The Rules And Laws Of Substitution In The Sport Of Indoor Soccer
Indoor Soccer Substitution Rules
Substitution is an important part of indoor soccer as it is hard for the 5 outfield players to give their all in 40 minutes of non stop action. Substitution normally can be made at any time during a match but at some South African Indoor Football clubs this law can be different to that of another club.
I play at Edenvale Indoor Soccer Club where the use of 'rolling' substitutes is permitted, this is accepted at most indoor soccer clubs in South Africa and the rest of the world. Rolling substitutes is a term that refers to the fact that you can substitute any player at any time during the match and there is no limit to how many times you can substitute a player. However the player being substituted has to get off the field before the other player can come on. This is a good method as this rule keeps the players as fresh as possible for the full duration of the game. Just in case you did not know substitutes are also allowed to take free kicks and penalties. For example, if a defender on your team is unfit he can play the first 10 minutes of the game, get substituted and a few minutes later he can come back on, this can happen as many times as you like providing you have enough players and substitutes to do this. Play does not have to be stopped for a substitution to be made, but it is advisable that before you make a substitution in indoor soccer you wait until you are attacking or when play has stopped. This is wise because if you want to substitute your defender and the other team has got the ball you might concede a goal.
Goal keepers can also be substituted, but be careful when you do this. The referee needs to be told that you are swapping goal keepers because if he does not know about this and he finds out he will give your opponents a penalty. Anyone can be substituted for the goal keeper, whether it is a reserve goalkeeper or an outfield player, it is all allowed.
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