General Rules and Information
All divisions follow FIFA rules with some exceptions in the divisions to maintain the instructional nature of the recreational program and adjust for smaller gametime during the Spring season.
- General Information
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- Teams only meet on Sundays; no weekday practices
- The first Sunday is a practice; the remainder of the season are games
- Games are run with 2, 24-minute halves with a 5-minute half time and no extra time
- 10 v 10 with Goalkeeper
- Offside calls
- No slide tackles
- Cards are issued for dangerous play and inappropriate conduct
- Coaches are not allowed on the field. They should not come on while the clock is
running except for injuries. The coaches should remain on the sidelines, on
their own half, and come into the field of play only when needed to assist a player. - Substitutions happen “on the fly”, anytime, with no stoppage needed, by running
a player off the field, and then running the substituting player on to the field,
both through the center of the field on the sideline. - At least two female players must be on the field (subject to available players).
On the field players should be mixed coed. But done so as best as can be
accomplished by the coach based on the team roster and without wearing out players. - Shin guards are mandatory, socks over shin guards
- Size 5 ball
- Playoffs
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- No playoffs
- Coordinator
- John Hieatzman jhieatzman@freedomoptsoccer.com