play are indirect.
On penalties committed by defending
team in their own goal area the ball should be placed at the top of the arc
for a PK. All players except for keeper must be behind the ball until it
is struck. Keepers must stay on goal line until ball is struck.
Handling and other fouls committed outside the goal area result
in free direct kicks.
To clarify: Balls out of play = indirect kick, Fouls = direct kick.
NO SLIDING! No sliding will be tolerated, either in defending or
attacking, even if no other players are around. Keepers may slide
in their own goal area to block or collect balls.
U12
Number of Players: 6 on the field including keepers. Coaches on the benches. Free
substitution.
Duration of Game: 22 minute halves with 2 minute half-time break.
Game Start Time: Games scheduled every 50 minutes and must begin on time. Delays at
discretion of league administrators only.
Ball Size: #4
Field: Full Field. Walls in play. Side netting out of play. Free indirect kicks for
restarts.
Referee and
Penalties: All free kicks awarded for balls out of play are indirect.
On penalties committed by defending.
team in their own goal area the ball should be placed at the top of the arc
for a PK. All players except for keeper must be behind the ball until it
is struck. Keepers must stay on goal line until ball is struck.
Handling and other fouls committed outside the goal area result
in free direct kicks.
To clarify: Balls out of play = indirect kick, Fouls = direct kick.
NO SLIDING! No sliding will be tolerated, either in defending or
attacking, even if no other players are around. Keepers may slide
in their own goal area to block or collect balls.
Rules for U14 through U18 play 24 minute halves. All other laws the same as U12. No sliding or slide tackling.
