Kick-off is the way of starting or restarting play:
- To begin a match
- If a goal has been scored
- To begin the second half
- To begin a period of extra-time
The team that wins the coin toss decides which goal they will attack in the first-half. The opposition will kick off the first-half, with the team that won the toss kicking off the second, attacking the opposite goal.
- After a goal is scored, the kick-off is taken by the other team.
- All players must be in their own half of the field at kick-off.
- The opponents of the team taking the kick-off must be 10 yards away from the ball when it is first touched.
- The ball must be stationary on the center mark.
- The kick-off cannot be taken until the referee gives a signal.
- The ball is in play when it is kicked and moved forward.
- The player kicking off must not touch the ball again until another player has. If this occurs, an indirect free-kick is awarded to the opposition to be taken from the position of the ball where the infringement occurred.
- Any other infringement will lead to the kick-off being retaken.
