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Rules for Coed

We are thrilled to have you join us this soccer season! Please remember this is recreation, not competition. The goal is to have fun, learn the game of soccer and develop soccer skills!

 

The focus should be on developing skills to help them be successful in games. An example is dribbling – “inside, outside, laces” with
lots of repetition to see improvement. You may also begin teaching pull backs and hook turns! The score is irrelevant. Encourage correct development of skills not “winning.”


Coaches' Responsibilities

  • Home Team Coach – supervises from the sidelines at midfield (not on the field)

  • Visiting Team Coach – supervises from the other sideline at midfield (not on the field)

  • Assistants – stands by coach and helps


Game Play

  • Game Ball

    • size 5

  • Number of Players

    • 6v6 players on the field

    • A minimum of 4 per team is required to start play. Teams are recommended to be equal but it is up to the coaches and teams to decide whether “borrowing” a player to create even teams will be allowed.

  • Duration of the Match: The match is divided into:

    • Two (2) halves of twenty-five (30) minutes each

    • Five (5) minute half time

    • All time is kept by the referee

  • Substitution

    • After a goal kick is called for either team

    • After a goal by either team

    • After a throw-in is called for your team (and the other teams’ if they are subbing)

    • At halftime

    • You CANNOT sub on corners, or free kicks

    • Substitutions may ONLY OCCUR with the Referees’ permission (you can get their attention by yelling “sub” and waiting for them to signal it is ok to sub)

    • Players entering & leaving the field should do so at the halfway line

  • Refereeing

    • A registered referee will officiate each game.

    • All rule infringements shall be briefly explained to the offending player

  • Fouls and Misconduct

    • No caution or send off shall be issued to players

    • If a child is acting out of control, the coach will make a substitution of that player to give the child a chance to calm down before returning to play

  • Starting and Restarting Game Play

    • Kickoffs, free kicks, throw-ins, goal kicks, and corner kicks are used to start or restart play

  • Throw-in

    • This is the only time a player other than the Goalkeeper is legally allowed to pick up the ball with his hands.

    • For a throw-in ball to be legal:

      • The ball must be thrown from behind and over the head

      • It must be thrown using both hands.

      • The thrower must face the field

      • Both feet must be on the ground, either on or outside the sideline

      • The ball must be thrown-in from the place where it went out of bounds (referees usually let the throw-in be taken from the approximate point where the ball went out of bounds)

    • If the thrown ball does not enter the field, the throw-in is retaken by the same team.

    • The thrower may not touch the ball again until it has touched another player

    • The penalty for an illegal throw-in is that your team loses the ball and the other team gets to take a throw-in from the same spot

    • A goal MAY NOT be scored on a direct throw-in (i.e., it doesn’t count if it is thrown into the goal without another player touching it first).

    • A player is not offside if he receives the ball direct from a throw-in.

  • Goal Kicks

    • The ball is placed in the goal box. The defending players must stand at least four yards away from the ball until it is in play

  • Corner Kicks

    • The defending players must stand at least four yards away from the ball until it is in play.

  • Offsides

    • Offsides will be called by the referee

    • You are not offside if you are doing any of the following:

      • Are in your own half of the field (your half is the half your goalkeeper is on).

      • Are even with or behind the ball

      • Don’t go past the “Second Last Defender” (the goalkeeper is usually, but not always, the last defender; this might be the case if the goalkeeper is out of the goal).

      • Receive the ball direct from a goal kick, corner kick, or throw-in. (But you can be offside if you receive it direct on a “free kick”)

      • Are the ballhandler (the ballhandler can be closer to the goal than the ball if he has his back to the goal).

    • The penalty for Offside is that an Indirect Free Kick is awarded to the opposing team to be taken from the place where the offside occurred.

  • Scoring

    • No score or standings should be kept. Coaches should remind parents the primary objective is fun, skill development and improvement with each game

  • Weather

    • Games are not canceled for any reason except lightning. That decision is only made at game time on the field by administrators at the complex. Plan to play in all kinds of exciting weather

Heading Policy

Heading in all U12 and younger games and practice/trainings (U10 and U9) is prohibited. These will be effective Starting August 15th, 2016 for all UYSA games.

If a player deliberately heads the ball in a game, an indirect free kick (IFK) should be awarded to the opposing team from the spot of the offense. If the deliberate header occurs within the goal area, the indirect free kick should be taken on the goal area line parallel to the goal line at the point nearest to where the infringement occurred.

Please note that U9, U10, and U11 do not practice heading during training.

If a player is playing up in an older age group (ex: A 2009 player playing with a U12 (2008) team), please note that players who are 10 and younger should not be heading the ball regardless of the age group in which they play. This requires education and support from the coach and parent to instruct the player accordingly.


For U12, U13, and U14 Players heading is allowed in games but it is recommended that it be limited in practice to a maximum of 30 minutes per week with no more than 15-20 headers per player, per week. U.S. Soccer will provide this information in its coaching education courses and will direct coaches to check with their local rules of competition to see if the recommendation has been adopted by the applicable club.
 

Player Registration

Registrations will continue to be accepted and players will be added to your teams throughout the fall and into spring seasons. Coordinators will contact coaches when an addition is made.

 

Each team should have a Head Coach, 1-2 Assistant Coaches, and several Team Parents who are assigned by the coach to help with communication, treat schedules, distribute uniforms, and help with unifying parties and activities.


Head Coaches decide when and where to practice. Practices may not be held at Lakeside. All city and school parks are available for soccer practices.


How to Check the Team On the Computer

  1. Go to www.uysa-oys.affinitysoccer.com)

  2. Top left, click on “user login”

  3. Type in the user name and password you used/created to register your player (if you don’t remember it, click on “forgot password” and follow instructions – note: the affinity website works best in the web browser internet explorer)

  4. You will see on the screen your family information.

  5. Click on the child you are looking for

  6. Click on the tab that says, TEAMS.

  7. This will show your team name and information.

* You may also click on “view” link on the right of the line to see the team roster.


Resources

They are now endless. Search on the internet for helpful websites and Youtube videos.

There should be plenty of practice plans you can use.

Thank you for volunteering. OYS is a Volunteer Organization and we are always looking for great people to join us.

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