Rules of the game

Whilst there are a detailed list of rules on the Walking Football Association (WFA) website,
the basics are below:-

• No running :-)

• Throw-in's are taken by passing the ball into play like a free kick

• No heading the ball

• No tackling from the Side or Behind

• If the ball goes above the height of the cross bar of the goals, a free kick is given from where the player kicked the ball

• ALL free kicks are indirect (you can't score from a free kick, you have to pass to a player first)

• If a player falls over for any reason (either a foul or loses balance), play stops until the player can get back to their feet

• A goalkeeper is the only player allowed in the defined goal area

• A goalkeeper may not leave his goal area during play

• If a goalkeeper makes a save and the ball from the save moves above crossbar height, the ball goes back to the keeper

• When the keeper passes the ball to a player, the player can then not pass the ball directly back to the keeper (it must be passed to another player before it can go back to the keeper)

• Outfield players on both teams are not allowed to enter either goal area

• No sliding tackles

• A player on the ground may not play the ball