365 Rules and Regulations

365 SOCCER SIXES reserves the right to remove, amend, and/or introduce any rules or regulations in its absolute discretion at ANY TIME throughout the course of the competition.

Game Times:

2 x 15-minute halves for juniors (U16 and below)
2 x 17-minute halves for Seniors (U17/18 and above)

Insurance Information:

365 Soccer Sixes is an affiliate of FOOTBALL NSW for the 2024 Summer Football season. Our affiliation allows us to access insurance through Football NSW’s insurance broker, Gow Gates insurance.

If anyone is injured throughout the duration of the competition, a report must be made in writing and sent to admin@365soccersixes.com within 48-hours of when the injury occurred. Details must include player name, fixture details, and nature of injury.

You can find all the insurance information related to Gow Gates Insurance attached below.

https://www.gowgates.com.au/sport-programs/football-nsw

Ball Size:

Size 3 – U8/9’s
Size 4 – U10/11, U12/13
Size 5 – U14/15 and Above

365 SOCCER SIXES HOUSE RULES:

• All team players must sign on before each game every week.
• For players without numbers assign a number to the team sheet & place the assigned number to the hand.
• All team players must have the appropriate team attire. Same colour jerseys with numbers, chin pads, appropriate socks for the choice of chin pads.
• All players must be registered with 365 sixers to be eligible to play.
• All team players must be registered with FNSW
• All team players must supply their FFA number to Admin to record on team sheets.
• All players need to play a minimum of 5 games to be eligible for finals.
• It’s the responsibility of all teams to notify admin from 365 sixers at least 24 hrs prior kick-off to their intentions of not turning up. Fail to do so will result in a 3-point deduction.

On-Field Play:

• Teams will have no more than 6 players on the field at any given time (1 Goalkeeper and 5 field players).
• All teams must have matching jerseys (with the exception of the goalkeeper) and they MUST be numbered. Otherwise, players will be asked to place numbers on their hands and recorded on the game sheet.
• There are NO throw-ins. Instead, play is restarted from the sideline as a Kick-In.
• All players must stand 5-metres away from an opposition Kick-In and Free Kick.
• Players have 5 seconds to take a free kick or kick-ins. All kick-ins are indirect.
• All players must stand 5-meters away from a kick-off. The ball can be passed forwards or backwards.
• Players can score directly from a kick-off.
• Goalkeepers must restart play from a Goal-throw & have 5 seconds to do so.
• During general play a GK, can kick or throw the ball within 5 seconds.
• No sliding tackles permitted. Slide to block in any direction permitted. However, it’s the referee’s discretion.
• The offside rule does not apply to this competition.
• Mixed teams must always have a minimum of the 2 girls in any position.
• All players must have chin pads or cannot take the field of play.
• REFEREES DECISION IS FINAL!!!

Direct free kicks:

A direct free kick is awarded if a player commits any of the following offences against an opponent in a manner considered by the referees to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:

• “Careless” is when a player shows a lack of attention or consideration when making a challenge or acts without precaution. No disciplinary sanction is needed.
• “Reckless” is when a player acts with disregard for the danger to, or consequences for, an opponent and must be cautioned.
• “Using excessive force” is when a player exceeds the necessary use of force and/or endangers the safety of an opponent and must be sent off.
• A direct free kick is awarded if a player commits any of the following offences:
  • Charges • jumps at • kicks or attempts to kick • pushes • strikes or attempts to strike (including head-butt) • Trips or attempts to trip • DOGSO (anywhere on the pitch)

Indirect free kicks:

An indirect free kick is awarded if a player:

• plays in a dangerous manner (as defined below);
• impedes the progress of an opponent without any contact being made.
• is guilty of dissent, using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or action(s) or other verbal offences.
• prevents the goalkeeper from releasing or throwing the ball from the hands or kicks or attempts to kick the ball when the goalkeeper is in the process of releasing or throwing it.

On field fighting:

• Any player/s involved in a physical fight will be subject to expulsion from the competition. This rule will be applied to all teams Men’s, Mixed, Women’s & youth @Anytime throughout the season. Violence will not be tolerated.
• If this rule is violated, the team/s of which broke the rule will be given a 3-0 defeat or deduction.

