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PLAYER PASS RULES - Updated 9/9/11

1. There will be no passes for u8-u14 recreational matches

2. All select (athena, classic, and academy) must have a valid USYSA pass issued by GYSA with a recent picture permanently affixed (laminated).  

3.  Athena and classic teams must have preprinted rosters (additional players may not be handwritten in).  Academy, recreational, and adult teams may have handwritten rosters.

3.  All adult teams must have league issued player passes with a recent picture permanently affixed (laminated - starting in week 2 - 9/18). 

4. Referees must collect and check the passes before each game.

5. Any player without a proper pass (in leagues that requires player passes) shall not be permitted to play in the match. 

 RULES SPECIFIC FOR ROSWELL ADULT LEAGUES

In the men's Over 30 and men's Over 50 leagues there is no "slide tackling."  Referees should call slide tackling whenever a player purposefully slides for any reason (to tackle, to shoot, or to save a ball) with opponents in the immediate vecinity whether there is contact or not.  The restart for this infraction is an indirect free kick.  Referees should not call slide tackling if a player slides to save a ball or shoot in open space.  **As in any foul situation, be sure to look for advantage. 

Substitutions may be made a team's own throw in, any goalkick, any kickoff, any injury, and at halftime.   

In the Over 30 league, players who are shown a yellow card must leave the game for a few minuets (a cool down period). These players may be substituted for if a substitute is available.  

Adult men's teams will have player passes and must present a roster with names and jersey numbers to the referee prior to the match.  Passes should be checked individually. 

 All Adult League games in Roswell will have two 45 minute halves.

U8 RULES:  ALPHARETTA

The following is a summary of rules for this age group.  Please see ARPD  Youth Soccer League Rules for complete list of rules and regulations.

·         Players on field: 5 vs.5, including a goalkeeper

·         Ball Size: 3.

·         Game Duration: 4 quarters, 12 minutes each. Half time will be 5 minutes and time between quarters will be 1 minute. The maximum time allowed for each game to be completed will be 57minutes. After 57 minutes the game will be stopped.

·         Mandatory Substitution at end of 1^st and 3^rd Quarters for field players.  Voluntary substitution at end of 2^nd quarter and in case of injury.

·         Mandatory substitution of goalkeeper at the end of every quarter of play.  A player may not play goalkeeper for more than 1 full quarter in each game.

·         All players on bench must be substituted at mandatory substitution times.

·         Mandatory substitution times at the end of the 1^st and 3^rd quarter may not be utilized for coaching or tactical discussion by coaches.  Teams must make substitutions and continue the game as quickly as possible.

·         Coaches may not enter the field of play unless beckoned on by the referee to tend to injured players.  Coaches must remain in their own bench area at all times during play.

·         Restart at the beginning of each quarter will be by kick-off.   

·         No scorekeeping.

·         No offside.

·         No slide-tackling.

·         Indirect free kicks only.

·         No penalty kicks.

·         Throw-ins- You have the option of throwing the ball back in or balls out of bounds are placed on line and kicked back in play.

·         Goal Kicks: placed on ground no more than approximately 3 yards from the goal.  Opponents must be 5 yards from ball at time of kick.

·         One referee will officiate games

2.    All free kicks are indirect, except penalty kicks.

3.    Goal kicks can be taken from anywhere inside the goal box.

4.    Referees shall allow players a second chance on throw-ins to help teach them the proper way of throwing the ball in bounds.

     5.    There will be no slide tackling in Junior Academy.  This rule needs to be watched closely, we do not want any sliding in this age group because the players do not know the proper technique and it can lead to injury.  A penalty for a slide tackle will be an indirect kick from where the infraction occurred.

6.    There will be free substitutions this year.  This means that coaches can sub on their own throw-ins, injuries, goal kicks, and at kick off.  We do not want this to be taken advantage of by the coaches.  Every player should play about the same amount of time in the game.  If we find that free subs are not working in the favor of the children we will go back to quarter subs.

7.    Goalkeeper Rule: The goalkeeper must play as much time on the field as in the goal.  This means that if he/she plays the entire first half in goal, he/she must play the entire second half in the field.  Remember that if you have a child playing the whole game, because of the goalkeeper rule, this may cause another player to lose their playing time.

       8.    Standings will not be kept.