Lagos
When:
Wednesday mornings from 9.30 am until 11.30 am
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Where:
The Boavista Health Resort, on the N125 between Lagos and Luz
We play on the grass pitch next to the tennis courts
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Cost:
€3 per session to cover the pitch hire
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Contact:
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We set up in September 2015 and have a core of 8 regulars, plus plenty of people coming and going. Nationalities include British, Irish, American, Russian and Portuguese, aged from the early 50s to mid 70s.
Players meet up around 9.30, warm up with stretching and practice, and play up to five 15 minute sessions; we then usually use the changing rooms at the golf clubhouse to have a shower and a drink.
We played in the International tournaments at Browns in October 2015 and the Albufeira Cup in March 2016. We have also had friendly matches with Browns and Olhao Walking Football Clubs.
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We like the physical exercise, the chance to practice our skills, and the social aspect of being part
of a group with a common cause: enjoying the game.
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Local rules:
- Three Touch only
- Size 5 ball
- 15 minutes per session max.
- Unlimited substitutions
- 5- or 6-a-side, full pitch; 4-a-side half pitch
- Goalkeeper must stay in the "D"
- Goalkeeper can only throw underarm - overarm throw = penalty kick
- Goalkeeper cannot pass to same defender after receiving a back-pass = penalty kick
- Defender in the "D" is a penalty kick
- Penalty is one-step kick from the top of the "D"
- Attacker in the "D" is a goal kick
- Free kick for running, hand ball, foul or heading with both feet off the ground
- Free kicks are indirect
- Defender must be 2 yards from the free kick
- Ball out of play is a kick in
- Defender must be 2 yards from kick in
- Play stops if any player is injured
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