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NYSL 7U and 8U RULES AND REGULATIONS |
| REFEREES | Due to the referee shortage NYSL will not be assigning referees for 7U/8U, teams can play without a referee in these age groups. If a team wants to use a volunteer referee, it will be the responsibility of the home team to schedule. If a team chooses to use a volunteer to referee a game, they must be a registered member of the team/club staff or approved member that has completed all Risk Management requirements. The fees for these age groups does not include referee fees, so if a team chooses to use a referee it will be only as a volunteer - NYSL will not be paying them. |
| NUMBER OF FIELD PLAYERS | 7U will consist of 4 vs. 4 field players
8U will consist of 5 vs 5 field players. |
| ROSTER SIZE | 7U can have 8 players on a roster. 8U can have 10 on a roster |
| CLUB PASS & SECONDARY PLAYERS | Club pass and secondary players are allowed on a team’s roster if needed |
| GAME ROSTERS | Game day rosters are necessary to bring to each game and give to the opposing team/referee during check in. All Player’s/Coaches must be listed on the roster or have laminated USYS cards to be allowed in the coaching/technical area. |
| BALL | Size 3. Home team to provide a suitable game ball |
| SUBSTITUTIONS | Unlimited substitutions at any stoppage, with the permission of the referee |
| GAME LENGTH | Game consists of two equal halves of 20 minutes each. The game will be divided into 4 ten-minute quarters. There will be a 2-minute break between quarters and a 5-minute halftime break |
| FIELD SIZE | 35 yards by 25 yards. |
| GOAL SIZE | 4 feet x 6 feet |
| CENTER CIRCLE | 5 Yard Radius |
| GOAL BOX | 6 feet X 12 feet (No Penalty Area) |
| HEADING | Intentional headers are not permitted. A purposeful header shall result in the opposing team taking a direct free kick. |
| SLIDE TACKLES | Slide tackles are NOT permitted. |
| NO GOALIES | All players must be field players. No defensive player is allowed to “camp out” in the goal area. Players are allowed to play in the goal box area, but no one is allowed to play goalie. Players are allowed to defend/attack the ball in the goal box then must vacate the goal box when the ball in not in the area |
| BUILD OUT LINE | Players must retreat behind the mid field line on all goal kicks |
| OFFSIDES | Does not apply |
| GOAL KICKS, CORNER KICKS | The ball is in play once the player taking the kick touches the ball. All defending players must be 4 yards away at the time of the corner kick |
| FREE KICKS | The ball is in play once the attacking player touches the ball. All defending players must be 4 yards away at the time of the kick, to include kicks when ball is played from sideline |
PENALTY KICKS | There are no penalty kicks |
| FOULS & PENALTIES | All fouls/penalties shall result in a direct free kick for the opposing team |
| THROW-INS | No Throw Ins. All restarts should be played by the feet as a free kick. |
| EQUIPMENT | Each player must have the same color jersey. Numbers are not necessary. Pennies are allowed if needed. |
| JEWELRY | No jewelry of any kind is allowed. This includes taping of piercings of a player’s ears |
| SPECTATORS | NYSL asks that team spectators sit directly across from their team benches on opposites sides (touch lines) of the field. Spectators/teams should be at least 15 feet back of the touch lines. No Spectators should be behind the goal lines or goals. |