- OBJECT OF THE GAME -
The object of the game of powersoccoer is to maneuver the ball over the goal line of the opposing team while preventing your opponent from doing the same .A game shall be decided by the scoring of the greater number of goals during the playing time.

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RULE 1 PLAYING AREA
RULE 2 PLAYING EQUIPMENT
RULE 3 PLAYERS AND SUBSTITUTES
RULE 4 COACHES
RULE 5 OFFICIALS
RULE 6 DURATION OF GAME
RULE 7 TIMEOUTS
RULE 8 START OF GAME
RULE 9 THE START OF PLAY
RULE 10 FOULS AND PENALTIES

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-RULE 1 PLAYING AREA -

1.1 DIMENSIONS
a) The game shall be played on a standard basketball court .
b) The minimum dimension for tournament play shall be no less than 50 feet in length and 30 feet in width .

1.2　GOAL ZONE
a) Goal posts ( Pylons taped sccurely on the floor ) are placed 25 feet apart on the endline of the
court .
b) A rectangular area is taped extending 12 feet out onto the court from the goalpost . Only 2 player from each side in addition to the goal keeper are allowed inside this zone .

1.3 PENALTY SPOT
A suitable mark shall be midway between the goal posts 12 feet from the endline .

1.4 BOUNDARY LINES
The playing court shall be marked by lines with a minimum width of 2.5 inches .

1.5 CENTER CIRCLE
The center circle shall be marked in the center of the court and shall have a radius of 1.8 metres ( or 70.97 inches ) measured to the outer edge of the circumference .

1.6 TEAM BENCH AREA

1.6.1
Team benches shall be marked as follows :

a) outside the court on the same side as the scorekeeper's table .
b) each area shall be limited by a line extending from the end line , at least 6 feet in length , and by another line at least 6 feet in length , drawn 15 feet from the center line perpendicular to the side line .

1.6.2
During the game , the only persons allowed on the bench are the players and substitutes , as well as coaches . they are not allowed on the court unless broken by the referee .

- RULE 2 PLAYING EQUIPMENT -

2.1 THE BALL
The ball should have a minimum diameter of 15 inches and maximum diameter of 36 inches . It should have a durable cover such as leather or vinyl and should be properly inflated to prevent wheelchairs from riding over .

2.2 WHEELCHAIRS
All players must be in four-wheeled electric wheelchairs : three or four wheeled motor scooters or similar equipment are not allowed .

2.3 BUMPERS
The bumpers should be made of a hard substance . The maximum distance between the floor and the bottom of the bumper should be no more than 6 inches to prevent it from riding over the ball .
The bumper should be at least 12 inches high . It should not have an angle for the ball to be hit upwards .

2.4 UNIFORMS
The uniforms of each team's players shall consist of :

1) shirts of same color .
2) each player shall be numbered on the front of the shirt with plain numbers of solid color contrasting with color of the shirt .
3) the goalkeeper shall wear an insignia to distinguish from the other players ( arm band or a hat ) .

- RULE 3 PLAYERS AND SUBSTITUTES -

3.1
Players must be at least 5 of age and must have agequate control of their wheelchairs . The referee has the authority to stop a player wiyh out proper control from participating in a game .

3.2
Each team shall consist of not more than 8 players . The names and numbers of each team's players shall be submitted by the coach to the referee 10 minutes before each game .

3.3
A game shall be played by two teams , each consisting of four players on the court , one of whom shall be the goalkeeper . Any of the players can change places with the goalkeeper , provided that the referee is informed before the change is made , and provided that the change is made during a stoppage in play .

3.4
The goalkeeper must stay inside the goal zone and is the only one who can back up inside the goal zone . However , if the goalkeeper changes into an opponent , a major penalty shall reslt . In the event of a four occuring within 10 feet of the goalline , the goalkeeper is allowed to stay on the goalline even though he/she is within 10 feet of the ball . Goalkeeper can go the 1/2 court line but is allowed to back up only in the goal zone .

