Walking is defined as ‘always having at least part of one foot in contact with the ground’ and should start with the heel making contact with the ground first allowing for a ‘flat foot’ motion.
Infringements/Sanctions:
The referee will award an in-direct free kick against any player who is seen to be not walking on or off the ball.
If a team is penalised on three occasions for infringing the not walking rule, they will concede a penalty to the opposition.
Once the penalty has been taken, the team’s accrued not walking offences tally goes back to zero.
Players will not be penalised for a not walking offence whilst retrieving a ball off the field of play.
Players are allowed to walk backwards during a match, but may not commit a non-walking or contact offence when doing so.
Please be aware these rules are judged by the unaided human eye and Goalkeepers will not be penalised for not walking offences within their Goalkeeping Area.
Walking Football Scotland
Supplementary Laws of the Game
2024