We are hosting the NAM football tournament. We are also hosting the MIST Cup.
Both these events are scheduled for the evening of Wednesday 18th April at Preston Sports Arena. This year the NAM tournament is being organised by Dr Mark Rushton.
The event starts at Preston Sports Arena at 18:00. Buses leave Greenbank Building (GR on campus map) at 17:45. Buses leave the Arena at 21:00 to meet buses to hotels at 21:15 from Greenbank Building (GR on campus map).
See the MIST website for the MIST Cup.
Participants
Taking part this year are teams from:
- Birmingham
- Cambridge
- Cardiff
- Durham
- Edinburgh
- Exeter
- Hertfordshire
- Leicester
- Liverpool JMU
- Oxford
- Sheffield
- UCLan
The 2007 NAM tournament will take place at the Preston Sports Arena on outdoor Astro pitches. Transport to the arena will be provided from the university.
The tournament will run from 6 pm till 9 pm on Wednesday 18th April.
Matches will last 10 minutes, with no half time.
The tournament will be comprised of a group stage followed by a knockout phase. In the group stage points will be awarded in the following way:
- Win 3 points
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draw 1 point
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Lose 0 points
Forfeiture will be recorded as a 3-0 loss.
Bibs will be provided if there are colour clashes and if the players in a team are wearing different coloured strips.
The 2007 NAM tournament will follow the usual 5-a-side football rules. Thus the following rules will be enforced by referees:
- At the kick off teams must be in their own halves, with the goalkeepers in their goal areas.
- The offside rule will not be in operation.
- The goalkeeper is the only player allowed within the goal area. If a defensive player encroaches the area a penalty kick will be awarded to the opposing team. If an offensive player deliberately enters the area the ball will be given to the opposing goalkeeper.
A penalty will be awarded to the offensive team if the goalkeeper intentionally comes out of the area.
- Goalkeepers must roll the ball into play underarm. The ball will be returned to the goalkeeper for a re-throw if the ball is thrown incorrectly or kicked.
- Backpasses are allowed. However, the ball must be touched by more than one teammate before it can be returned to the goalkeeper, otherwise a free kick will be awarded to the opposition.
- Sliding tackles are not permitted. Free kicks will be awarded.
- Free kicks are awarded for handball by an outfield player.
- Players are only allowed to kick the ball being contested. Violent behaviour or persistent fouling will result in bookings.
- Players will be suspended for one game if they are cautioned, or two games if they are dismissed.
- Substitutions are only allowed in dead ball situations and when the referee has been informed.
- Players defending a free kick must be at least 2 metres from the ball when the kick is taken. However, defenders are allowed to stand just outside the goal area if the offence occurred within 2 metres of the area.
- During penalty kicks the goalkeeper must remain on the goal line.
- "Run-ups" are not permitted when taking a penalty. Penalty takers are only allowed a maximum of 2 steps before striking the ball.
- If the goalkeeper saves a penalty the ball returns to the goalkeeper for a throw-out, even if the ball falls to an opposing player.
RAS-NAM 2007 "...the UK's premier meeting for the astronomy, solar system and space science
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Professor Michael Rowan-Robinson, RAS President, October 2006
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