1. Basic Rules

The artificial grass surface of the MISL is approximately 200 feet long and 85 feet wide, is surrounded by a wall whose top is made of Plexiglas. The benches and penalty areas are located behind the walls in the midfield.

The goals have dimensions of eight feet high and 14 feet wide and fixed to the walls at both ends of the court.

The ball is the MISL PUMA with 27-28 inches in circumference and 14 to 16 ounces of weight.

The game is played in four quarters of 15 minutes each. There is a three-minute interval between the first and second quarters and between the third and fourth, with 15 minute break at halftime. The clock stops when a goal is scored when the ball leaves the playing area or when there is a fault, it takes a foul, no violation of yellow line or the referee calls time. The clock starting again when the ball gets back into play.

The visitors made the kick in the first and third quarters, the home team does in the second and fourth periods. The play resumed (after the ball leaves the playing area) playing it with the foot-ball situations with a corner or putting into circulation the goalkeeper.

The corner kicks are charged if the ball leaves the playing area by the area comprising the area of goal after being touched by a defensive player. The goalkeeper will be circulated the ball if it leaves the playing area by the finish area after being touched by an attacking player. Resumes play from free-kicks when it leaves the playing area by the side of the stadium and is put into service by the opposing team who took the ball on the court at the point where it has left the field or at the top of the arc if left up to the defensive area.

Each team has three timeouts per game, however, can not use more than two for each half. A time out has 60 seconds long. The time outs are not cumulative throughout the game. The teams use them or lose them. Times outside the referees may be requested after eight minutes of each quarter.

Yellow line violations are identified when the offensive ball on a pass across the two yellow lines in the air without being touched by another. The goalkeeper can not play the ball on two lines except in a shot from the penalty area. When you commit this fault, the play resumes with change of ball possession and direct fire from the yellow line defense.

Players and referees

A goalkeeper and five field players represent each team.

The freedom to make changes at any time players during the celebration party, there is no limit to the number of changes can be made during the game.

There are two referees on the pitch throughout the game, both with absolute authority.

An assistant referee is located at the control desk to monitor the game clock, penalty areas, benches, keep statistics about the game and the other two assistant referees on the control over it.

GOALS

A goal is scored when the ball completely crosses the goal line for the goal. All goals scored are worth two points, except those that are listed in a semicircle behind the shots fired at 45 feet from goal, which will be worth three points.

FOULS AND PENALTIES

The faults are penalized with a free kick for the offended team and in some cases, depending on the severity of the foul with time in the penalty area. A goal may be scored directly by charging a misdemeanor.

The faults that warrant penalty in the penalty area are inappropriate behavior and major violations. All the plays of power to the offended team has a duration of two (2) minutes. Inappropriate behavior (the referee shows a yellow card) is punishable by five (5) minutes. The absence will be marked until the team who committed the violation of the regulations gain possession of the ball or the play ends otherwise.

A penalty kick is awarded to a team when the defending team commits a foul in his own penalty area. The penalty kick is performed from the shot mark located 24 feet away directly in front of goal. All players except the shooter and the goalkeeper, must remain behind the yellow line.

Man Advantage (power play) a team will play one or two players short when he is serving a punishment prescribed by one of the referees of the match.

A shootout is awarded for those offenses that prevent a clear shot on goal. Offended team bring a player to collect a situción lack of one-on-one against goalkeeper otherwise. The shootout starts from the center yellow line defense.

All fouls are punished for inappropriate behavior with five (5) minutes in the penalty area. The guilty player must fulfill the lack of punishment by staying in that area.

The expulsions occur when a player is guilty of the following offenses: violent conduct or serious misconduct, inappropriate language or accumulation of three fouls.