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U10, U13, U15 and U17 General Information
Clover Parks and Recreation Youth Soccer
By-Laws (based off of SCAP and FIFA Guidelines)
U10 Boys U10 Girls U13 Boys U13 Girls
U15 Coed
Game time: 4x10 min. quarters (U10 boys and girls)
2x20 min. halves (U13 boys and girls)
2x35 min. halves (U15 Co-Ed)
# of Players on Field: 8 v. 8 (U10 boys and girls) Can start with 6
10 v. 10 (U13 boys and girls) Can start with 8
11 v. 11 (U15 Co-Ed) Can start with 9
If coaches agree all team may field one additional player excluding U15
Start of Play: The referee shall call opposing teams to the center of field:
• Check for shin guards (Must be worn beneath socks)
• Jerseys tucked in to shorts
• Encourage fair play
• Flip coin – kickoff & sides (home team calls coin toss)
Off-sides rule will be enforced for all age groups listed above. The official off-sides rule is listed on the last page of the by-laws.
Other rules of play
• FIFA Rules and SCAP Guidelines will govern play with the exception of the rules set forth in this document.
• There is a five minute grace period for the start of games to allow teams to have enough players. If a team does not have enough players present for the start of the game, the referees will call a forfeit. If both teams don’t have enough to play, it will be a double forfeit (both teams receive a loss.)
Teams may still play for fun until the next two teams arrive for their game. Referees must stay to call the “fun” game if a forfeit has been called.
• No sliding when another player is within 4 feet of the person sliding; result is stoppage of play and the ball is awarded to the opposing team for an indirect kick.
• Fouls in the field of play will result in a direct or indirect kick. Please reference this website for occurrences of direct or indirect http://www.fifa.com
• Fouls in the penalty box will result in a penalty kick except for the following fouls: 1) playing in a dangerous manner, 2) impeding the progress of an opponent, 3) illegal handling of the ball by the goalie or, 4) the goal keeper taking more than 6 seconds to release the ball. These fouls will result in an indirect kick.
• On a goal kick, only two players from the team that is in possession of the kick may be inside the penalty box area. Ball must clear the penalty box area before it may be played by any other player on the field. If it is touched within the penalty box area, then it will be a re-kick.
• All casts must be wrapped in a soft padding and inspected by the official before the start of the game to ensure safety to all players before that child will be allowed to play.
• No earrings, bracelets, rings, watches, etc will be permitted during games. Studs may be allowed if decided by the referee.
• Coaches must remain on their half of the field, and may not cross over the mid-field line while coaching or the penalty box on their side. No more than three coaches are allowed on the sidelines during the game.
• Parents must sit on the opposite side of the field from the teams and may not sit along the end lines of the field.
• Ball which is intentionally passed back to own goalie (by foot or throw in), goalie may not pick up ball with hands; result will be indirect kick for opposing team where the ball was last kicked or threw to the goalie. The goalie may play the ball with their body as if they were a field player if the ball is intentionally passed back to them by their team.
• If there is an instance where both players are guilty of the foul or an injury occurs, the team that had possession prior to the injury or the foul is awarded a throw-in from the sideline where the event in question occurred. There will be no stoppage time due to an injury added to the end of regulation time. Referees will stay to the time limits listed above.
• Yellow or red cards may be issued due to a player or coaches’ actions. Players that receive a red card will leave the game and will be unable to participate in the following game. (Teams will play a player down for the remainder of the game.)
• Coaches are to keep their players under their immediate supervision while waiting for the game ahead of them to finish. Do not warm up on the sidelines while another game is in progress.
• Coaches are to move their team and equipment away from the field of play as soon as possible at the conclusion of their game so that the next teams can get on the field as soon as possible. (Have your team meeting after a game away from the fields, so that the next teams can have the same prep time that yours had.)
Substitutions
Players may only be substituted with the consent of the referee. There is no limit to the number of subs that may be subbed at one time. All substitutes must be standing at the midfield line and recognized by the referee before they will be allowed to enter the game.
Substitutions: 1) Possession of corner kick
2) Possession of any throw-ins
3) Prior to goal kick (possession)
4) After a goal
5) Referee’s time-out
6) Injury time-out (to replace the injured player only)
• If the team that is in possession of a corner kick, throw-in, or goal kick chooses to make a substitution, then the other team will also be allowed to substitute with the permission of the referee.
