Valley Junior High School Athletic
League Soccer Rules

Molded shoes or screw-on cleats and shin guards are REQUIRED.

1.    NO JEWELRY may be worn or hard hair clips.
2.    Goalkeeper must wear a different color shirt.
3.    Choice of kickoff, end of field, deferment will be decided by the coin toss.
4.    Regular season points:
Win= 3points
Tie= 1point
5.    Goalkeeper has a 6 second limit to get rid of the ball once in possession.
6.    Home school is responsible for:
-Furnishing 2 officials for each game.
        -Have an extra ball at each goal (leather recommended).
        -Have nets on your goals.
7.    Home school MUST notify traveling team by 12 PM noon, if the game is postponed for inclement weather.  Make every effort to contact the coach also.
8.    Substitutions may be made for injury.
9.    Ball may not be intentionally kicked back to the goalkeeper and picked up by him or her.  This includes a ball kicked back or a throw-in.  An indirect kick is awarded.
10.     YELLOW CARDS:  Player(s) will sit out, at least, until next substitution. If a player earns 4 yellow cards during the course of the season, he/she is suspended from the next regular season game or the playoff game. Coaches or athletic directors are responsible for reporting yellow card to the soccer coordinator after every game. The yellow card tally resets to zero after a player earns his/her 4th card.
11.    RED CARD:  Player is removed from the game (the team will play down one player).  The player is also suspended from the next regular season game or the playoff game.  If a coach receives a red card he/she must leave the field.
12.    Unlimited substitutions during any game.  May substitute only on own throw in and own corner kick.  Also on any goal kick.
13.    Teams stand on opposite sidelines.  Home team has side closest to major fan congestion.
14.    High School Federation Guide adopted for league play modifications.
-Players MUST have numbered jerseys (tape O.K.)
-Regulation games are 2 (30 min.) halves.
-Halftime will be 5 min. in length.
-No overtime for regular season games.
-Overtime for PLAYOFFS ONLY:
    Two 5 min. periods
    Two 5 min. sudden deaths (first score wins)
    Five-player shootout
    NO PENALTY KICKS for Championship
        (Co-Champions awarded)
15.    No Blowouts.  Keep below a 10-point spread.
Coaching suggestions to avoid blowouts for soccer game.
a.    Take your highest scoring player out of the game.
b.    Put your players least likely to score at forward and midfield.
c.    Play with less than 11 players. Substitute one player into the game, but remove two players.
d.    Tell your players they can only score with their heads.
 

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