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SOCCER COUNCIL OF WAXHAW (SCW)
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Waxhaw, North Carolina   28173
 704-289-0505

The following is a brief description of the rules for the different age groups as taken from the Union County Soccer League Rules and Regulations. Rules apply in both co-ed and all girls teams. For the latest updates please visit the UCSL web site at:

http://www.ucsl.net/index.php



COACHES AND ASSISTANTS
Only the HEAD COACH and TWO ASSISTANT COACHES shall be allowed to remain on the bench side of the field. NO PARENTS are to be on the benches with the teams. All coaches must remain on the bench side of the field while the ball is in play, and MUST NOT pass beyond the midfield line. No coaches are allowed behind the goal during the game.

PARENTS AND SPECTATORS
Parents and spectators must be on the opposite side of the field as the teams. They must remain a minimum of one yard behind the touch lines. No parents or spectators are allowed behind either goal or anywhere on the end line during a game. If any parents or spectators get unruly or out of hand, they may be asked to leave the field and the referee can stop play until the unruly parent is completely out of the area. Please respect the referees decisions. They are human and will make mistakes, but they are in control of the game.

ALL PLAYERS REGARDLESS OF AGE GROUP ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR SHIN GUARDS. PLAYERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PRACTICE OR PLAY IN A GAME IF THEY DO NOT HAVE THEM ON.

SOCCER CLEATS ARE RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED. SOCCER CLEATS DO NOT HAVE A CLEAT ON THE TOE OF THE SHOE. CLEATS MAY ONLY BE MADE OF MOLDED PLASTIC OR VINYL. NO STEEL CLEATS ARE PERMITTED AT ANY TIME. BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL SHOES ARE NOT ALLOWED.


MICRO I and MICRO II
BALL SIZE....3
PLAYERS ON THE FIELD....3
ROSTER SIZE....Min. 3   Max. 7
GAME LENGTH.... Four 8 minute quarters. Teams will alternate kick-offs at the beginning of each quarter. Teams will switch sides at half time.
DEAD BALLS.... All balls that go outside the field of play will result in a throw-in awarded to the team opposite of which touched the ball last.
THROW-INS....All throw-ins will be from touch lines. If a ball goes over the end line, a throw-in will be awarded. The throw-in will be taken on the corner nearest the ball when it crossed the end line. There are no goal kicks. A team cannot score directly from a throw in. The ball has to touch a player before it enters the goal.
FOULS....All fouls result in an indirect kick for the opposite team. All kicks are indirect. There are no direct kicks at any time.

 

U-7, U-8 and U-8GIRLS
BALL SIZE....Size 3
NUMBER OF PLAYERS ON THE FIELD....6 plus a goalkeeper
TEAM ROSTER SIZE....Min. 9   Max. 12
MINIMUM PLAYERS TO START GAME....5
GAME LENGTH....4 Twelve minute quarters.
Two minute quarter breaks shall be observed.
SUBSTITUTIONS....Substitutions shall be allowed prior to the beginning of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters only. (Except for injuries as allowed by the referee). Each and every player MUST play at least TWO FULL periods.
GOALKEEPERS....It is recommended the goalkeeper position not be the responsibility of just one person, but all players should play that position. The goalkeeper must wear a jersey with conflicting colors of the teams and referee to stand out on the field. The goalkeeper may use his hands. The keeper may also take unlimited steps. He can run up to the edge of the goalie box. Once the ball is in his hands, the goalkeeper has 6 seconds to put the ball back in play. Failing to do so will result in an indirect kick for the opposing team.
START OF PLAY....To start a match, a team must have the minimum amount of players to start. This is 5 players.
There is NO OFF SIDES in this age group. A player may not "Cherry Pick" which is remaining on his attack end of the field while his team is on the defensive end, thus gaining his team an advantage.
FOULS....All fouls shall result in an "Indirect Kick". There are no direct or penalty kicks in this age group.
FREE KICKS...All free kicks will be indirect.
THROW INS....A throw in will be awarded when the entire ball crosses over the touch line by any player. The possession will go to the team opposite who touched the ball last. Repeat throw ins shall be allowed if a player commits a foul on an attempted throw in. The referee is encouraged to instruct the player in the proper method of a throw in to move the game along.
GOAL KICKS....A goal kick will be awarded when the entire ball passes across the end line last being touched by the attacking team.
CORNER KICK....A corner kick will be awarded when the entire ball passes across the end line last being touched by the defending team.

