Bottle Soccer

A Pre-Track & Field practice activity the long distance runners of Riverhead High School partake in. Bottle Soccer is STRICTLY a Track activity, it is not allowed to be played before Cross Country (pure tradition). The rules are very complicated: -Bottle Soccer is played with a water bottle filled 1/4-1/2 with water or what ever liquid is available. -Similar to soccer in that you must kick (in this case) the water bottle into your opponents goal. -The game is started with the "drop", where the bottle is dropped in the center of the field. The bottle MUST hit the ground before one kicks it. -Once the bottle is dropped, the game is in session. It is completely legal to push and shove your opponents.... In fact, it is suggested. -There are no sidelines -If the bottle is kicked passed the goal line, but not between the two goal-post lines, the opposing team gets to throw the bottle in. The bottle must land BEFORE the center box for it to be legal. - If the bottle goes above your knees, it is legal to hit the bottle with your hand, but you can't catch it/hold it (ever been hit in the nuts with a water bottle?). -If the bottle passes the goal line ABOVE the goalies knees, it does not count as a goal, and a throw in takes place. -Once the track warm up begins, the game is over and who ever scored the most goals is pronounced the winner. -Teams are final, and are rarely subject to change.