Rules for the UK Bubble Chamber Football Tournament

General

• No studded boots may be worn; astroboots, trainers or plimsoles only.

• Teams will nominally contain 5 players. However, if both sides agree, the game can be 6-a-side.

• When squads of 5 play squads of six, one substitution per game is allowed - to give everyone a game. Further blood substitutes are allowed for injuries.

• Transfer between squads is only allowed as a result of injury.

• Rules as Association Football except

  • Back-passes to goal-keepers are allowed.

  • There is no offside.

  • Only the goalkeeper is allowed in the D. A defender entering concedes a penalty, one yard back from the edge of the D.

  • An attacker entering the circle concedes a free kick from inside the area, to be taken by the goal-keeper.

  • Goal-keepers get rid of the ball (goal-kicks and after a save or pass back) by rolling it underarm (it should reach the ground within 2 yards); in addition, except for goal-kicks, they may place it on the ground and kick it.

  • Throw-ins must be rolled underarm, the ball reaching the ground within 2 yards.

  • At free-kicks, the opposition must drop back 3 yards (except near the goal area where the attacking side may choose to drop back).

Ladies vs Gentlemen Games

• No (excessive) bodily contact.

• Men may run (jog-canter!) when moving forward in attack.

• Men can score with any part of their bodies other than the front and sides of their feet.

• Men can only touch the ball twice without another player touches it more than twice, a free kick is awarded to the Ladies.

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