Tuesday, October 15, 2002

Un imperdibile post di Kim!

Ciao Fabio,
come va? Mi e' dispiaciuto non vedervi quando stavo in Italia. Continuo a
seguire con molto interesse l'andamento del torneo...non sai quanto vorrei
giocare.
Qua +/- va tutto bene, tornero' il 21 dicembre fino al 5. Voglio tornare al
piu' presto a Roma, se non mi danno un consistente aumento (schezo) torno
definitivamente entro marzo.
Per cultura "calcettomane generale", ti mando le regole (assurde) di un
torneo che ho disputato qua. Sono in inglese, ma un Prof. come te non avra'
certo problemi...

ASTROPARK Playing Rules

«Teams must be on time. Kick off time is 6.00pm Sharp. Football Boots are not permitted.

playing in a losers Plate knockout

«Each team must have no more than 5 on the pitch at any time.

«Each team should wear the same coloured shirts if possible

«The defending goalkeeper alone may handle the ball inside the circle. Goalkeepers may not pick up a back pass.

«Handling the ball by the defense in the circle results in a penalty, and other handling offences also result in a free kick. In taking a penalty, no more than one step may be taken. For a free kick, all players must stand two steps back.

«No off side rule

«Three points awarded for a win, one point for a draw.

«Teams finishing on the same points will have the placing decided by goal difference.

«After catching the ball, the goalkeeper must return the ball into play by rolling it out of his area with an underarm bowling action. Penalty for infringement of this indirect free kick from the nearest point on the c circle.

«A high ball rule also applies. If the ball goes higher than the white strip on the top of the timber hoarding, a free kick is awarded from where the ball was kicked. If it goes above the line from a tackle or a deflection, simply play on. If this offence occurs inside the semi- circle, the free-kick is from the edge of the semi-circle

«Charging is forbidden, penalty for infringement is a direct free kick.
Slide tackling is forbidden, penalty for infringement is a direct free kick. If this occurs inside the semi-circle, the free kick should be taken from the edge of the semi-circle.

«To score a goal, the ball must be in the oppositions half.

«All games will take place with a referee. Teams are asked to play in a sportsman like manner and to abide by the rules. The appointed referee will have the right to dismiss any player/team from the game if they feel are not entering into the spirit of the competition. Management will have the right to dismiss any player/team from the league for the above reason.

«I would again like to emphasize the importance of being on time. Also, please ensure that all players have read through the rules completely and fully understand their meaning, any queries on the rules can be answered on the night by the Astropark staff, or, if you would like any queries on the rule cleared up before then, you can contact Astropark on the above number.