SA Catholic Secondary School Girls Sport Association 116 George Street Thebarton SA 5031 PO Box 179 Torrensville Plaza South Australia 5031 FOOTBALL SACSSGSA RULES Football is conducted under the rules of International Federation Football Association (I.F.N.A.) unless otherwise stated. 1. TEAMS a) Each team should consist of 15 players with only 9 being able to take the field at any one time b) A team must have 7 players to take the court or else a forfeit loss results and a scratch match should be played. c) Teams must supply their own basic first aid kit, however a backup kit will be available from the venue coordinator if required. d) Each team must supply a scorer/timer every week. e) The team shall consist of 3 forwards, 3 centreline players and 3 backline players to set up in this formation on field whenever there is a centre bounce. All players are free to go anywhere on the field f) A Player must stay in the one line for the entire half. If this player is to be replaced, it must occur in the position of the player being replaced. 2. PLAYER ELIGIBILITY a) Players are only eligible to play one game per day, unless approval is given by the Executive Officer prior to the game and both teams have been notified. b) A player is able to be bought up from a lower grade to fill in for a team that does not have enough players to take the court, however this player must not play another game for the day unless approval has be given by the Executive Officer. c) A player is not allow to be bought down from a higher grade to fill in for a team that does not have enough players to take the court unless approval has been given by the Executive Officer and both teams have been notified. d) A player has to have played 4 games to qualify for finals. e) If a player plays more than 4 games in a higher grade they cannot return to the lower grade, they must remain a part of that team unless permission is given by the Executive Officer. f) The player is only counted as playing a half if they take the court not just named on the
- 2 - card. 3. UMPIRES a) Each school must supply 1 (one) umpire for every 2 (two) teams they have entered into the competition (with the exception of Open A1 matches where each team MUST supply an umpire). b) Umpires not reporting at rostered times will be reported. c) A fine of $50.00 ($60.00 for Open A1) will be applied to the School responsible. d) All umpires MUST be wearing a white top/jumper for all games. (We are all paying these umpires a significant amount of money to umpire games each week. As part of their role as an umpire they are expected to wear at least a white top, white shorts/skirt/pants is preferred but not compulsory). e) Each game (excluding Open A1) is to have one umpire on court for the duration of the game. If there is a spare umpire at the venue then the Venue Coordinator may allocate the spare umpire to assist with the assigned umpire for that game. f) Umpires who have a daughter/sister etc. playing at the allocated venue will not be permitted to umpire that particular team unless consent is given by the Executive Officer. 4. MATCHES a) The Association makes no provision for the postponement or cancellation of matches due to inclement weather. However, teams may with the agreement of the Umpire, play shorter halves to complete the match. b) Match Duration: a. Games shall consist of 2 x 14min halves b. Half time break will be 3 min. c. Teams must be on the field and ready to start their game by 4pm and 4.35pm. Teams late to the game will receive a goal against them for every 5min they are late. c) Start of Play: a. The game shall be started by a ball up between two players in the centre of the ground. Players contesting the ball up at any time should be of approximately equal size. b. A player may not grab the ball at ball-ups and play on. They must knock, palm or punch the ball and cannot play the ball until it has been touched by another player. c. After a goal, the ball is taken back to the centre and the game restarted as in 3 (a). d. If a point is scored, the opposition shall kick in from the goal square or 10 metres
- 3 - out from goal. d) Out of Bounds: a. When the ball goes out of bounds by either hand or foot, the nearest opponent shall kick the ball in. They cannot kick for goal from an out of bounds kick in b. If there is any doubt as to which team forced the ball out of bounds, the umpire shall throw the ball up. e) Tackling: a. Is allowed but players cannot be slung, thrown or ridden to the ground. Player safety is our first concern. b. Players can: i. Hold an opponent with their hands when in possession of the ball. ii. Bump the player in the side only. iii. Knock the ball out of an opponent's hand. iv. Push the player in the side. f) Mark: a. Any player catching a ball directly from the kick of another player, provided the ball has travelled at least 10 metres, shall be awarded a mark. g) Bouncing the ball: a. A player in possession of the ball may bounce the ball only once. This enables them to run up to 15m, bounce and run up to a further 15m before they must dispose of the ball. h) Kicking off the ground: a. A player is not permitted to deliberately kick the ball off the ground. i) Order off rule: a. To be applied. The period of the penalty may be left to the discretion of the umpire. A player sent off is not replaced by another player. j) Coaches: a. Coaches are not permitted on the ground during the course of the game unless attending to an injury. k) Runner: a. No runners are permitted. l) Kicking for Goal: a. No score will be allowed when kicked from an out-of-bounds free kick. b. Players MUST be within the 30/40 metre zone to score. 5. SACSSGSA RULES
