North Bankstown Soccer Club
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MiniRoos Rules 8-9
MiniRoos Rules
MiniRoos Club Football • Under 8 & 9
⚽ Quick Facts
🧤 Goalkeeper Rules
The goalkeeper is allowed to handle the ball anywhere in the penalty area.
To restart play after a save:
- Ball must be thrown or rolled from the hands, OR played from the ground with their feet
- Must restart within 6 seconds
- Opponents must be at least 10 metres outside the penalty area
- Opponents cannot move inside until the ball is in play
- Ball is in play once it moves out of the penalty area
⚠️ The goalkeeper is NOT allowed to kick or drop kick the ball directly from their hands.
⚠️ An indirect free kick is awarded if the goalkeeper touches the ball with their hands after it has been deliberately kicked to them by a teammate.
📍 No Offside
There is no offside rule in MiniRoos Under 8 & 9.
Game Leaders should strongly discourage children from permanently standing in blatant offside positions.
🤾 Ball Crossing the Touch Line (Throw-in)
Throw-in procedure:
- Player faces the field of play
- Has part of each foot on the ground either on or behind the touch line
- Uses both hands and delivers the ball from behind and over their head
- Thrower must not touch the ball again until it has touched another player
- Opponents must be at least 5 metres away until the ball is in play
The ball is in play once it enters the field. A goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in.
🚩 Ball Crossing Goal Line (Defending Team Touched Last)
Corner kick:
- A player from the attacking team places the ball inside the corner arc nearest to where the ball crossed the line
- Opponents must be at least 5 metres away until the ball is in play
- Ball is in play when it is kicked and moves
✓ A goal may be scored directly from a corner kick.
🥅 Ball Crossing Goal Line (Attacking Team Touched Last)
Goal kick from anywhere within the penalty area:
- Opponents remain at least 10 metres outside the penalty area until the ball is in play
- Game Leaders should not restart play until satisfied all opposition players are 10m outside
- Ball is in play once it is kicked directly out of the penalty area
⚠️ Fouls and Free Kicks
Indirect free kicks are awarded for all acts of handball or fouls and misconduct:
- Opponents must be at least 5 metres away when the kick is taken
- A goal can be scored only if the ball touches another player before entering the goal
Penalty kicks:
For deliberate or serious acts of handball or fouls and misconduct in the penalty area, a penalty kick is awarded:
- Taken from an 8 metre penalty mark
- Only goalkeeper in position
- All other players must be outside the penalty area and at least 5 metres behind the penalty mark
Fouls and misconduct include:
- Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
- Trips or attempts to trip an opponent
- Jumps at an opponent
- Charges at an opponent
- Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
- Pushes an opponent
- Tackles an opponent from behind to gain possession of the ball
- Makes contact with the opponent before touching the ball
- Holds an opponent
- Spits at an opponent
- Handles the ball deliberately
- Plays in a dangerous manner
- Impedes the progress of a player
🥅 Goal Type
Portable goals are preferred, but poles or markers as goals are also suitable.
Important: Portable goals must be anchored securely to the ground using sandbags or pegs to comply with Australian Safety Standards.
📊 Match Results & Points Tables
Match results are recorded for the purpose of assigning teams to appropriate leagues only.
Match results will NOT be published publicly.
Points tables do not exist in Under 8 & 9 football.
The focus is on fun, development, and enjoyment for all players!
Want to Learn More?
For full details, visit the official MiniRoos website:
miniroos.com.au
