You may have 5-8 players on each team, exceptions will be made on a case by case baisis.

 

5v5 Soccer uses the official Fifa rules with the following exceptions:

 

Roster

• Every team has to hand in a roster with all the player names and their Date of Birth.

• 4 field players and 1 goalie.

• Liability Waiver must be turned in prior to first game.

 

General

• Game Length: U8     2 - 16 Minute halves with a 5 Minute break

• Game Length: U10 & U12      2 - 20 Minute halves with a 5 Minute break

• Game Length: U14 to Adult     2- 24 Minute halves with a 5 Minute break

• All players must wear shin guards, or will not be allowed to play.

• All players must wear the same color jerseys/shirts during play. If both teams are wearing the same color, the home team must change.

• No jewelry will be allowed, including earrings of any type, rope necklaces and bracelets. The only exception will be players wearing medical bracelets.

• Substitution: Substitutions can be made on the fly.

• 2 ft perimeter wall is considered playable field.

• The chain link fence & the ceiling are considered out of bounds and will result in an indirect kick from the point of contact.

• 2 Yellow cards = 1 Red card.  1 Red card could result in a suspension of 1 game up to and including the remainder of the season, depending on the severity.

 

Referees / Timing:

• There will be no abuse of the referees tolerated, verbal or otherwise. Any indication of such behavior by a coach or parent will result in immediate removal from the facility.  No abuse of any player, coach or referee will be tolerated. Please keep all comments (cheering) positive.

• Teams must be ready to enter the field at least 5 minutes prior to scheduled game time.

 

CORNER RULE:

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MADE FOR SAFETY OF PLAYERS

WHEN THE PLAYER WITH BALL GETS TRAPPED IN THE CORNER AND IS BEING PRESSURED BY THE OPPONENTS PLAYER IF THE PLAYER WITH BALL TURNS COMPLETELY AROUND SHOWING BACK TO OPPONENT PLAYER A INDIRECT KICK WILL BE CALLED IMMEDIATELY. 

 

*IF THE PLAYER DOES NOT GET PRESSURED, THEN NOTHING WILL BE CALLED, AND THE PLAY WILL CONTINUE 

 

CARDS: 

BLUE CARD: IF A PLAYER GETS A BLUE CARD FOR A FOUL OR A UNSPORTMANSHIP, PLAYER HAS TO COME OUT OF THE FIELD FOR 2 MINUTES, BUT ANOTHER PLAYER CAN REPLACE THAT PLAYER. IF PLAYER 2 BLUE CARDS IN ONE HALF, WILL BE GETTING A YELLOW CARD. MEANING PLAYER WILL COME OUT AND CANNOT COME BACK IN THAT HALF.

 

YELLOW CARD: A STRAIGHT YELLOW CARD CAN BE GIVEN IN CASE THE PLAY IS OUT OF RANGE. PLAYER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COME BACK IN THAT HALF BUT CAN BE REPLACED.

 

RED CARD: A STRAIGHT RED CARD CAN BE GIVEN IF THE PLAY IS OUT OF RANGE, THE OTHER WAY YOU CAN GET A RED CARD  IS BY 4 BLUE CARDS OR 2 YELLOW CARDS. IF A PLAYER IS GIVEN A RED CARD, A SUSPENSION OF ONE GAME OR MORE CAN BE GIVEN TO THAT PLAYER. PLAYER CANNOT BE REPLACED WHEN GIVEN A RED CARD ON THAT MATCH ONLY FOR THAT GAME.

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Kick Offs / Kick Ins / Direct and Indirect Kicks / Goal Kicks / Penalty Kicks:

• Kick Offs - May be kicked in any direction. You cannot score directly from a kick off (ball must be 100% over the mid-line to be considered on the offensive half of the field). The kick off is an indirect kick.

• Direct and in-direct kicks - All dead-ball kicks are indirect with the exception of penalty kicks. Indirect kicks must only change position before the ball will be considered in play. If a free kick is awarded within five yards of the opposing goal line, the ball will be moved back to five yards from the line. It is the referee’s discretion where the ball will be placed.

• Goal kicks - May be taken from any point of the goal box. All Goal Kicks are indirect kicks.

• Penalty kicks - Shall be awarded if, in the referee’s opinion, a scoring opportunity was nullified by an infraction (the infraction does not automatically result in a red card). Penalty kicks are DIRECT kicks taken from the designated penalty mark. 

• Five-Yard Rule - In all dead-ball situations, defending players must stand at least five yards away from the ball. If the defensive player’s goal is closer than five yards, the ball shall be played five yards from the goal line in line with the direction of play prior to the penalty.

 

Goal Keepers / Off-sides / Slide Tackling / Hand Ball Clarification:

• Goal keepers are restricted to using their hands only inside the penalty box and no slide tackling is allowed. If a player is sliding for the ball, contact with any player(s) from the other team is NOT ALLOWED. If a player slides and contact is initiated, a free kick shall be awarded. This does not prevent players from sliding to stop/intercept a ball where contact is not initiated during the slide. Example: a player may slide to save a ball from going out-of-bounds.

• Goal keepers are not allowed to touch the ball with their hands if it is passed from a team mate.

• Hand Ball Clarification - Deliberate handling of the ball that denies a team of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity will result in the following: (1) A penalty kick (at the discretion of the referee) (2) A yellow or red card given to the player committing the hand ball (at the discretion of the referee).

 

Game Balls / Sizes:

• Teams are responsible for providing game balls. The ball size for each group is as following:

  • U8-U12 = Size 4

  • U13 & up = Size 5