Division
Age (as of July 31) |
U06
4-1/2 & 5 |
U08
6 & 7 |
U10
8 & 9 |
U12
10 & 11 |
U14
12 & 13 |
U16
14 & 15 |
U19
16, 17 & 18 |
| Game |
|
| Duration of Half | 15 mins. | 20 mins. | 25 mins. | 30 mins. | 35 mins. | 40 mins. | 45 mins. |
| Duration of Match | 30 mins. | 40 mins. | 50 mins. | 60 mins. | 70 mins. | 80 mins. | 90 mins. |
| Length of Halftime | 10 mins. | 5 mins. | 5 mins. | 5 mins. | 5 mins. | 5 mins. | 10 mins. |
| Ball Size | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Teams & Parents |
Teams on opposite sides of the field |
Teams on opposite sides of the field |
Spectators on 1 side; coaches/players on other |
| Coaches | Coaches w/players & parents | Only the coach & co-coach (all certified) may be in the technical area |
| Referees | Coaches act as refs | 3 man system (center referee and two assistant referees) |
| Players |
|
| Number of Players on Field | 5 (all) | 9 | 9 | 10/11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Minimum number of Players per side | None | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Players must play | N/A | 3 quarters | 3 quarters | 3 quarters | 3 quarters | 2 quarters | 2 quarters |
| Goal Keepers | N/A (no keepers) | Keeper may play 2 quarters | Keeper can play whole game |
| Fouls & Misconduct |
|
| Free Kicks |
DFK only (no PK) |
Laws 13 & 14 |
| Offside | Don't even think about it | None, but discourage players from goal tending |
Law 11 |
| Distance |
5 yards |
6 yards |
10 yards (Law 13) |
Misconduct
(Yellow/Red Cards) |
Verbal only |
Instructional
(no cards) |
Yes (Yellow)
No (Red) |
Yes to both yellow and red (Law 12) |
| Throw In's |
Don't even worry (teach) |
Allow several retakes until 5th game |
No Retakes (Law 15) |
| Dangerous Play |
|
Slide tackling from
front/side/rear |
No/No/No |
Yes/No/No |
Yes/Yes/No |
Yes/Yes/Yes |
| Headers |
No (coaches should not teach) |
OK |
| Sportmanship |
|
Playing Down |
Teams must play down by one when other team has: |
Encouraged, but not mandatory |
| Other team can lend players to opponents |
7 or other team may lend a player |
7 |
8/9 |
| Running up the Score |
When there is 4 goal differential, coach should pull players back or take any other such action.
Sportmanship penalty points will be deducted for any goal differential greater than 4 |