3.5
SUBSTITUTIONS

3.5.1
When a player is to be replaced by a substitute , the following conditions shall be observed :

a) The referee shall be informed of the proposed substitution before it is made :
b) The substitute shall not enter the court until the player he/she is replacing has left , and until the referee has beckoned for him/her to enter the court ; otherwise , a major penalty shall be charged against the substitute .
c) The substitution is completed when the substitute enters the court , from which moment he becomes a player and the player whom he replaced ceases to be a player .
d) Substitutions can only be made during a stoppage in play .
e) A team shall not make more than 8 substitutions during a game .

3.5.2
When a penalty kick ia awarded , no substitution shall be allowed before the kick is taken . One of the players on the court must take the kick against the goalkeeper at the time the penalty kick is awarded .

- RULE 4 COACHES -

Before a game start , coaches must submit a list of players to the referee . During the game , coaches must stay on their team bench area unless beckoned by the referee . They can make request for timeouts and substitutions . They shall be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct for inappropriates behavior like verbally abusing the officials or other players on the court .

- RULE 5 OFFICIALS -

5.1
REFEREE and LINESMAN .

a) One referee and two linesman shall be appointed to each game . The referee will have final authority to make decision on any point not specifically covered by the rules .
b) Responsibilities of the referee shall be :

1) to award all goals .
2) to call infraction and impose penalties .
3) to make final decision on all out-of-bounds plays .
4) to allow substitution of players .
5) to signal time-keeper to start and stop time .


c) Responsibilities of the linesman shall be :
1) to indicate to the referee which team is responsible for the ball going out of bounds .
2) to indicate to the referee when there are more players than allowed inside the goal zone .
3) to assist referee in pre-game inspections .

5.2
TIMEKEEPER

Responsibilities of timekeeper shall be :

1) to keep track of playing time and time stoppages .
2) to keep track of time during a charged time-out .
3) to indicate the expiration of each half .
4) to keep track of the alternate side changes for tie ball .

5.3
SCOREKEEPER

Responsibilities of scorekeeper shall be :

1) to keep a record of the names and numbers of the players and substitutes .
2) to keep a chronological order of the goals scored .
3) to record warnings , yellow cards and red cards issued to players .
4) to record time-outs charged to each team .

- RULE 6 DURATION OF GAME -

6.1
The duration of the game shall be two equal periods of 25 minutes straight time , unless otherwise mutually agreed upon .

6.2
Time shall be extended to permit a penalty kick being taken at or after expirationof the period if the penalty kick is awarded prior to the expiration of the period .

6.3
At half time , the interval shall not exceed 10minutes .

6.4
At tournament not using a round-robin format , if the score is tied at the end of regulation , 10 minutes sudden death overtime periods shall be played . If the score is still tied at the end of two overtime periods , a shoot-out shall determine thre game .

- RULE 7 TIMEOUTS -

Time will be stopped for the following :

1) Each team is allowed two 2-minutes time-outs per half . Time outs can only be called by the captain or coach of the team which has clear possession of the ball , or after a goal was awarded . Time-outs are forfeited at the end of each half .
2) When a teams equipment breaks down during play , the referee shall allow play to continue if players safety is not jeopardized . When there is a break in play , the referee will call a time-out to have the equipment repaired . If repair takes more than two minutes , the referee can demaned a substitution be made .
3) The referee can call a time-out when play has to be stopped to ensure player's safety ( e.g. when a player is in danger of flipping over or when wheelchair parts fell on the court in close poximity of play .)

- RULE 8 START OF GAME -

8.1
10 minutes before a game , the coach of each team should submit to the referee the names and numbers of the team's players ( maximum of 8 ) who are to play the game . These constitule the players and substitutes for the game . A captain has to be designated as well .

