Modifications Subject to the agreement of the member association concerned and provided the principles of these Laws are maintained, the Laws may be modified in their application for matches for players of under 16 years of age, for women footballers, for veteran footballers (over 35 years of age) and for players with disabilities.
Any or all of the following modifications are permissible:
• size of the field of play
• size, weight and material of the ball
• width between the goalposts and height of the crossbar from the ground
• duration of the periods of play
• substitutions Further modifications are only allowed with the consent of the International Football Association Board.
Male and Female
References to the male gender in the Laws of the Game in respect of referees, assistant referees, players and officials are for simplification and apply to both men and women.
Key
A single line in the left-hand margin indicates new Law changes. The current Laws of the Game (LOTG) consist of 17 individual laws:
1: The Field of Play
2: The Ball
3: The Number of Players
4: The Players' Equipment
5: The Referee
6: The Assistant Referees
7: The Duration of the Match
8: The Start and Restart of Play
9: The Ball In and Out of Play
10: The Method of Scoring
11: Offside
12: Fouls and Misconduct
13: Free Kicks
14: The Penalty Kick
15: The Throw-In
16: The Goal Kick
17: Corner kick
in previous posts we talked about the field of play , number of players, the ball and the players' equipment.
i will talk about the other laws in later post.
