The Full Armor Cup is a single-elimination 1v1 tournament. Every match is two 7-minute halves with a running clock, a short 2 minute water break at halftime/end of regulation, and a target goal to close out each match. There are no draws. One player advances.

Bracket seeding is determined by a players current global ranking. Open entry spots are available for competitors entering outside the league and are seeded by soccer background.

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Men (adult: 18+)

Women (adult: 18+)

• Coming Soon: 16-17 boys/girls, 14-15 boys/girls, 12-13 boys/girls and 10-11 boys/girls

Shin Guards: All players 17 or younger must wear shin guards

Game Balls: We’ll provide balls, ball sizes are as follows: Size 5 for U13 and older, Size 4 for U9 to U12, and Size 3 for U8 and younger.

Shoes: Players can wear any soccer shoes that match the field conditions.

Uniforms: Anything you like

Field Dimensions

• Make fields 20×30yds

Goals: 3-4’ high × 5-6’ wide

Win advance, lose your eliminated

Legal Physical Contact

ArmorBall is a physical sport. The following contact is always legal, provided it's used to play the ball or hold position — not to strike or take out an opponent.

• Shoulder Shielding — A player may use their shoulder to shield the ball, brace against an opponent, or engage in shoulder-to-shoulder contact while both players are playing or fighting for the ball.

• Forearm Shielding — A player may use a bent forearm to hold off an opponent while shielding the ball. The arm must stay bent and close to the body.

• Fair Sliding — Sliding is legal in two situations only:

  1. To win a loose or 50/50 ball that neither player currently controls.

  2. To block or prevent an imminent shot or clear scoring opportunity.

  Sliding is never legal when the opponent is already in possession and controlling the ball at their feet. A slide into a player who is actively dribbling is a foul, regardless of whether the ball is won.

Fouls

Standard Fouls

Result in a dribble-in restart for the fouled player at the spot of the foul (per existing restart rule). Opponent must but 9’ back.

• Tripping

• Holding or shirt-pulling

• Pushing with a fully extended arm (a bent-forearm shield is legal; a straight-arm push or arm-bar is not)

• Charging into an opponent from behind

• Sliding while the opponent is in possession and controlling the ball

• Deliberate handball

Denial of a Clear Goal-Scoring Opportunity

If a Standard Foul stops an otherwise clear scoring chance, it's upgraded automatically to a Penalty Kick — taken from the end line, opponent off the pitch, per existing penalty rule.

Reckless Fouls — Caution

Contact that is out of control or dangerous but not intended to injure. Examples: a wild or studs-up slide even on a loose ball, an off-balance charge that takes a player's legs out, reckless follow-through after playing the ball.

• Results in a Standard Foul restart (or Penalty, if it denies a clear chance) plus a Caution issued to the fouling player.

• Two Cautions in a single match = automatic Send-Off. The match is awarded to the opponent.

Violent Conduct / Serious Foul Play — Send-Off

Any strike, intentional dangerous tackle, or contact clearly intended to injure rather than win the ball.

• Immediate ejection from the match. Match is awarded to the opponent.

• Reported to the League Director for further review — may result in removal from the remainder of the tournament, per existing Disciplinary Actions policy.

Zero Tolerance on Diving (Simulation)

ArmorBall does not allow simulation — exaggerating or fabricating contact to draw a foul that wasn't there.

• First offense: No foul is awarded. The simulating player receives a Caution.

• Second offense in the same match: Automatic Send-Off — match is awarded to the opponent.

This is intentionally strict. In a 1v1 format there's no teammate to absorb the cost of gamesmanship — the standard has to be personal integrity, not just what a referee happens to catch.

The 10-Second Rule (Down Players & Injuries)

If a player goes to ground and stops play, the following applies:

1. The clock keeps running for the first 10 seconds. This removes any incentive to go down as a way to run clock or disrupt momentum.

2. If the player is not up and ready to play within 10 seconds, play is stopped and the situation is treated as a genuine injury. The clock stops, and the League Director/referee assesses the player.

3. If fit to continue: the player gets a brief injury timeout (60 seconds max) to recover, then the match restarts with a dribble-in at the spot of the stoppage.

4. If unable to continue: the match ends in an Injury Default — recorded as a loss for the injured player, not a standard forfeit. In bracket play, the opponent advances as normal.

5. Repeated or suspicious use of the down-injury stoppage (going down without contact or clear cause, more than once in a match) is treated under the Diving/Simulation rule above — Caution on first instance, Send-Off on the second.

The logic: real injuries are always treated seriously and stop play properly. Fake ones are costly enough that no one wants to try it.

Gender: Girls and boys have to play in their divisions.

• 5 Second Rule: Get play moving. Target goals make it so time wasting isn’t a factor but look to get the ball back in play.

• Dribble-Ins: Instead of throw-ins, the ball is restarted with a dribble from the sideline.

• Restarts: Restarts from disputes start at receiving players goal line, fouls start at spot of foul with opponent being 9’ back. All fouls are direct free kicks unless it’s a handball which will be indirect (ball must be touched once before shooting).

• Kick-Offs: First and second half start with the ball at the goal line of the player who’s ball it is. The opposing player must be on their goal line.

• Penalty Kicks: Awarded if deems that a scoring opportunity was unfairly denied by a foul. The kick is taken from the end-line with the opponent behind and off the pitch. If the penalty is missed, possession changes via a goal kick. Penalty kicks are not live plays.

• League Director Discretion: A player may be removed for the remainder of the tournament at the discretion of the league director. Cussing, fighting or threatening remarks are not tolerated. Send an email to crossfitfullarmor@gmail.com about any match conflicts/disputes.

All players are expected to uphold a standard that honors God which demonstrates fair play and sportsmanship. Any player that does not uphold this standard will be removed from the tournament.

A forfeited match is recorded as a 5-0 loss for the forfeiting player.

Any situation not explicitly covered in these rules will be resolved at the discretion of the league director.