365 Sports Group Adult Soccer League Rules
-All players must be wearing the same colored, Team Jerseys.
-No slide tackling is allowed.
-Goal Keepers cannot throw ball over the halfway line. On goal kicks, the ball cannot be kicked over the halfway line in the air.
-If a yellow card is issued it will result in a 2 minute man-down penalty.
-A straight red card results in team playing with one man down the remainder of game. The player is not permitted to re-enter the field for the remainder of the match. That player will be suspended for the following week. (This includes playing for any other team for the duration of the suspension).
-Team rosters must consist of a minimum of 10 players. Only 18 players are permitted to play each night.
-Please note, players are required to wear shin guards and soccer shoes to participate in games at 365 Adult Soccer League. Turf shoes or cleats must not have metal studs.
7v7 & 8v8 Men’s, Women’s and Coed Soccer Rules
Basic Rules:
-Teams have a total of 7 or 8 players on the field at a time including goalie (5 men and 2 women for coed leagues). –Teams can have more women than two as long as a team does not have more than five men on the field. Teams -Teams need a total of 5 players (and at least two woman) for an official game.
– There will be two 25 minute halves (or 22 Minute for some leagues) with a running clock and 5 minute halftime.
– Shin guards required to play.
– Kicking the ball backwards is allowed for the kick-off.
– The offside rule is not used on all 7v7 or 8v8 games.
-Goal Kicks, out of bounds on the sidelines and free kicks.
– Out of bounds if it goes on the concrete or behind the goal, when in doubt keep playing until referee blows the whistle for out of bounds.
– All out of bounds kick in’s are on the ground and indirect.
– Cannot score from Goal Kick, sideline, or corner kick without touching another player either opposite team or your own.
– A goal kick should be taken no more than 5 yards from the goal line.
– NO goal can be scored directly from the kick-off, goal kick or out of bounds.
– Teams may sub on the fly at any time. The player leaving the field must be off the field before a new player enters the field. Players must sub from about the middle line. Both teams should keep their gear and sub from the same side of the field.
– Goalie can use hands up to the first cone (10 yards away) and the entire width of the area across.
– If tied after regulation it will be tie game. (Playoffs will be a 5 minute golden goal then shootout).
– All free kicks are indirect (unless noted below) with 6 yards away from the ball. All free kicks will be on the whistle if the player asks for 6 yards.
– There is NO SLIDE TACKLING, Violation is a direct free kick and the player is out for Two Minutes. The next offense the player is out for the rest of the game and subs are allowed.
– A foul in the box that is determined intentional will be a penalty kick.
Rules Cont…
Teams may have as many players on their roster as they want. There is no maximum limit on the amount of females on the field at one time. All rosters must be finalized by the third week of the regular season. No players that aren’t on the roster can play in the playoffs.
EQUIPMENT:
Shin-guards are a requirement. We also require matching colored shirts which will be provided with player registration. Referees will check for dangerous equipment, referee’s opinion is final. Players will not be allowed to enter play until correction has been made.
FORFEITS:
Teams will have until 10 minutes past the designated start time to field a legal team. Shorthanded teams may play a legal game with a minimum of 5 players, with at least 2 of them being female. Teams fielding less than 5 players or without at least 2 women will receive a forfeit. Exception: Teams may play a “legal game” with less than 5 players or less than 2 females with the opposing teams consent. Teams who agree to play under these conditions will loose the option of receiving a forfeit win. Teams may pick up players during the regular season in order to field a full team up until the 3rd game played.
If your team forfeits a match during the season, the following rules apply:
First Offense: Game recorded as loss and 3 points deducted from accumulated points.
Second Offense: Game recorded as loss, 3 points deducted from accumulated points and a $50 fine will have to be paid in full by the Wednesday prior to your next match. 365 Adult Soccer League Staff reserves the right to remove team from league and playoffs with no refund for games not played.
Third Offense: Removal from the league and playoffs with no refund for games not played.
If you know in advance that your team is going to forfeit a game, we encourage you to call our office so as to help us schedule your opponent a game. However, this does not mean that your team will not receive the loss as a forfeit.
COIN TOSS:
The beginning of the game will start with a coin toss (home team captain will call heads or tails when coin up in the air) 365 Sports Group Referee and both captains must be present. The winning team will choose kick-off or side.
KICKOFF:
Consists of the ball being placed at midfield on the center spot. The ball is in play once it is touched backward or forward by any player.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Teams are allowed to substitute on the fly. Unlimited Substitutions.
TIME:
Play will be divided into two (2) 25 or 22 minute halves with a 5 minute halftime. There will be a running clock maintained by the referee. The clock will stop only during serious injury time-outs. Any delay tactics, (kicking the ball far out of bounds) will allow the referee (at his/her discretion) to stop the clock. If time wasting is being employed by a team, the offending player may be cautioned (yellow card), at referee’s discretion. A game will be considered played in full when second half starts. No games will be rescheduled for weather or for any other reasons once the second half starts in any game.
INDIRECT FREE KICKS:
All Fouls are indirect. The ball is to be placed at the point of the infraction and to be put in play by any player on the affected team. No opposing player is allowed to be within 6 paces/yards of ball prior to kick. A player stepping unnecessarily close in front of an opposing free kick may be cautioned, however, 6 paces/yards will only be granted if asked for by a member of the team with the free kick. An indirect free kick must be touched by a player (of either team) other than the person who takes the kick before a goal is scored.
Indirect kicks will occur when the goalkeeper:
takes more than 10 seconds to release the ball from his/her hands
touches the ball again with his/her hands after it has been released by his/her possession without touching another player
touches the ball with his/her hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him/her by a teammate
touches the ball with his/her hands after he/she has received the ball directly from a kick in by a teammate
Indirect kicks will occur when any player:
plays in a dangerous manner
impedes the progress of an opponent (obstruction)
prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his/her hands
a player is called offsides.
Rainout Policy:
Soccer is played in the rain. The mere presence of rain does not mean that games will be cancelled. 365 Sports Group Adult Soccer League policy is to attempt to play all games when possible. The City Public Works Department, the Head of Refereeing, and the Director of Soccer are the only ones permitted to call off games. On field officials can also cancel a game at the field of play. Coaches are not to call off games without authorization from your League Director.
Reasons for cancelling games:
1) It has rained most of the night before the scheduled game and it is still raining in the morning.
2) It has rained for several days prior to the scheduled game and the fields are wet to the point where playing the game will destroy the playing surface.
3) The presence of thunderstorms and lightning.
4) It is raining at the time of the scheduled game and the temperature is low enough to make conditions unbearable for the players.
The 365 Sports Group Soccer Committee will do everything in its power to play all scheduled games that are listed on each team's schedule. Due to field availability and time constraints, 365 Sports Group Adult Soccer League will not guarantee that matches that become rained-out will be rescheduled, but we will do our best to make up games.
In case of inclement weather the 365 Sports Group Adult Soccer League web page will be used to indicate the field conditions and the status of games and to provide other weather related information. The site is typically updated by 8 AM on game days for 9 AM games. If games start and the weather turns bad and necessitates the cancellation of later games, the website will be updated as soon as possible. We strongly encourage everyone to check the website up to 30 minutes prior to coming to the fields for games. If the website doesn't indicate any adverse weather conditions, postponements, or cancellation then everyone should assume that all matches for that day are being played as scheduled.
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