 

U-9, U-9G, U-10, U-10G, U11 - U11G
BALL SIZE....Size 4
PLAYERS ON THE FIELD....7 plus a goalkeeper
TEAM ROSTER SIZE....Minimum 10, Maximum 14
MINIMUM PLAYERS TO START GAME....6
GAME LENGTH....2 twenty-five minute halves
SUBSTITUTIONS....Substitutions at any time must be at the consent of the referee. The number of substitutions shall be unlimited. Substitutions may occur with the referees consent at the following times: on either team's throw-in, prior to a goal kick by either team, after a goal by either team, after an injury when the referee stops play (but only for the injured player). After a player has received a yellow card, only the team receiving the Yellow Card can substitute for the player receiving the Yellow Card. ALL PLAYERS MUST ENTER FROM THE CENTER OF THE FIELD.
GOALKEEPERS....The goalkeeper shall wear a jersey with different colors from either team and the referee so that the goalkeeper can be easily identified. The goalkeeper may use his hands. The keeper may also take unlimited steps. He can run up to the edge of the goalie box. Once the ball is in his hands, the goalkeeper has 6 seconds to put the ball back in play. Failing to do so will result in an indirect kick for the opposing team.   
OFFSIDES....Offsides will be called. A player is offsides if he or she is nearer to his opponents goal line than the ball and does not have two defenders between themselves and the goal. A player cannot be offsides if he or she receives the ball in his own half of the field, from a goal kick, a corner kick, or a throw in.
FREE KICKS....All free kicks will be classified under 2 headings, DIRECT (a goal can be scored from a direct kick), and INDIRECT (a goal cannot be scored from an indirect kick unless it touches another player first).
DIRECT FOULS....Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent. Trips an opponent. Jumps at an opponent. Charges at a opponent in a violent or dangerous manner. Charges an opponent from behind unless the latter is obstructing. Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent or spats at him. Holds an opponent. Pushes an opponent. Commits a handball.
INDIRECT FOULS....Playing in a manner considered by the referee to be dangerous. Charging when the ball is not in playing distance. Intentionally obstructing an opponent. Charging the goalkeeper. When the goalkeeper takes possession of the ball with his hands, he holds the ball for more than 6 seconds.
THROW-IN....A throw in will be awarded when the entire ball crosses over the touch line by any player. The possession will go to the team opposite who touched the ball last. Repeat throw ins are not allowed. A foul committed on the initial throw in attempt results in the throw in being awarded to the opposite team.
GOAL KICK....When the entire ball crosses over the end line, excluding a goal, and is last touched by the attacking team, a goal kick is awarded to the defensive team.
CORNER KICK....When the entire ball crosses over the end line, excluding a goal, and is last touched by a defensive player, a corner kick is awarded to the attacking team.                                                           YELLOW AND RED CARDS...A yellow card will be awarded to any player that commits any deliberate direct or indirect foul thus determined necessary by the referee. After a player receives a Yellow Card, that player must be removed from the game, but will be allowed to renter the game on the next available legal substitution. A Red Card is issued after a player receives 2 yellow cards in 1 game or the foul is determined by the referee to be intentionally executed or intentionally malicious. A player that receives a Red Card must leave the game and will not be allowed to return and also will not be allowed to play in the teams next consecutive game.


