General Rules and Information
All divisions follow FIFA rules with some exceptions in the divisions to maintain the instructional nature of the recreational program. Division coordinators send out season-by-season divisional changes.
- General Information
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- 9 v 9 with Offside calls
- Two 24 minute halves; no extra-time
- No slide tackles or heading (drop ball for unintentional contact,
indirect kick awarded for intentional contact) - Substitutions can occur on kick-offs (by either team), goal kicks (by either team),
or your team’s throw-in at the discretion of the referee.
You can substitute on the other team’s throw-in only if
they are also substituting (i.e. piggy-backing).
No substitution on corner kicks or free kicks. - Cards are issued for dangerous play and inappropriate conduct
- Size 4 Ball
- Playoffs
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- All teams play in the playoff tournament
- Placement Standings: Win (3 pts), Draw (1 pt), Loss (0 pts) with
tiebreaker as Coach head-to-head record, then least goals allowed, then coin toss - FOS overtime format if a playoff tournament games ends in a tie
- More info…
- All-Star Game
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- Two teams; all teams represented
- Coordinator
- Adam Maisano amaisano@freedomoptsoccer.com