2008 Spring Series

Official Rules

The following rules will be used to govern the 2008 Spring Series.

Team Composition:

Each team will be required to roster a minimum of 8 players and a maximum of 10 players.

Teams consisting of all females will participate in the “Girls” division. Teams consisting of all males will participate in the “Boys” division. Coed teams will participate in the “Boys” division.

Field of Play:

The playing field will consist of six players, one of whom will be the goalkeeper, and will be identified by a non-conflicting shirt.

The minimum field size to start a game will be 5. The minimum field size to end a game will be 4.

EACH PLAYER MUST PLAY AT LEAST 50% OF THE GAME.

Game:

All games will be played with a size 5 soccer ball.

All games will consist of two 25-minute halves, and a five-minute halftime.

All field players with the exception of the goalkeeper will wear league issued jerseys.

Teams are encouraged to do as much warm-up as possible before taking the field to help keep games on schedule. There will not be enough time between games to do a full warm-up on the field.

Game time plus 5 minutes is forfeit time.

Substitutions will be allowed at the following times:

1. Team with possession on corner kicks.

2. Both teams on goal kicks.

3. Both teams after a score.

4. At throw-ins, both teams may substitute provided the favorable team has a substitute waiting to enter the game.

5. Yellow-carded players must be substituted for at least 1 play.

6. Red-carded players will not be replaced.

Yellow and red cards will be used and unsportsmanlike conduct will not be permitted. ANY player receiving a red card will be ineligible to continue the game in which the offense occurred and will also miss the next scheduled game. ANY PLAYER RECEIVING 2 RED CARDS IN A SEASON WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE LEAGUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON, AND POSTSEASON. Any player or spectator involved in a fight on the event premises will be removed from the league for the remainder of the season, and the police will be called. Referee’s decisions are final, and shall not be questioned by any player or spectator.

Any team allowing a non-rostered player to participate in a game for their team will be forced to forfeit that game, and each member of the offending team will have a red card recorded in their name.

Post Season:

Post-season brackets will be set based on the records from the regular season games. The tournament will be single elimination, with the championship team receiving a championship shirt.

A player must participate in at least 4 regular season games to be eligible to participate in post-season play.

COACHES AND PLAYERS ONLY ARE ALLOWED ON PLAYERS SIDE. ALL SPECTATORS MUST SIT ON OPPOSING SIDE. NO ONE WILL BE ALLOWED TO SIT ON THE ENDS OF THE FIELD.