WYSA Rules of Play

2009-10 Rules of Play

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AGE

FIELD PLAYERS

GAME TIME

BALL SIZE

FIELD SIZE

MAX ROSTER SIZE

U-9 & U10

6v6

2 x 25

4

Small

10 players

U-11 & U12

8v8

2 x 30

4

Mid size

12 players

U-13 & U14

11v11

2 x 35

5

Full size

16 players

 
FIELD SIZES AS FOLLOWS:
• Small-sided fields are approximately 60 yards long and approximately 40 yards wide. The goals are to be approximately 6 feet high by 18 feet long. If small sided field is shared with no other size field, the small sided fields will be painted in orange.
• Mid size fields are approximately 70 yards long and approximately 50 yards wide. The goals are to be approximately 7 feet high by 21 feet long.
• Full size fields are 90 to 120 yards long and 50 to 70 yards wide. The goals are to be 8 feet high by 24 feet long. • All goals must be anchored before the start of each game. 		 

GOAL KEEPERS AT U9 & U10:
• There must be a minimum of two different goalies and each goalie is to play a maximum of one-half of each game.

 
PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY:
• All coaches are required to have an OYSA Team Roster and Player Cards with Photo signed by the club’s registrar validating the birth date of each player.
• All coaches will present their team’s players’ cards to the officials.
• All officials are required to line up and call each player forward to validate photo to athlete.
• WYSA players can only be assigned to one team.
• Classic players are not allowed to play on any WYSA team. 		 
OFFICIATING:
• The home club is responsible for scheduling the game referee.
• All officials will govern by the rules of FIFA, and the WYSA rules shall take precedence.
• All referees shall have passed the written exam administered by the USSF.
• All referees must be a minimum of two years older than the age group of the teams.
• Should the appointed referee fail to meet these criteria or if the scheduled referee fails to show up, then the visiting team has the right to select and appoint a qualified referee. 		 

DISCIPLINARY ACTION:
• Referees must report all red cards to the club referee coordinator or other designated club official.
• All red cards and club disciplinary actions must be reported to the WYSA Judiciary Board and to the Presidents of the affected clubs.
• Any player receiving a yellow card must be substituted from the game until at least the next substitution time.
• Any player or coach receiving a red card must leave the field and parking lot and he/she will receive a minimum of a one game additional suspension.
• Players or coaches receiving a red card for using profanity either by word or sign against other players, coaches, spectators, or referees will receive a two game suspension.
• Players or coaches receiving a red card for making threatening gestures against other players, coaches, spectators, or referees will receive a two game suspension.
• Players or coaches receiving a red card for fighting before, during, or after the game shall receive up to a four game suspension.
• Players or coaches receiving a red card for pushing or striking any coach, referee, or official shall receive a one-year suspension.
• Coaches or team volunteers who make threatening gestures or use threatening or profane language to players, coaches, referees, officials, or spectators shall be disciplined as follows:

•First time: A letter will be sent to the offender and to the club. The offender is placed on probation.
•Second time: The offender shall be suspended for up to 1 year.
•Third time: The offender will be suspended for up to life.
•Fighting: The offender will be suspended for life.

 
COMMON RULES FOR ALL AGES
  
PLAYING TIME:
• Eligible players are to play a minimum of one half of each game barring injury, illness, or disciplinary action. 		 
UNIFORMS:
• All players must wear their team colors as designated in the WYSA bylaws. • In the event two teams are wearing the same colors, the home team shall switch to white or opposing colors 		 
OVERTIME:
• None allowed. 		 
AGE:
• Older players may not participate on a younger age team without written waiver by WYSA.
• The cut-off birth date is 8-01-XX. 		 
EQUIPMENT:
• Soccer shoes are highly recommended.
• Shoes cannot have a front toe or metal or sharp cleats.
• Shin guards are required and must be worn under socks.
• Jewelry is not allowed, except, medical identification/religious symbols may be worn and taped underneath the player’s jersey.
• Casts and hard splints are not allowed. 		 
OFFSIDE:
• The offside rule is to apply to all age groups U-9 and older.
• Players may be an "offside position" as long as it does not impact play of the game. 		 
FAIR PLAY (Formerly known as the Blow Out Rule):
• All coaches shall honor the spirit of the recreational game and any team leading by five goals must make adjustments to attempt to even the play.
• Suggestions to achieve this goal: o Rotate players to unfamiliar positions. o Require your players shoot only from outside the 18 yard box.
• Put “conditions” that must be met before a shot, such as: 
Requiring multiple passes.
Shooting left footed only. (Right for left footed players).
Crosses for headers.
Adding a player to the field for the non-leading team is a good option.
Removing a player from the field from the leading team is not an option! (WYSA does not want playing time taken away from players.)
• Use your good judgment to make sure the game is fun for all players on both teams. 		 
CONDUCT:
• All players, coaches, volunteers, and parents are to accept referee decisions without comment or gestures. 
• Penalty will be a yellow card for initial violation, red card and ejection for a subsequent violation.
• The referee shall prohibit un-sportsmanlike conduct including swearing, derogatory speech, hitting, or deliberate attempts to injure another player. 
• First violation shall be a yellow card.
• Subsequent violations shall be red carded. 		 
FIELD ORIENTATION:
• Spectators are to be on the opposite side of the field from the players and coaches.
• No spectators, players or coaches may occupy any space along the goal/end line of the field.
• No spectators, players or coaches may occupy any space along the side/touch line within 18 yards of the end line.
• Spectators, players, and coaches must maintain a minimum 4-foot space from the side/touch line. 		 
CHARGING THE GOALIE:
• Any goalie with one or both hands in contact with the ball while inside of the penalty area is to be protected.
• Charging the goalie is defined as any incidental or deliberate contact. o Incidental contact is awarded a yellow card and the defense is given an indirect free kick.
• Deliberate contact is awarded a red card and the offensive player is ejected from the game.
• The defensive team is issued a direct free kick from the point of the penalty.
• Any goal scored when the ball is kicked while in contact of a goalie's hand is to be disallowed.
• This rule shall apply to all WYSA regulated games.  		  
SUBSTITUTIONS:
• All subs will be sent to the center line; allowed during a dead ball and with permission of the referee. 		 
SLIDE TACKLES:
• Slide tackles are allowed at U13 division and older.
• The penalty for a prohibited slide tackle is an indirect kick.
• As a special note, WYSA will require that all slide tackles come from a forward angle.
• The penalty for an illegal slide tackle will be a direct kick from the point of infraction and a yellow or red card, as appropriate. 		 
COACHES RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Only a single coach is allowed to vocalize directions to the team.
• Coaches are responsible for the behavior of their players, parents, and volunteers until all have left the site of the game.
• To show respect toward the officials, coaches are asked to shake the referees’ hands prior to the beginning of the game.
• To show respect toward the officials, coaches are asked to have their players shake the referees’ hands after the game. 		 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 June 2009 )