U8 Saturday Game Rule Set

Format: 6v6 when possible, 5 field players and a goalkeeper

Game Length: Four 12 min quarters, 3 min rest/coaching time

Referees: Shaler SC Junior Referees

Foul Play:

• All Free Kicks are Indirect
• There will be no Penalty Kicks, the ball is given to the offending teams goalkeeper and play resumes

Restart of a Dead-Ball (Dead-ball = ball went out of play or was whistled dead by the referee)

• Ball crossed the side lines, the ball is throw-in
• Once thrown, the ball is not live until it is received by another player
• Ball crossed the end lines, a corner kick or goal kick depending on who had possession when the ball went out of bounds
• Goal Kick: Defending players must move behind the center line for the Goal Kick and not cross until the ball is live or the ball cross the centerline.
• Once Kicked, the ball is not live until it is received by an offensive player (i.e. when the second layer touches the ball)
• Goalkeeper Possession: Handled similar to the Goal Kick rules above
• No Punting - The ball shall be rolled or kicked on the ground. A ball placed on the ground and then kicked by the goalkeeper is not live until touched by an offensive player.

Goal Scoring:

• Goals can be scored from the offensive end of the field by any player on the either team
• A goal cannot be scored directly from the kick off or from the defensive half of the field

Substitutions:

• Substitutions only occur during a dead-ball with referee approval/signaling