Playing Rules For Indoor Soccer in Ontario for 2003-2004 Indoor Season

Playing Rules for Indoor Soccer - In Effect for all Indoor Leagues in Ontario During 2003-2004 Indoor Season The Ontario Soccer Association has standardized the Playing Rules of Indoor Soccer for all indoor soccer activities in Ontario including facilities built specifically for that purpose as well as other community facilities used for other programs. The OSA has established a set of Indoor Playing Rules that shows flexibility when it comes to facility dimensions and configurations but also ensures consistent standards for those aspects of the indoor game not bound by the type of facility. The OSA’s "Indoor Soccer Rules Review Committee" reviews these Indoor Playing Rules on an annual basis. Members are entitled to submit input to this review process by January of each year and any rule changes must be approved by the OSA Board of Directors prior to the next indoor season. The OSA also recognizes the game of Futsal Indoor Soccer as an approved form of indoor soccer providing that the Club affiliates and registers its players with a District Association. The Futsal Indoor Rules can be obtained from any Futsal organization. All indoor soccer competitions played in Ontario must therefore, be played in accordance with the Playing Rules of Indoor Soccer or with the Futsal Indoor Rules. At its August meeting, the OSA's Board of Directors approved the following revisions to the Indoor Playing Rules and these rule revisions go into effect for all indoor leagues in Ontario during the 2003-2004 indoor season: L Rule 1 The two lines marked across the field 10 metres into each half of the field were removed as field markings. L Rule 11 The "Three Line Violation" was removed from the rules. As a result, Rule 11 now reads: "There shall be no offside offence in indoor soccer." L Rule 12a The "slide tackle or attempt to slide tackle" is now officially an offence in all indoor soccer games. Also, it is now mandatory for a referee to issue a caution to any player who "slide tackles or attempts to slide tackle" during an indoor soccer game. L Rule 18 A facility or a league may have local rules which vary from the OSA's Playing Rules Of Indoor Soccer, subject to the approval of the OSA's Indoor Soccer Rules Review Committee. Rule 18 reads: "A facility or a league may have local rules which vary from the OSA's Playing Rules Of Indoor Soccer, subject to the approval of the OSA's Indoor Soccer Rules Review Committee.". L Appendix A In the "Taking of Kicks From The Penalty Mark", the team captain winning the toss shall have the choice of her/his team kicking first or second. The Playing Rules of Indoor Soccer can be viewed on the following web page: Playing Rules of Indoor Soccer .