Borrowed Players:

• Teams can borrow up to 2 players to start a game, once the teams’ players arrive, the borrowed players must stop playing. At no stage can a team use borrowed players and have reserves. ALL BORROWED PLAYERS MUST BE FROM EITHER A DIVISION, AN AGE GROUP BELOW or Registered within the competition.
• If this rule is violated, the team/s of which broke the rule will be given a 3-0 defeat.

Jewellery:

• All loose jewellery must be removed. This will apply to watches, rings, bracelets, nose piercing etc.

Gender Diversity Policy:

As we are an affiliated competition with Football NSW, we have adapted their policy regarding gender diversity. 365 Soccer Sixes will not field any questions related to the nature of an individual’s qualification in any specific competition.

On gender inclusion, we have adopted a Gender Diversity Policy that refers to the ASC’s Transgender & Gender-Diverse Inclusion Guidelines for HighP Sport [see the article on our website here]. These ASC guidelines only apply to high-performance sport and cannot feasibly be applied in community sport.

In the absence of a National Policy for community football, Football NSW will continue to align with Football Australia’s adoption of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s ‘Guidelines for the inclusion of transgender and gender diverse people in sport’.

Under these AHRC guidelines, community (grassroots) players are permitted to participate in football based on the gender with which they identify.

LADDERS:

The following will be used when determining the ranking of Teams within each Competition:

1. Greater Number of Points obtained in Season Proper Matches
2. If two or more teams are equal based on the above criteria, their place will be determined as follows:
   1. Greater goal difference resulting from season proper matches.
   2. Greater goals scored from all season’s proper matches.
   3. Greater number of points obtained between the Teams concerned (head-to-head).
   4. Greater Number of goals scored in matches between the two teams concerned.
   5. A play-off match between the two teams as arranged by 365

OFF THE FIELD:

1. All players must be on the team sheet prior to the game kicking off (for competition records and insurance purposes).
2. Only 2 OFFICIALS are allowed onto the field and on the official benches. NO PARENTS, SUPPORTERS OR ANY OTHER PERSON IS ALLOWED ONTO THE PLAYING FIELD.
3. Only active players are allowed inside competition area. Injured and/or suspended players must watch the game from the stands.

FINALS FORMAT:

Finals Matches may be played in the following format based on the ladder standings at the end of the season:

• SEMI FINALS AND FINALS:
• SEMI FINALS
• 1 v 4
• 2 v 3
• FINAL
• (Winner of 1v4) V (Winner 2v3) OR
• FINALS ONLY
• 1ST PLACE vs 2ND PLACE

EQUAL SCORES DURING SEMIS AND/OR FINALS:

• EXTRA TIME: Should the scores be equal at the end of a finals match, extra time will be played with two periods of five (5) minutes with the Golden Goal Rule (first team to score a goal within the periods of Extra-Time is determined the winner and the match concludes).
• PENALTY KICKS: If the result of the match is still a draw after the two periods of extra time, 3 alternate kicks from 7 yards out will be taken to determine the winner.

EQUAL SCORES DURING SEMIS AND/OR FINALS:

• To be eligible to participate in a finals match for a team, a player must have played no less than five (5) matches for that team during the normal season.

PLEASE NOTE: IT IS AT THE ABSOLUTE DISCRETION OF 365 ADMINISTRATORS TO KICK OUT A TEAM DUE TO POOR BEHAVIOUR. THIS BEHAVIOUR INCLUDES:

FOUL AND ABUSIVE LANGUAGE, PHYSICAL ABUSE TOWARDS MATCH OFFICIALS

• CONTINUOUS DANGEROUS PLAY
• PLAYING SUSPENDED PLAYERS
• PLAYERS INVOLVED IN FIGHTS DURING THE COMPETITION
• BLATANT DISREGARD OF 365 SOCCER SIXES OFFICIALS AND RULES

****** WILL RESULT IN TEAMS BEEN KICKED OUT OF THE COMPETITION. THESE ACTIONS WILL ALSO FORFEIT THEIR RIGHTS OR INTITLEMENT FOR ANY REFUNDS******

No chewing gum, screw in studs, alcohol, smoking or animals are permitted on the field at any time.