•        At all times Midfielders must retreat to middle zone for all dead ball situations ie kickouts,sidelnes,frees

•        Play commences with throw in

•        The keeper may advance to the 20m line to kick out the ball

•        The side to side shoulder charge is not permitted

•        The ball maybe caught  in the hands and played away by kicking it or striking it with the hand

•        The ball maybe carried four steps before bouncing or toe  tapping it

•        Players are restricted to one bounce and one toe tap per possession

•        The ball must be lifted from the ground by placing the toe under the ball

•        When the ball is fouled (over carried) opposition player nearest the ball takes the free

•        When a free is awarded the ball is to be given ,on the full , to the player taking the free

•        If this does not happen the ball is advanced 5m

•        When the ball goes out of play the player nearest to the ball takes the kick from the hands

•        When a defender plays the ball over their own end line , the opposing team is awarded a 30m kick

•        Opposing players to be at least 5m from player taking free, sideline or kick out

•        Frees to be no closer than 13m from end line

•        Scoring system

•        A goal is equal to one point

•        A  point (normal point) is also equal to 1 point. This is to encourage the skill of point taking

•        Skill points to be awarded by referees to encourage players to attempt these skills

•        One skill point for clean over head catch

•        One skill point for block down

•        One skill point for chip or flick up

•        Double value for scores with the Lazy (weaker) leg. Ask players to pull up sock on weaker side.

Please use small cones across pitch to clearly mark the zones

Playing a Under 10 Go-Game

There are no A squads

1.      There are no medals, group tables and therefore no winners

2.       All club mentors should enter into the spirit of the Go Games and these are

·        Fun

·        Fair Play

·        Player development

3.       Clubs with multiple teams should divide their players into balanced teams not create  A or B team’s

1       Three zones.  (Backs  = 30 Metres, Midfield = 5 Metres, Forwards = 30 Metres).           Players remain within the zone to which they are assigned - midfielders can enter all zones but must return to the midfield zone for any free, sideline or kick out.

2       Go-Game consists of 2 halves of 12 minutes with a 5-minute break at half time.

3       Players rotate positions (i.e. backs become forwards etc) simply by changing the Goalkeeper.

4       Midfield players must be changed at half time.

5       Every child should play at least 1 half in every Go-Game.

6       Every Team should play at least 2 Go-Games per Blitz.

7       Midfield players can be identified by different coloured bibs to help referee’s identify them.

8       Every team should try to use 2 goalkeepers per game.

9       Slalom poles to be used for goals and space cones along either side of the middle zone,side lines and end lines to identify all the boundaries.