LEAGUE PLAY RULES FOR 7v7 MIAMI ATHLETIC CLUB WINTER LEAGUE
● INITIAL REGISTRATION to be made by email to MIAMI ATHLETIC CLUB DIRECTORS of the current roster and passes before the start of the league.
● NO OFFSIDES.
● KICKS IN ONLY. MUST BE TAKEN BEHIND THE LINE.
● YOU CANNOT SCORE FROM A KICK IN ON THE SIDELINES
● NO PUNTING/OR DROP KICKING
● NO HEADING FOR U11 AND UNDER DIVISIONS
● NO BUILD OUT LINE
● SUBSTITUTIONS done on the fly but players being subbed must be coming off the field before the new sub may enter.
● GAME LENGTH 40 mins teams will switch sides at 20min mark.
● RUNNING CLOCK, no additional time will be added.
● NO HALF TIME other than the sides switching.
● HOME TEAM will need to change jerseys if the referee determines an issue. AWAY TEAM begins to kick off. HOME TEAM decides what goal to defend.
● BALL SIZE 4 for U9-U12. BALL SIZE 5 for U13 and older.
● TEAM RUNNING LATE a grace period of 5 minutes is allotted. Game time will be reduced. Minimum number of players able to take the field is 5, anything lower is discretion to forfeit by the tournament director on site.
● Weather cancelations if any to be notified by email to the head coach of each team. Our makeup date(s) is provided on the website.
● Teams finishing with the same amount of points, winner determined by head to head.
● Accumulation of 2 yellow cards leading to red is suspended from that game and the next scheduled game.
● In the event of snowfall the facility will plow the field to assure all games get played ● If the temperatures get low we will follow the US Soccer Cold Weather Guidelines.
● If deemed too cold in the morning by US Soccer guidelines but temperatures shall rise throughout the delay we will push back start times.
WINTER LEAGUE HEADQUARTERS: Miami Dade College Kendall Campus
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