The Summer Championship follows the same rules and regs as the Sunday League. The P6 rules have been designed to ensure that games flow and are run fairly. Here is a overview:
Match fees: are £22 per team per night. If a side falls too far into the red then their team will be removed from the league and their players banned from participating in any P6 leagues / events in the furure.
Shin Pads: Pads have to be worn to ensure player safety. Remember it hurts when your shins get kicked with no pads. We have a few spare pairs handy if anyone is caught short.
All matches are 15-minutes each way. The clock is always running so for this reason we have the following rules.
Throw ins: As long as the ball is released by two hands from above a players head we aren't going to worry about the finer points of the technique as the important thing is getting the ball back into play quickly.
Goal Kicks: If a keeper needs to get a ball from by the corner flag or wherever to restart play he may release the ball from where he gets the ball, even if that is outside his area, again to get play going again quickly. If the opposing team benefit from the keeper being caught out of position and score the goal will stand.
Kick Off: All kick offs are taken from the centre of the pitch. Players can shoot and score directly from kick off.
Substitutes: Subs can roll on and roll off whenever they wish. The referee does not need to be informed but if the player leaving the pitch suddenly becomes active in play the opposing team will be awarded a penalty kick as their opponents will have 7 active players on the pitch.
Areas: The areas are a no go zone for outfield players. If a defending player is adjudged to have touched a ball within his area then the opponents will be awarded a Penalty. If an attacking player scores but is adjudged to have struck the ball from inside the area then the opposing team will restart play with a goal kick. Attacking players may not go into the area to distract the opposition keeper. A free-kick to the defending team will be awarded.
Penalty's: are taken from the edge of the area and the attacking player can have as much of a run up as they like. They keeper must stay on their line until the kick is taken or face the penalty being retaken.
Free-kicks: All free-kicks are direct. The opposing team may set up a ONE man wall 5 yards back from were the ball is placed. Other than the player in the wall the attacking team must have a free strike at goal so if the ball hits another plasyer behind the wall on it's way through then the free-kick is moved forwards to the point were it hit that player.
Back Pass rule: As the area is a no go zone for outfield players, a free-kick will be awarded to the opposing team just outside the area if a defending player returns the ball to his keeper after his keeper has played it to him. This is to stop the keeper and defenders wasting time by playing the ball between themselves.
Other special rules
These are unusual and are never usually needed but just in case here they are.
The Leech rule: Named after the Cornwall All Sorts keeper Ben Leech. Keepers may not dribble out of their area and then dribble back into it. once they leave their area with the ball they become an outfield player until another player touches the ball. This is to prevent time wasting by the goalkeeper.
The penalty goal: Another weird one. When the ball is going into an empty net and an outfield player decides for whatever reason to go flying into the area to clear it - a goal will be awarded - as otherwise that player would be sent off and the opposition would have a penalty that they could miss. This prevents blatent cheating and the game being soured.
