11v11

Field of play

• 100x70 (recommended)

• Goals are 8x24

Ball

• Size 5

Game Length

• U-14: 35-minute halves; 5 minute break between halves

Players

• 11v11 (10 field players and 1 goalkeeper)

• Game may not start or continue if there are less than 7 players on a team. If a team is short of players the coach can play with fewer than the regulation number of players. The coach can keep one player in reserve as a sub; the opposing team has to play down to the number of players available for the game, not the number of players on the field. Teams may borrow players from the opponent to play at full strength

• Players will play at least 50% of the game

• Substitutions are unlimited and can occur at any stoppage

Players’ Equipment

• Jersey, black shorts, socks, shin guards and cleats

• Shin guards must be completely covered by the stockings

• No jewelry of any kind.

• No hard casts or splints are allowed

Start and Restart of Play

• Kick offs are to be used to start or restart play at the start of the match, after a goal has been scored, or at the start of the second half.

• A dropped ball may be used to restart a game when, while the ball is still in play, the referee is required to stop play temporarily for any reason not mentioned in the laws.

Ball in and out of play

• The ball is out when it has COMPLETELY crossed the goal line or touch line whether on the ground or in the air

• The ball is in play at all other times

Offsides:

• A player is caught offside if he’s nearer to the opponent’s goal than both the ball and the second-last opponent (including the goalkeeper) when his team-mate plays the ball to them. In other words, a player can’t receive the ball from a team-mate unless there are at least two opponents, either level with them or between them and the goal.

• It’s not an offense in itself to be in an offside position. A player is only penalized for being offside when involved in active play. So a player can only be called offside when:

• In the opposition’s half.

• Playing the ball or Interfering with play (that is, part of the attacking move).

• Interfering with an opponent (that is, preventing the opponent from defending against the attacking move).

• Gaining any advantage by being in that position.

• A player can’t be offside from a goal kick, throw in, or corner.

Goal Kick

• With recent changes to the Laws of the Game, goal kicks do not need to leave the penalty area. Players on the team taking the goal kick may remain inside the penalty area; opponents must be outside the penalty area until the goal kick is taken

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO HEADING IN THIS AGE GROUP

Deliberate heading is NOT allowed in YSYSL games. If a player deliberately heads a ball in a game, an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team from the spot of the offense. If the deliberate head occurs within the goal area, the indirect free kick should be taken on the goal line parallel to the goal line at the nearest point to where the infringement occurred. This is considered a technical offense and not a foul.