U-12 and U-12 GIRLS
BALL SIZE....Size 4
PLAYERS ON THE FIELD....10 plus a goalkeeper
TEAM ROSTER SIZE....Minimum 13, Maximum 18
MINIMUM PLAYERS TO START GAME....8
GAME LENGTH....2 thirty minute halves
SUBSTITUTIONS....Substitutions at any time must be at the consent of the referee. The number of substitutions shall be unlimited. Substitutions may occur with the referees consent at the following times: on either team's throw-in, prior to a goal kick by either team, after a goal by either team, after an injury when the referee stops play (but only for the injured player). After a player has received a yellow card, only the team receiving the Yellow Card can substitute for the player receiving the Yellow Card. ALL PLAYERS MUST ENTER FROM THE CENTER OF THE FIELD.
GOALKEEPERS....The goalkeeper shall wear a jersey with different colors from either team and the referee so that the goalkeeper can easily be identified. The goalkeeper may use his hands. The keeper may also take unlimited steps. He can run up to the edge of the goalie box. Once the ball is in his hands, the goalkeeper has 6 seconds to put the ball back in play. Failing to do so will result in an indirect kick for the opposing team.
OFFSIDES....Offsides will be called. A player is offsides if he or she is nearer to his opponents goal line than the ball and does not have two defenders between themselves and the goal. A player cannot be offsides if he or she receives the ball in his own half of the field, from a goal kick, a corner kick, or a throw in.
FREE KICKS....All free kicks will be classified under 2 headings, DIRECT (a goal can be scored from a direct kick), and INDIRECT (a goal cannot be scored from an indirect kick unless it touches another player first).
DIRECT FOULS....Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent. Trips an opponent. Jumps at an opponent. Charges at a opponent in a violent or dangerous manner. Charges an opponent from behind unless the latter is obstructing. Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent or spats at him. Holds an opponent. Pushes an opponent. Commits a handball.
INDIRECT FOULS....Playing in a manner considered by the referee to be dangerous. Charging when the ball is not in playing distance. Intentionally obstructing an opponent. Charging the goalkeeper. When the goalkeeper takes possession of the ball with his hands, he holds the ball for more than 6 seconds.
THROW-IN....A throw in will be awarded when the entire ball crosses over the touch line by any player. The possession will go to the team opposite who touched the ball last. Repeat throw ins are not allowed. A foul committed on the initial throw in attempt results in the throw in being awarded to the opposite team.
GOAL KICK....When the entire ball crosses over the end line, excluding a goal, and is last touched by the attacking team, a goal kick is awarded to the defensive team.
CORNER KICK....When the entire ball crosses over the end line, excluding a goal, and is last touched by a defensive player, a corner kick is awarded to the attacking team.                                                            YELLOW AND RED CARDS...A yellow card will be awarded to any player that commits any deliberate direct or indirect foul thus determined necessary by the referee. After a player receives a Yellow Card, that player must be removed from the game, but will be allowed to renter the game on the next available legal substitution. A Red Card is issued after a player receives 2 yellow cards in 1 game or the foul is determined by the referee to be intentionally executed or intentionally malicious. A player that receives a Red Card must leave the game and will not be allowed to return and also will not be allowed to play in the teams next consecutive game.



