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 (updated 4.24.2023)
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- Teams only meet on Sundays; no weekday practices
- The first Sunday is a practice; the remainder of the season are sessions consisting of
drills and a friendly scrimmage - Drills for the first ~30 minutes of the session. A friendly scrimmage (with breaks)
for the remainder of each session to reinforce the drills - Teams are split between the two fields, playing 5 v 5 or 4 v 4 (based on available players)
with no more than 10 players on the field - No Goalkeeper and no Offside calls
- Balls over the end line will be restarted by a coach rolling a ball in
- Balls over the side/touch line will be restarted by a player throw-in (keep playing
if a bad throw-in, no possession lost) - No slide tackles or heading
- Substitutions happen “on the fly”, anytime, with no stoppage needed
- At least two female players must be on the field (subject to available players)
- Size 3 ball