By: Richard S.

This webpage explains the Immaculate Heart of Mary junior high indoor soccer team. Team members from Immaculate Heart of Mary are Richard S., Jonathan D., Michael L., Jimmy S., Tim K., Todd S., and Jeff N. other people are on the team, but are not currently going to Immaculate Heart of Mary. The coaches are Mr. Stamets and Mr. DeWitt. We play at the Akron indoor soccer center near the Firestone baseball stadium. It helps keeps us stay in shape during the winter for those who don’t play basketball. The rules are very similar, but to my knowledge, the only changes are that there are no off sides penalties, there is no overtime, the goalie is not allowed to dribble the ball at any time, and there is a three line kick rule, where no player can kick a ball over a full half of the field on any kind of free kick. There are other Immaculate Heart of Mary kids who play in the same league but are on a different team. The game time consists of two halves which are both twenty-five minutes in length. The clock only stops if there is an injury, the game is half over, or the game is over. Each team has seven players on the field. There is always a goalie. Any one else can either choose to take offensive action, by trying to score, or defensive action, by trying help the goalie defend the goal. The goalie may only use his hands if he is in the goalie box, otherwise it is a handball, besides from that, the goalie is free to move about the field as he pleases and may even score if he wishes. The wall becomes a very valuable asset in indoor soccer. It can be used to pass to yourself during the game, and the ball is only considered “out of bounds” if the ball goes over the wall completely.

Jeff N.

Jonathan D.

Jimmy S.

Todd S.

Tim K.

1/23/04