8.2
The referee , with assistance of linesmen shall :

1) inspect all wheelchairs to make sure that there are no sharp areas and nothing is dangling from the wheelchairs .
2) inspect players'bumpers to make sure that they fall within the specifications defined in the rules .
3) inspect the ball to make sure that it is properly inflated .
4) inspect the court especially making sure the pylons are attached securely on the floor .
5) inspect players to make sure that they are wearing proper uniform and that they are securely strapped in .
6) check with the time-keeper to make sure that the clock is in working order .

8.3
The game CAN NOT begin if one of the teams is not on the court with four players ready to play .

GAME LOST BY FORFEIT - A team shall lose the game by forfeit if :

a) it refused to play after being instructed by the referee .
b) by its actions it prevents the game from being played .
c) 15 minutes after the scheduled starting time , the team is not present or is not able to field 4 players .

PENALTY - The game is awarded to the opponents and the score shall be 3 - 0 .

8.4
GAME LOST BY DEFAULT - A team shall lose by default , if during the game , the number of players of that team on the court is less than two .

PENALTY - If the team to which the game is awarded is ahead , the score at the time of the stoppage stands . If the team which the game is awarded is not ahead , the score shall be such that the winning team shall have 1 more goal than the default team .

- RULE 9 THE START OF PLAY -

9.1
KICK OFF .

9.1.1
At the start of the game , the referee shall beckon the captains of the two teams to the center circle to conduct a coin toss . The team winning the toss can decide to have first possession of the ball at cither the first or second half . The team losing the toss can decide which side of the court to start the game . Teams change sides after half time .

9.1.2
Each team's players may position themselves anywhere on there side of the court outside the center circle .

9.1.3
When the referee blows the whistle , players on the team having possession of the ball may enter the center circle and hit the ball to start play . The player may not contact the ball again until the ball has contacted another player . (9.4.2)

9.1.4
Players on the team not having possession of the ball shall not enter the center circle and the other side of the court until the ball has been hit . Otherwise , the kick-off will be taken again .

9.2
BALL MOVEMENT

9.2.1
The ball has to moved by the wheelchairs ; it cannot be moved by contat of the player's body ( e.g. hand or foot ) unless it is by accident . Intentionally maneuvering the ball with any part iof the player's body is a violation . (10.3)

9.2.2
The ball cannot be contacted while it is bouncing ; players have to wait until the ball stops bouncing before the ball can be maneuvered .

9.2.3
The ball is in play if it stays within be boundary of the court . The lines ( sidelines , endlines and goal lines ) are part of the court .

9.2.4
The ball becomes dead when :

a) any goal is legally made .
b) an official's whistle sounds when the ball is in play .
c) the buzzer sounds to signify the end of a half .

9.3
OUT-OF-BOUNDS

9.3.1
The ball is out-of bounds when 50% of the ball is over the sideline or endline . The referee shall blow the whistle to cause the ball to become dead and indicate which team is to take the hit-in .

9.3.2
The ball is caused to go out-of-bounds by the last player who touched it or be touched by it before it goes out-of-bounds, even if the ball goes out-of-bourds by touching something other than a player.

9.3.3
A players wheelchair can go out-of-bounds to save the ball as long as it is not to gain an advantage.

9.3.4
No player, with the exception of the goalkeeper, may go over the goalline. Any player doing so shall incur a major penalty. (10.5c)

9.4
HIT-IN

9.4.1
The ball is placed on the sideline at the point where it left the court. The player from the team not responsible for putting the ball out-of-bounds shall hit the ball onto court. Players from the opposing team shall remain not less than 10 feet away from the all Until it has been hit.

9.4.2
The player hitting the ball back into play shall not play the ball a second time until it has been touched by another player. Otherwise, the referee shall blow the whistle to stop play and a hit-in is awarded to the opposing team.

9.4.3
When the ball goes over the endline last touched by an offensive player, the ball shall be placed on the edge of the goal zone nearest the spot where the ball became dead. The defensive team resumes play with a hit-in.

9.4.4
When the ball goes over the endline last touched by a defensive player, the ball shall be placed on the edge of the goal zone nearest the spot where the ball became dead. The defensive team resumes play with a hit-in.

