7 a side football pitches are a much smaller sports pitch where 7 players on each team play against each other. There is no standard size pitches or penalty areas due to different locations and restrictions on certain sites. Many facilities prefer to put smaller pitches in place as they are usually more enjoyable than 11 a side for players and are cheaper than full length pitches.
7-a-side football is played according to the International Football Association Board (IFAB) Laws of the Game, with some modifications to make the sport more accessible for those with disabilities. As the sport features fewer players the pitches also have to be smaller and the standard size is 70m long by 50m wide. Additionally, 토토 there is no offside rule and throw-ins must be taken with one arm or the ball can be rolled into play, halves last only 30 minutes.
As well as these modifications, there are rules specifying the classes of disability each team must have. 7-a-side football is played by players with cerebral palsy or traumatic brain injuries and are classed as FT1, FT2 or FT3 depending on the severity of impairment. Each team must field at least one FT1 player on the pitch at all times during the game and no more than one FT3 player.
Facts
We,re trying our best to not get into deep technical details of both versions, but some of yhe basics are essential to go through to better understand the context of our discussion. Here they are;
In 7-A-Side football, there is a maximum of 12 players allowed in the team squad, out of which 7 players make the team and 5 stays on the bench. On the other hand, there are up to 16 players allowed in the 11-A-Side football out of which 11 make the line-up and the remaining stay on the bench as potentioal substitutes.
In 7-A-Side, there are unlimited substitutions allowed from the squad, while in the 11-A-Side, there are only 3 substitutions allowed from the available options in ordinary circumstances.
The pitch sizes of both differ a lot, the size of the 7-A-Side pitch is almost half than the size of that of 11-A-Side. We say again, not exactly half but approximately half.
7-a-side football, a history
The first international football 7-a-side competition was held in Edinburgh, Great Britain, in 1978 during the third edition of the Cerebral Palsy International Games.
It was at these Games where Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation (CPISRA) was founded to be the global governing body of the sport.
