TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS
PART A ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES
A1.
PLAYER REGISTRATION
A1-1 Waivers and ID Cards
A1-2 Identification
A1-3 Player Eligibility
A2. TEAM REGISTRATION
A2-1 Roster Restrictions
A2-2 Next Season Registration
A3.
PAYMENTS
A3-1 Team Deposits/Payment Schedule
A3-2 Individuals Payment Schedule
A3-3 Refunds
A3-4 Returned Checks
A4.
LEAGUES
A4-1 Schedules and League Formats
A4-2 Standings and Tiebreakers
A4-3 Forfeits
A4-4 Suspended Games
A4-5 Reschedules
A4-6 Rulebooks
A4-7 Awards
A5.
DISCIPLINE
A5-1 Red Card Suspensions
A5-2 Mandatory Red Cards
A5-3 Multiple Red Cards
A5-4 Terminated or Abandoned Games
A5-5 Protests
A6.
ALCOHOL POLICY
PART B PLAYING RULES
B1.
DIAGRAM OF FIELD
B2.
BALLS
B3.
PLAYERS
B3-1 Number of Players
B3-2 Coed Number of Players
B3-3 Goalkeeper
B3-4 Substitutions
B3-4a Substitutions During
Play
B3-4b Guaranteed Substitutions
B3-4c Shootout Substitutions
B3-4d Goalkeeper Substitutions
B3-4e Illegal Methods of Entering the Field
B3-4f Substitution Violations
B3-5 Injuries
B4.
PLAYERS’ EQUIPMENT
B4-1 Uniforms and Equipment
B4-2 Jewelry, Footwear, Headwear
B4-3 Braces and Casts
B4-4 Equipment Violations
B5.
THE REFEREE
B5-1 Referee’s Powers
B5-2 Referee’s Reports
B5-3 Referee’s Decisions
B6.
THE TIMEKEEPER
B7.
COED LEAGUES
B8.
YOUTH LEAGUES
B9.
DURATION OF GAME
B9-1 Game Length, Time Outs, Extension of
Regulation Time
B9-2 Suspended Games
B9-3 Terminated or Abandoned Games
B10.
START OF GAME
B10-1 Starting the Clock
B10-2 The Kickoff
B11.
BALL IN AND OUT OF PLAY
B11-1 Ball In Play
B11-2 Ball Out of Play
B11-2a Ball Out of Bounds
B11-2b Ball Out of Play
B12.
SCORING
B12-1 Scoring Goals
B12-2 Interference
B13.
RESTARTS
B13-1 Definitions and Procedures
B13-2 Kickoffs
B13-3 Free Kick Restarts
B13-3a Free Kick in Own Penalty Arch
B13-3b Free Kick in Opponent’s Penalty Arch
B13-3c Delayed Blue Cards
B13-3d Shootouts
B13-3e Three
B13-3f Pass Back to Goalkeeper Violations
B13-3g Ceiling Out of Bounds
B13-3h Kick Ins
B13-3i Corner Kicks
B13-3j Referee Stoppage
B13-4 Goalkeeper Restarts
B13-3a Goalkeeper Throw Ins
B13-3b Goalkeeper Free Kicks
B14.
PROCEDURAL VIOLATIONS
B14-1 Three
B14-2
B14-3 Others
B15.
FOULS AND PENALTIES
B15-1 Fouls
B15-1a Definitions and Restarts
B15-1b Six Foul Accumulations
B15-2 Violations Involving the Goalkeeper
B15-2a By the Goalkeeper
B15-2b Against the Goalkeeper
B15-3 Time Penalties
B15-3a Definitions and Restarts
B15-3b Short Handed Play
B15-3c Accumulation of Blue, Yellow and Red Cards
B15-3d
Bench Penalties
B15-4 Two Minute Penalties
B15-4a Blue Card Offenses
B15-4b Delayed Blue Card
B15-4c Sliding
B15-4d Encroachment
B15-4e Dissent/Entering the Referee’s Crease
B15-4f Unsporting Behavior
B15-5 Extreme Misconduct
B15-5a Yellow Card Offenses (Cautions)
B15-5b Red Card Offenses (Ejections)
B15-5c Suspensions for Fighting or Abuse of
Officials or Staff
B16.
SHOOTOUTS AND PLAYOFF SHOOTOUTS
B16-1 Shootout Fouls
B16-2 Conduct of a Shootout
B16-3 Sixth Foul Shootouts
B16-4 Playoff Shootouts