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. General Rules
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Games will consist of 2 halves, each 15 minutes long
Running Clock
Four players per team (no goalie will be used)
Teams must have four players present to avoid a forfeit
Mercy Rule:
A team leading by 7 goals in the 2nd half will automatically win.
All players must wear athletic gear and appropriate footwear
Cleats are NOT permitted
4. Substitutions
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Substitutions may only be made on a corner kick, goal kick, during a
timeout, or during halftime
Substitutes must notify the referee before entering play and may only enter
at the referee’s signal
Substitutes must remain in the designated area during play
Within the final two minutes of the last half there shall be no substitutes
Failure to comply with the above substitution rules will result in a yellow
card for the offending team’s captain
5. 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 goal kick or
corner kick
6. The Crease
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Offsides will not be called
There will be a crease designated by red markers around each goal
No offensive player may ever enter the crease in front of the goal he or she
is attacking
No defensive player may enter the crease in front of the goal he or she is
defending, except to retrieve a stationary ball
A defender may not enter the crease to stop a ball in motion
7. 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
8. Yellow Cards
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A player receiving a yellow card receives a minimum two-minute penalty,
with no replacement
If a goal is scored against his or her team, the player may re-enter the
game
Yellow card fouls include:
Sliding
Entering or leaving the field without the official’s permission
Objecting to the decision of an official either vocally or through actions
Delay of game (refusing to yield 3 yards on a free kick)
Holding a jersey or shorts
Deliberate handball to stop an attack
Deliberate tactical foul
Unsportsmanlike conduct
9. Red Cards
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Red cards carry an automatic ejection from the game and the facility
Teams must play short a player for the rest of the match
Red card fouls include:
Taunting
A second yellow card
Exhibiting violent conduct
Spitting at another person
Using insulting, offensive or abusive language
Leaving the bench area to enter the field during an altercation
10. Unsportsmanlike Conduct
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3 yellow cards on one team will result in that team forfeiting the game.
1 red card = 2 yellow cards
The supervisor on duty has the right to remove any player from
competition who has violated any Intramural Policy or Rule.
11. Additional Rules
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The game will end on the first dead ball after regulation time has expired
After any dead ball situation, the team in control of the ball has five
seconds to put it into play
Advantage will be used when calling fouls, so not to take away a
favorable situation from the team that did not foul
12. Quiz
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Now Take the Quiz!
Thank you for your interest in the Intramural Sports
program – have a great season!
Contact Ivory Veale: Assistant Director of Campus
Recreation- Student Engagement with any questions:
i.veale@northeastern.edu