• No substitutes will be allowed in the last two minutes of the game.
• Each player must play a minimum of one half of the game.
• If a team does not have any substitutes, they may ask for a 2 minute water break per half. This excludes the U10 divisions.
• A child may play for one team only; no substitutes of players that are not on the team roster.
• Teams may play with 1 player less than the required number without forfeiting for U10 and 2 players less than the required number without forfeiting in U13 or U15. Opposing team will play down as well. If a team has 2 less than the required number, then a forfeit will be called and the two teams can play for fun. If you know before the game that you will not have enough players present for the game, you must call your coordinator to let them know as soon as possible so that the opposing coach can be notified.
• If a child arrives late to a game, they can be used as a substitute until the next dead ball (out-of-bounds, goal, end of time period, penalty, etc.) At that time, both teams will increase to the regulation number of players on the field as required by their age group.
• Cheering is encouraged; unsportsmanlike conduct of coaches, spectators or players will not be tolerated and will result in ejection. Coaches are responsible for their team and parents. Any player, coach or parent being ejected from a game will have to meet with the program coordinator before they are allowed to play or attend again.
• If a parent or coach refuses to leave the field area due to an ejection, then the referee will call the game until they do so. If after 5 minutes, the parent or coach has not left, then the game will be called and no further play will resume.
• Officials will monitor teams as they shake hands at the conclusion of the game to insure that proper sportsmanship is being upheld by both teams.
Tie Game: If a game is tied after regulation time has expired, no additional time will be added to the game to decide a winner. The game will be concluded as a tie. (NOTE) This rule will be modified to determine a winner during tournament and/or special event play only.
In tournament play, if the game is tied at conclusion or regular time, there will be a five minute Golden Goal (first team to score, wins) which will begin with the same players on the field at the end of regular time. If no one scores during the five minute Golden Goal period, we will have a shoot-out. The goalie that was in position in the final two minutes of the game will remain as goalie. Each coach will select 5 players from their team that were on the field at the conclusion of the game. These players will alternate penalty kicks against the other team’s goalie until a winner has been determined. Goalies may shoot as part of their teams’ five players. Once all five from each team has taken their shot, if the game I still tied, then a new five will be selected. The original five players from each team may not shoot again, until everyone on their team has had the opportunity to shoot. If after the second group of five has shot, the shoot-outs will go into sudden death, meaning each team will shoot until one team scores and other does not. Their will be a coin toss to determine who will shoot first. All players chosen in each round must be sent to the mid-field line before the shoot-outs begin. They will remain there until that shoot-out has completed. Once the next group of five has been selected, the previous five will return to their sideline while the others shoot.
Off-sides Rule
Below is the official ruling on off-sides according to FIFA’s “Laws of the Game”, Law of 11.
Offside Position: It is not an offense in itself to be in offside position.
A player is offside if:
- He/She is nearer to his/her opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent
A player is not offside if:
- He/She is in his/her own half of the field of play, he/she is level with the second last opponent, or he/she is level with the last two opponents.
Offense
A player is an offside position is only penalized if, at the moment the ball touches or is played by one of his team, he is, in the opinion of the referee, involved in active play by:
- Interfering with play, interfering with an opponent, or gaining an advantage by being in that position.
No Offense
There is no offside offense if a player receives the ball directly from:
- A goal kick, a throw-in, or a corner kick.
Infringement/Sanctions
For any offside offense, the referee awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred.
Weather Cancellations
Clover Parks and Recreation will make every effort to cancel a game due to rough weather as soon as possible. For weekday games, decisions and an announcement will be made at 4pm. If no decision has been made by 4pm, then the game is still scheduled. If rough weather is still in the area, cancellations will be a game time decision. Weekend games will follow the same system, but decisions and announcement will be made by 8am.
Cancelled Games in Progress
If a game is already in progress and rough weather approaches, games will be cancelled by the referee and/or the program coordinator. If the game has already reached halftime, it will be considered a complete game and there will be no make up.
If a game has not reached halftime, the make up game will begin from the point the cancellation was made.
