On the Edge Marketing Soccer Table #904019 - Manuel (Page 5)

To Star t a Match:
T he Ser ve:
Subsequent Ser ves:
Ball in Play:
Ball Off the Table:
Dead Ball:
Point Scored:
Change of Positions:
Spinning the Rods:
Jar ring:
Reaching Into T he Playing Area:
A coin flip shall precede the start of the match. The team that wins the flip has the choice of table
side or first serve.
A serve through the serving hole is used to put the ball into play at the start of the match, after a
point is scored, or after a ball leaves the table.
Following the first serve of the match, subsequent serves shall be made by the team last
scored upon.
Once a ball is put in play by the server, it shall remain in play until the ball is hit off the table, a
dead ball is declared, time out is called, or a point is scored.
The ball should be put back into play with a serve by the team which
originally served that ball.
A ball shall be declared dead when it has completely stopped its motion and is not within reach of
any player figure. If the ball is declared dead between the goalie and the 2-man rods, it shall
be put back into play by placing the ball in the corner nearest the spot of the dead ball.
If the ball is declared dead anywhere else on the table, it shall be put back
into play with a serve by the team that originally served that ball.
A ball entering the goal shall count as a point, as long as it was legally scored. A ball which enters
the goal but returns to the playing surface and/or leaves the table still counts as a goal.
In any doubles event, each player may play only the two rods normally designated for his position.
Once the ball is put into play, the players must play the same position until a point is scored.
Spinning the rods is illegal. Spinning is defined as the rotation of any soccer figure more than 360
degrees before or after striking the ball.
If the ball goes in the goal, then it will not be counted as a point and will be put back into play by
the goalie as if the ball had been declared a dead ball between the goal and the nearest
two-man rod.
Any jarring, sliding, or lifting of the table shall be illegal.
It is illegal for a player to reach into the playing area while the ball is in play.