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Law 1 - Field and Goals: Approximately 360 x 210 feet (120x70 yards) field with 8 x 24 foot goals
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Pick up all trash, equipment and clothing, etc. after your practice or game.
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If fields are unlined, coaches should walk off the field marking corners, center line and goals with flat cones.
- People must not be allowed to play with or on the soccer goal posts or netting. Goals falling on people can cause serious injury.
- When practicing, use cones for goals. Do not move the goals or using the goal mouth areas, these areas are often in poor shape and will get worse if used in practice.
- Players and coaches are on the opposite side of the field to the parents.
Law 2 - Ball: Size 5.
Law 3 - Players: Maximum of 18 players per team playing 11v11 or less players per game. One of the players is a goalkeeper.
If a team cannot field enough players, loan players or adjust the number of players playing on BOTH teams so the teams have the same number of players on the field and if appropriate use cones to adjust the field size.
Unlimited substitutions at any stoppage in play.
All Players, except in the case of injury, will:
- Play at least half (50%) to three quarters (75%) of any game they attend
- Have as near equal playing time as possible compared to other players
- Be given the opportunity to play in each position but will not be forced to play in a position.
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Law 4 - Equipment: Must wear shin guards under socks. No baseball or football shoes allowed. No jewelry, earrings or metal hair clips allowed.
Law 5 & 6 - Referees: Referees are provided by the Association. Coaches and referees should meet before the game to clarify rules and appoint parents to act as assistant referees (linesmen). Coaches and Assistants may not be on the field of play during the game without the referee’s permission.
Law 7 - Duration of Game: 2 equal 35 minute halves with a 5 minute break at half time. Total game time with breaks 75 minutes.
Law 8 - Start and Restart of Play: Opposing players must be 10 yards (30 feet) from the ball for kickoffs, goal kicks, indirect kicks, and corner kicks.
Law 10 - Scoring: May keep standings.
Law 11 - Offside: Off-sides rules apply.
Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct: No slide-tackling allowed. All other rules apply. Referees will stop play, and appropriate remedy, including yellow or red cards if appropriate.
Law 14 - Penalty Kicks: Taken 12 yards (36 feet) from goal line. Other players must be 10 yards (30 feet) away.
Law 15 - Throw-in: If the player makes an illegal throw-in, the other team gets the ball and does the throw in. (ball is throw with 2 hands from behind head with 2 feet on the ground, feet may be on or outside of the touch lines.
Law 16 - Goal Kick: Players may not touch the ball until it is outside the penalty box.
Law 17 - Corner Kick: Opposing players must be 10 yards (30 feet) from the ball.
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