Rules
Basic Rules for all age groups
- Home team wears blue.
- Substitutions can be made at any stoppage of play.
U6 Rules
- 15 minute halves
- Size 3 ball
- 3v3 on 2 adjacent fields playing simultaneously
- No goalies
- No corner kicks (all balls that go out on end line will be goal kicks)
- Teach proper throw ins but do not stop the game to try again
- No headers
- 20 minute halves
- Size 3 ball
- 5v5 (including the goalie)
- Parent/coach referees are encouraged to provide instruction whenever appropriate.
- In the event of an illegal throw-in, play should be stopped and instructions given on proper throw-in technique. If the second attempt is an illegal throw-in, play shall continue.
- Goal keeper cannot punt the ball
- No headers
Goalkeeper Release:
- The 6-second rule does not apply.
- However, goalkeepers that walk around the Penalty Area for an extended amount of time shall be encouraged to place the ball in play by the Parent Referee.
- No punting-goalie must throw the ball to a player
Free Kicks:
- All Free Kicks (including Kick-Offs) are to be Indirect Free Kicks.
- A goal can not be scored directly from an Indirect Free Kick.
- The Referee shall raise one arm into the air above their head and keep it raised until a second player touches the ball. The second player touching the ball may be from either team.
- If the goalkeeper forgets this rule, and tries to play the ball, resulting in it deflecting off of him/her into their own goal it will count as a goal since a second player touched the ball.
Goal Kicks:
- Goal Kicks are to be taken from the top of the Penalty Area.
- All players are to be a minimum of 8 Yards from the ball for Goal Kicks.
Offside:
- Only gross offsides will be called at the referee’s discretion.
Penalty Kicks:
- The Under 8 division does not have penalty kicks.
- All Free Kicks in the Under 8 division are to be Indirect Free Kicks.
Tackling:
- No slide tackling is allowed in the Under 8 division
U10 Laws of the Games - Modified Rules
* Minutes per Half: 25
* One Field with 7 Field Players Total (including the goalie)
* Minimum players to start: 5 per field
* Ball size #4
Goalies must throw the ball to a player, opposite team needs to leave the "Build Out" area, and there are no headers. Build Out line is also used as the Offsides line.
Throw-Ins:
* In the event of an illegal throw-in the other team is given the ball to throw-in.
Goalkeeper Release:
* The 6-second rule does apply
* However, goalkeepers that walk around the Penalty Area for an extended amount of time shall be encouraged to place the ball in play prior to enforcing this rule
Free Kicks:
* All Free Kicks (including Kick-Offs) are to be Indirect Free Kicks.
* A goal cannot be scored directly from an Indirect Free Kick.
* The Referee shall raise one arm into the air above their head and keep it raised until a second player touches the ball. The second player touching the ball may be from either team.
* If the goalkeeper forgets this rule, and tries to play the ball, resulting in it deflecting off of him/her into their own goal it will count as a goal since a second player touched the ball.
Offside:
* Offsides will be called per the FIFA Laws of the Game. See above.
Penalty Kicks:
* The Under 10 Recreational Division does not have penalty kicks.
* All Free Kicks in the Under 10 Recreational Division are to be Indirect Free Kicks
