Altus Sport became involved in Streetsoccer after a contingent from Germany visited one of our development programmes and invited us to send a team to the Streetsoccer World Cup in Berlin in 2006. Our Amastrata-strata team excelled by reaching the final and then lost against MYSA, Kenya, in a penalty kick-out.
In a revenge game in South Africa in 2007, the Amastrata=strata team beat MYSA, which motivated our players in continuing various leagues in all our areas. Currently various leagues, under 15 & 17, are being played in Gauteng North.
General information and rules for playing
- Number of players per team: 8 a-side – 5 playing 3 rotating
- Should be mixed-gender (preferably) – discuss prior to the game
- There is no referee – make provision for an arbitrator/convenor should the players not reach consensus among themselves
- End result does only depend on the game result, but points are added on the Life Skill Score Card
A game has 4 halves
1st half
- Prior to every game, the finer rules are determined by the players themselves
2nd half
- Playing for 6 min (or as decided before the game)
3rd half
- Playing for 6 min (or as decided before the game)
4th half
- Completing the Life Skill Score Card
- Semi-finals and finals at tournaments could last 20 minutes @ 10 min a-side
- Replacements of players: As many as possible during practising and fun games. In tournaments a team will consist of 8 players i.e., 5 players plus 3 for replacements/reserves to rotate regularly
- Field measurement: 25m X 15m Goals: 3m wide and 1m high
- Use cones/plastic bottles for corners, lines and goals
- Fair play a priority – no fouls/insults (always apply respect, friendship and peace principles)
- Assist a counterpart up from the ground after an unintentional tackle – shake hands!
- Skill dribbling and passing important