FutureFERNS Rules 6v6

The Team

• Six players per team on court at any one time. Both girls and boys can play without restriction. Teams should not exceed nine players.

Duration of the Game

• A game consists of four quarters, each of 8 minutes duration, with an interval of 3 minutes between the first-second and third-fourth quarters. 
• The half-time interval shall be a maximum of five minutes. Teams change ends at half-time.

Playing the Ball

• Players must pass or shoot within 5 seconds.​​​​​​​

Substitutions

• Both teams have the right to make rolling substitutions and/or team changes, at any stage of the game, with the players meeting at the side line and high fiving. 
• There is no limit to the number of substitutions which can be made by a team.

Start of Play

• A Centre from each team will use Paper, Scissors, Rock to determine who will start with the ball at the startof every quarter. 
• The Centre in possession of the ball stands with at least one foot wholly within the centre circle. The other Centre stands on the sideline in the Centre Third with the opposing teams other Centre. 
• Once the centre pass has been received, these players can enter play.
• After a goal is scored, play restarts with a centre pass by the non-scoring team.

Scoring a Goal

• A goal may only be scored by the A’s.

Obstruction

• Players must be at least 1 metre away

Footwork

• Apply the footwork rule. Players may not reground the first grounded foot.

Contact

• A player may not push, trip, knock, bump or hold an opponent, either deliberately or accidentally.

Throw In

• Player take turns e.g. it it is the defence thrown in in the goal third – one defender throws in and then the other defender takes the next throw in.​​​​​​​