Capital Football

Although Walking Football shares similarities with regular association football, the two have many differences. The biggest difference is that running is off-limits – this includes jogging! But you can ‘walk’ as fast as you want, as long as “one foot is in contact with the ground at all times”. Walking Football is a bespoke, non-contact sport created in 2011 by John Croot for the older generation, with age-appropriate and very simple rules designed with health and safety as the paramount consideration.

• Any running or jogging will usually result in an indirect free kick
• Non-contact
• Above head height restriction on ball
• Deflection above head height by goalkeeper – ball retained by keeper
• No heading the ball
• All free kicks indirect
• No offsides
• No tackling from behind
• No direct goal from kick-offor any dead ball situation
• All free kicks have defenders 3-metres distant
• Players may not play the ball whilst grounded – including slide tackling and slide blocks
• Cornering a player is not permitted – allow the opponent to turn
• No 2 versus 1 tackling at barriers/wall
• No tackling across an opponent at a wall/barrier
• Playing with reckless or dangerous intent is an infringement
• One-step penalty kicks
• No restriction on passing back or out from the goalkeeper
• Sin Bin time out for three either same or different infringements
• Zero tolerance on abusive conduct