9.5
TIE BALL

9.5,l
When the official is in doubt as to who touched the ball last before it went out-of-bounds or when the bail goes out-of-bounds and it was simultaneously touched by two opponents.

9.5.2
Play resumes with alternate possession change.

9.6
DEAD BALL

9.6.1
The referee shall blow the whistle to stop play when :

(a) the ball is held immobile for more than 3 seconds between 2 or more players.
(b) the ball is held off the floor for more than 3 seconds.
(c) a player hits the ball when it is in the air.
(d) the ball bursts or becomes deflated suddenly.

9.6.2
Play resumes with alternate possession change.

9.7
GOAL

9.7.1
A goal is made when the ball passed over the goal line between the goal posts.

9.7.2
the referee shall signal a goal by blowing the whistle to stop play and pointing toward the center circle.

9.7.3
After a goal has been scored, the game shall be restarted by a kick-off by the team conceding the goal. (9.1.3)

- RULE 10 FOULS AND PENALTIES -

10.1
Foul - an infraction of the rules that has been committed by a player or a coach. When a violation is committed, the referee shall blow the whistle causin the ball to become dead. The ball is then awarded to the opponent.

10.2
Advantage - If a team commit a minor foul and the opposing team has possession and has clear advantage, the referee shall ignore the foul and allow play to continue.

10.3 MINOR FOULS

(a) holding : unlike blocking, holding involves physically restricting the movement of an opponent's wheelchair.
(b) clipping : contacting an opponent's wheelchair on the side.
(c) redirecting : changing the direction of an opponent's wheelchair, either by pushing directly against it or by pushing the ball against the opponent 's wheelchair.
(d) backing up : when a player's wheelchair travels backwards in a straight line with all four wheels rotating backwards.
(e) 10 feet violation : when any player moves within the 10 foot zone during an opponents hit-in. (9.4. 1)
(f) hand ball : when any player intentionally maneuvers the ball with hand or foot.
(g) goal zone violation : when a team has more players than allowed inside the goal zone.

10.4
MINOR FOUL PENALTY

FREE KICK - The ball shall be laced where the infraction occurred. Players on the penalized team must stay 10 feet away from the ball. The referee shall blow the whistle and the team fouled upon shall resume play in the same way as HIT-lN. (9.4)

10.5
MAJOR FOULS

(a) charging : ramming the wheelchair into another player who has position on the court.
(b) goal tending : any player with any one wheel of the wheelchair over the goal line.
(c) illegal substitution: player entering the court without the referee's permission.
(d) unsportsmanlike conduct : constant delaying tactic, violent conduct, foul language or constant arguing and abuse from anyone on the court deliberate disrespect to the spirit of the game and fair play.

10.6
MAJOR FOUL PENALTY

10.6.l
Free kick is awarded to the opposing team if any major foul is committed outside of the goal zone. (10.4)

10.6.2
Penalty kick is awarded to the opposing team if an major foul is committed inside the goal zone. (10.7)

10.6.3
The first time a player commits a major foul, the referee shall issue a warning and a penalty kick. The second time that player commits a major foul, the referee shall issue that player a yellow card. When that player commits the third major foul in a game, the referee shall issue a red card and that player shall be ordered off the court and shall refrain from participating further in the game including any overtime and shoot out.

10.7
PENALTY KICK

10.7.1
The ball is placed on the penalty spot. The goalkeeper has to be stationary on the goal line until the ball has been hit. All players except the player taking the penalty shot must remain not less than 10 feet away from the ball. When the referee blows the whistle, the player taking the shot must direct the ball forward and shall not hit the ball a second time. A goal may be made from a penalty shot. If a goal is not made, the defensive team shall resume play with the ball placed on the edge of the goal zone closest to the spot where the ball became dead.

10.7.2
When the penalty kick is awarded prior to the buzzer indicating the end of the half or the game, the kick shall be taken even though time has expired.