7v7 Outdoor Soccer - Northeastern Intramural Program

1. NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY - INTRAMURAL SPORTS
7v7 Soccer – Online Managers Meeting

2. The Five Most Important IM Policies
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 Game time is forfeit time – please ensure you have enough rostered
players present prior to the start of your scheduled contest.
 Only a team’s captain may confer with the officials.
 All players must present their valid Northeastern University issued
Husky Card in order to play.
 All roster management is done via the IMLeagues platform.
 After the season’s schedule is published, regular season games will
not be rescheduled at a team’s request.

3. Location – Carter Field
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4. Teams & Players
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 All games are played at Carter Field and will consist of 2 halves lasting 20-minutes each
 Must have valid Northeastern ID in order to participate
 7 players may be on the field at a time
 1 player must be a goalie
 Shin-guards are recommended but they are not required.
 A minimum of 5 players must be present to avoid a forfeit
 Players must wear athletic clothing and tennis shoes, turf shoes, soccer cleats or rubber
soled one-piece athletic shoes
 Metal spikes and any footwear deemed dangerous by the Intramural Supervisor will
not be allowed
 Co-rec teams must have no more than 1 more male than female player
on the field at all times.

5. The Regular Season & Playoffs
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 Regular season games will not be rescheduled
 Losing By Default:
 If a team can not play and contacts the intramural department to indicate this and fills
out the Default Form on the Campus Recreation Website, they will lose by default.
 Team will not lose the forfeit bond.
 Playoffs:
 The top team in each league will advance to the playoffs
 If two teams are tied in the standings the following will be used to determine who will
advance:
 Sportsmanship
 Forfeited games
 Head-to-head record
 Point differential
 * The remainder of the tie breaking procedures can be found on
page #6 of the Intramural Manager’s Handbook.

6. Substitutions & Timeouts
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 Teams may substitute players on goal kicks, corner kicks, timeouts and
after goals
 Players must remain in their designated areas until an official indicates
they may enter play
 Each team may call one timeout per half
 With less than two minutes remaining in the game no substitutions or
timeouts will be permitted

7. Goal Keepers
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Goal keepers may use their hands inside the designated goalie box
 Keepers may not throw the ball over midfield in the air
 Keepers may not dropkick or punt the ball
 Keepers may not cross midfield
 Keepers may not score
 Teams must have a goal keeper at all times
 Keepers may not be pulled and replaced with a field player

8. In the Box Before the Ball Penalty
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 There is no offsides, however, no offensive players may enter the goalie
box before the ball enters
 Violation of this rule will result in an indirect kick for the defense
 Defensive players may enter the box anytime

9. Out of Bounds
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 The entirety of the ball must cross the entirety of the line for
the ball to be considered out
 The ball is considered out if it touches one of the sideline
cones
 Balls that go out on the sidelines will be put back into play
via kick-in
 Balls that go out on the end line will be put back into play via
a goal kick or corner kick

10. Yellow Cards
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 There is absolutely no sliding
 A slide will result in an automatic yellow card
 Unsportsmanlike behavior will result in an automatic yellow card
 Captains may question rule interpretations but not judgment calls
 Yellow cards carry a two-minute power play penalty
 This may be extended to five minutes at the discretion of the official
 Player may reenter the game on the first dead ball after 2 minutes or
after a goal is scored against their team

11. Red Cards
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 A second yellow card constitutes a red card
 One serious violation will result in a red card
 Red cards carry an automatic ejection from the game and the facility
 Teams must play short a player for the remainder of the match
 Red cards will be issued for the following
 Unsporting or violent conduct
 Spitting
 A second yellow card
 Using insulting, offensive or abusive language
 Leaving the bench area to enter the field
during a fight or altercation
 Taunting

12. Sliding
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 There is absolutely no sliding permitted
 All slides result in an automatic yellow card
 Sliding into a player is a red card
 After a slide, the ball is put back into play with a direct free kick
 Goal Keepers may only come out hands first or to the side

13. Encroachment
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 All defensive players must yield three yards on all free kicks
 Failure to do so will result in an encroachment penalty
 Encroachment is punishable by yellow card

14. Quiz
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Thank you for your interest in the Intramural Sports
program – have a great season!