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U5, U6, and U8 General Information
YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE INFORMATION
www.leaguelineup.com/cloversoccer
MATCHES AND AGE GROUPS
A. AGE GROUPS: U5 cannot turn 5 before August 1, 2008 and must be 4 before January 1, 2009
U6 cannot turn 6 before August 1, 2008
U8 cannot turn 8 before August 1, 2008
Fall season is current year and spring is previous year. Players can move up one year.
B. MATCHES: U5, U6 and U8 will play (4) 8-minute quarters. U5 and U6 will use size #3 ball.
U8 will use size #4 ball.
PLAYER EQUIPMENT
A. A player shall not wear anything that is dangerous to another player. (Ex. Unpadded wrist cast, watches, earrings, etc.).
B. The goalkeeper shall wear a different color shirt than the other players.
C. The players may wear shoes with soft, plastic cleats or sneakers. No replaceable football or spikes allowed.
D. Shin guards are mandatory (may be purchased at any sporting store, Wal-Mart, K-mart, etc).
E. A mouthpiece is not required, however it is recommended for safety.
F. Recreation Dept. will supply several balls. Players may want to purchase their personal practice ball and place his/her name on their ball.
PRACTICES/GAMES
A. Soccer practices shall begin the week of March 16th. Practices scheduled by Clover Recreation can be weekdays or Saturdays. Coaches may schedule different practice days other than our schedule.
B. Soccer games shall begin Saturday, April 25th
C. U5 and U6 games will be played Saturday mornings and may be played some Monday or Tuesday evenings at Griggs Rd. Elementary or Clover Middle School.
D. U8 games may be played Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at Griggs Rd. Elementary, Clover Middle School or Clover High School.
MISCELLANEOUS
Exemption(s): Carpooling exemptions are not allowed for U10 and above divisions.
1. Head coach son/daughter
2. Sibling(s)
3. Relative that is the reason a coach is coaching (ex. An uncle is coaching for his nephew)
Picture Button Sales: These can be purchased from the recreation department approximately a week after pictures have been taken. The cost of the button will be 2 for $5. We will only have buttons for players that take individual pictures on picture day.
T-shirt sales: Each team will have an order form to order team t-shirts for parents or sibling (the players uniform is included with the registration fee). This will be a t-shirt in the same color as your child’s team with a Clover Soccer logo. If a team purchases 20 or more t-shirt then the head coach of the team can pick a logo for the t-shirts. The cost of the t-shirts will be $10 for S-XL, $11 for XXL and $13 for XXXL. The deadline to order shirts will be Friday, April 3rd.
Kate’s Pre Season Skate: This season’s skate will be on Friday, February 27th from 5pm-10pm. Passes will be given out through each team or you can pick them up at the Recreation Dept. after registration is over on February 24th. Each pass will get the players and their family and friend into the rink for free.
FEES
A. The registration fee is $40 per player and it covers the player’s jersey, socks, officials, equipment, field usage and any maintenance. The fee does not include shorts, shoes, shin guards, trophies, or a banquet.
Please help us keep the parks clean by picking up trash after the practices and games.
U5/6 RULES
1. U5 and U6: The FIFA soccer rulebook, not in conflict with the rules on this page, will govern play.
2. No. of players: 6 vs. 6. Goalies are optional, must be agreed upon by both coaches before the game.
3. One coach for each team will be on the field during play. The coaches on the field will also referee the game.
4. Home team will be listed first on the game schedule.
5. Home team will appoint a timekeeper.
6. Home team starts the game and the visiting team chooses defending goal. Defending goal changes after the second quarter and there will be alternating starts for each period.
7. No off sides
8. Regular throw ins
Skills taught: Using your feet, dribbling, kicking, Defense, & only shoot at one goal and defend the other.
U8 RULES
1. Same rules as above except for the following:
2. No off sides; however if this is abused, it will be called
3. No. of players: 7 v. 7 (6 field players and 1 goalie)
4. Coaches are allowed on the field for the first 3 games, after that they must be on the sideline.
5. For all other details, please see the U8 By Laws.
For any questions or more information, please contact the Soccer Program Coordinator, Willis Whitley, at (803)222-9493 or wwhitley@cloversc.org
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