- 4 - a) Any spectator/coach/player that questions an umpire s decision will be given one warning by either the umpire on court or the Venue Coordinator. If the behaviour continues then the person shall be asked to leave the venue by either the umpire and/or the Venue Coordinator. If a spectator/coach/player verbally or physically abuses an umpire, a player, a spectator or the Venue Coordinator then they will NOT be given any warnings and the Venue Coordinator must ask the person to leave the venue straight away. (A report from the Venue Coordinator, umpire and both team coaches must be submitted to the Executive Officer by the following Monday morning.) b) Any team that walks off the field during a game will record a forfeit loss on the premiership table. c) All teams MUST have their own basic First Aid Kits. d) All venue co-ordinators must provide a backup First Aid Kit which will be available if needed at all games. e) BLOOD POLICY: Any player incurring an injury which results in bleeding of any degree must leave the field immediately. If the player is unable to resume a substitution may be made. The injured player may return to the field if the injury has stopped bleeding and is adequately covered. If uniform has blood on it, then affected part must be removed and replaced. (This would be the only time a player can play out of uniform). Blood on the ball or court must be cleaned off immediately. f) NO jewellery to be worn, this includes rings, watches, necklaces and earrings. g) Fingernails must be short NOT taped. h) Mouthguards must be worn be all players i) Medical bracelets must be completely covered by tape or shown to Umpire and removed. j) NO bad language will be tolerated from any player. k) One warning will be given, after that any further offence will result in a penalty pass or shot for goal to the opposite team. l) If behaviour continues, removal from the field shall be enforced and there shall be no replacement by another player. m) Spectators can be asked to leave the arena if bad behaviour occurs. n) The score card must be signed by the captains and umpire/s then handed to the Venue Co-ordinator immediately after every game. o) SUBSTITUTION OF PLAYERS:
- 5 - Substitution occurs when a player leaves the field and is replaced by another player. Interchange of players may take place at any time Players may be replaced due to injury at any time p) COACHING: Coaching during the game is permitted. The umpire is to be informed who the Coach/Manager is before the game starts. 6. SCORING a) Each school is to supply a scorer/timer each week. They must sit together and scores checked regularly as well as at EACH quarter with the umpire. b) The home team is the team placed first in the draw and they are to fill out the score card. The away team s scorer is check score and timer and makes sure the card is filled out correctly throughout the game. 7. UNIFORM a) General neat appearance to be maintained. b) Players MUST wear the correct team uniform that has been set out by their school. Any player wearing the incorrect uniform in round 1 will be given a warning. After round 1 a penalty will be enforced - the umpire and/or the Venue Coordinator will penalise the team 2 goals for every player out of uniform. This can be done at the beginning of the game, at the quarter time, half time or three quarter time break. It may not be done once the game has been completed. The definition of a player out of uniform and a 2 goal penalty to be applied- A player that is wearing the incorrect coloured shorts and/or top etc. c) If a player is wearing track pants, jeans etc. then the player is not permitted to play unless permission has been given by the Executive Officer. d) No tracksuits or leggings are allowed (unless permission is given by the Association). e) Sneakers are allowed by football boots are recommended. f) No gloves are allowed (unless permission is given by the Association and/or a doctors certificate has been shown for medical reasons). 8. VENUE CO-ORDINATOR a) Unlock and lock courts and car park. b) Ensure smooth running of the competition (copy of rules must be available at venue). c) Ensure adequate copies of score cards are available for all matches. d) Provide back-up First Aid Kit.
- 6 - e) Ensure that Blood Policy is brought to the attention of Coaches and Umpires and that it is strictly adhered to. f) Allocate fields and umpires for every game. g) To provide timers/stop watches. h) To keep a record of umpires failing to report for rostered games. (Schools and the Association are to be notified of this failure to turn up.) All Football co-ordinators must be informed by the venue co-ordinator of any umpire failing to report for duty. i) Agreed fines will be applied if umpires do not report for duty. j) Goal Post Protectors are to be used on all Goals. 9. RESULTS a) Host venues are responsible for inputting results onto Google Sheets by 3pm, Thursday of the same week. If unable to, please email SACSSGSA b) SACSSGSA- Email: sacssgsa@cesa.catholic.edu.au 10. FORFEITS a) The forfeiting school is responsible for contacting the opposition school with regard to a forfeit by 12.00 noon on the Wednesday of that week as well as contacting the Venue Coordinator and SACSSGSA. b) Failure to notify opposition will incur a $ 75.00 forfeit fine. c) Forfeit score is 20-0 and no premiership points will be awarded to the forfeiting team. 11. POINTS ALLOCATION a) 3 points for a win b) 2 points for a draw c) 1 point for a loss d) 3 points for a forfeit win (Score to be 20-0) e) 0 points for a forfeit loss (Score to be 0-20) 12. PLAY OFF a) Please refer to the Term 2/3 Finals Draw sheet to determine how matches are allocated. b) A player has to play 4 games in any one grade to qualify for the play off in that grade. c) If there is a genuine situation of injury before a play off, a team may get approval from the Executive Officer to bring up a player. d) Notification to be received by the Executive Officer, Ph 08 8301 6879 or email laura.gilbert@cesa.catholic.edu.au at least 3 days before play off if there is a dispute in
- 7 - the premiership table. e) If in the grand finals the game is a draw at the end of official time then extra time, of 3 minutes each way will be allocated to gain a clear result. f) If at the end of the extra time the game is still a draw then play will continue until a team is winning by 2 goals. g) No matches in the FINALS rounds are to be rescheduled. A $60.00 fine will apply and a letter to both school principals must be written explaining the reasons, unless there are extenuating circumstances. h) All games must be played at their allocated venues.