6-Y Football - Version 9

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THE BASICS OF "6-Y Football - V9" : 

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THE LEGACY:

The game is played on traditional football fields, with their standard sizes, linings, & goal cage dimensions. 

Also, it is played with the same ball, the same number of players, and for the same playing match-time.

It is played entirely according to the rules of traditional football, except for 2 added rules, AND "Offside Rule" modifications (amendment). 

THE ADDITIONAL RULES:

1 - ALL THE ATTACKING TEAM PLAYERS ARE NEVER ALLOWED TO SCORE GOALS FROM INSIDE THE SIX YARD AREA.

2 - OWN GOALS, INCLUDING THOSE SCORED FROM WITHIN THE SIX-YARD BOX, ARE VALID. 

THE MODIFICATION (AMENDMENT):

THE OFFSIDE RULE:  

As in traditional Football, The "offside status" is determined by focusing on the attacker's position relative to the defenders' positions at the moment the pass is initiated. 

It is applied in two ways: 

"INSIDE the penalty area" & "OUTSIDE the penalty area".  

INSIDE THE PENALTY AREA :

 The offside rule is applicable to attackers inside the 18-Yard box, exactly as it is, in traditional football. 

EXCEPTION : 

 Attackers inside the box receiving long passes from behind the centre circle, are exempt from the offside rule. They may exist, in "offside areas" (behind the defenders) inside the box,  provided that the pass is initiated in the opposite half of the field, from a point lying on the imaginary transverse line touching (tangent) to the rear edge of the centre circle, or beyond. 

Why this Exception?

This is to reward & encourage precise long passes & shots. And also, to promote more beautiful goal scoring.

OUTSIDE THE PENALTY AREA : 

An attacker outside the box who is in an "Offside position" may receive passes, and continue play under the following conditions (limitations): 

1 - He/She is only allowed to shoot on goal from outside the box. 

If they shoots from inside the box, the goal is cancelled and a free kick is awarded against them. 

 

2 - Whether, they are still outside or become inside the box with the ball, They Only can pass the ball to any teammate who is NOT in "Offside status".

If they pass the ball to a teammate who is in "Offside spot", a free kick is awarded against them.  

3 - They may also (wait), or move with the ball to any place on the field, until they become in a “NON-OFFSIDE" position.

In this case, they regain  all the rights of “non-offside” positioned attackers, which were previously prohibited to them: 

Such as: 

a - Proceeding into the box, & Shoot on goal closely. 

b - Pass the ball to an "OFFSIDE" positioned teammate (outside the box, of course). 

Why these limitations? 

This is to prevent easy cheap goals, & to encourage building up more attacking (& defensive) tactics, AND to promote more skilled goal scoring.

SOME CONSIDERATIONS:

** - "VAR" technology might be needed for: 

- Checking "Offside / Inside" Status confusion. 

- Long passes initial points, arguement.

** - There is no probability, of occurrence of major changes in the NATURE of FOOTBALL, as a result of teams' depending on sending frequent long passes, to the "Offside positioned" attackers in the penalty area: 

That is because: 

A - inside-the-box "Offside instances" would be rare due to presence of many defenders usually inside the box.

B - Precession issue : There would be considerable failure rate, on sending these balls accurately, due to the increased distance.

 

C - Also, because, the relatively longer seconds, needed by these passes or shots, to reach the box, can be considered as ENOUGH TIME, for the defenders to expect their destination spots, And to move, to obstruct the expected attacker(s), of receiving them. 

That might work, even if they (the attackers) are behind the defenders، in "THE -THEN- EXEMPT" offside spots. 

5 - This last point, would help preventing defenders of setting up "offside traps", high up in the box. 

That would be a positive point of game balance, towards game fairness.