U-14 and U-14 GIRLS
BALL SIZE....Size 5
PLAYERS ON THE FIELD....10 plus a goalkeeper
TEAM ROSTER SIZE....Minimum 13, Maximum 18
MINIMUM PLAYERS TO START GAME....8
GAME LENGTH....2 thirty-five minute halves
SUBSTITUTIONS....Substitutions at any time must be at the consent of the referee. The number of substitutions shall be unlimited. Substitutions may occur with the referees consent at the following times: on either team's throw-in, prior to a goal kick by either team, after a goal by either team, after an injury when the referee stops play (but only for the injured player). After a player has received a yellow card, only the team receiving the Yellow Card can substitute for the player receiving the Yellow Card. ALL PLAYERS MUST ENTER FROM THE CENTER OF THE FIELD.
GOALKEEPERS....The goalkeeper shall wear a jersey with different colors from either team and the referee so that the goalkeeper can be easily identified. The goalkeeper may use his hands. The keeper may also take unlimited steps. He can run up to the edge of the goalie box. Once the ball is in his hands, the goalkeeper has 6 seconds to put the ball back in play. Failing to do so will result in an indirect kick for the opposing team.   
OFFSIDES....Offsides will be called. A player is offsides if he or she is nearer to his opponents goal line than the ball and does not have two defenders between themselves and the goal. A player cannot be offsides if he or she receives the ball in his own half of the field, from a goal kick, a corner kick, or a throw in.
FREE KICKS....All free kicks will be classified under 2 headings, DIRECT (a goal can be scored from a direct kick), and INDIRECT (a goal cannot be scored from an indirect kick unless it touches another player first).
DIRECT FOULS....Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent. Trips an opponent. Jumps at an opponent. Charges at a opponent in a violent or dangerous manner. Charges an opponent from behind unless the latter is obstructing. Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent or spats at him. Holds an opponent. Pushes an opponent. Commits a handball.
INDIRECT FOULS....Playing in a manner considered by the referee to be dangerous. Charging when the ball is not in playing distance. Intentionally obstructing an opponent. Charging the goalkeeper. When the goalkeeper takes possession of the ball with his hands, he holds the ball for more than 6 seconds.
THROW-IN....A throw in will be awarded when the entire ball crosses over the touch line by any player. The possession will go to the team opposite who touched the ball last. Repeat throw ins are not allowed. A foul committed on the initial throw in attempt results in the throw in being awarded to the opposite team.
GOAL KICK....When the entire ball crosses over the end line, excluding a goal, and is last touched by the attacking team, a goal kick is awarded to the defensive team.
CORNER KICK....When the entire ball crosses over the end line, excluding a goal, and is last touched by a defensive player, a corner kick is awarded to the attacking team.                                                           YELLOW AND RED CARDS...A yellow card will be awarded to any player that commits any deliberate direct or indirect foul thus determined necessary by the referee. After a player receives a Yellow Card, that player must be removed from the game, but will be allowed to renter the game on the next available legal substitution. A Red Card is issued after a player receives 2 yellow cards in 1 game or the foul is determined by the referee to be intentionally executed or intentionally malicious. A player that receives a Red Card must leave the game and will not be allowed to return and also will not be allowed to play in the teams next consecutive game.


U-16 and U-16 GIRLS
BALL SIZE....Size 5
PLAYERS ON THE FIELD....10 plus a goalkeeper
TEAM ROSTER SIZE....Minimum 13, Maximum 18
MINIMUM PLAYERS TO START GAME....8
GAME LENGTH....2 forty minute halves
SUBSTITUTIONS....Substitutions at any time must be at the consent of the referee. The number of substitutions shall be unlimited. Substitutions may occur with the referees consent at the following times: on either team's throw-in, prior to a goal kick by either team, after a goal by either team, after an injury when the referee stops play (but only for the injured player). After a player has received a yellow card, only the team receiving the Yellow Card can substitute for the player receiving the Yellow Card. ALL PLAYERS MUST ENTER FROM THE CENTER OF THE FIELD.
GOALKEEPERS....The goalkeeper shall wear a jersey with different colors from either team and the referee so that the goalkeeper can be easily identified. The goalkeeper may use his hands. The keeper may also take unlimited steps. He can run up to the edge of the goalie box. Once the ball is in his hands, the goalkeeper has 6 seconds to put the ball back in play. Failing to do so will result in an indirect kick for the opposing team.   
OFFSIDES....Offsides will be called. A player is offsides if he or she is nearer to his opponents goal line than the ball and does not have two defenders between themselves and the goal. A player cannot be offsides if he or she receives the ball in his own half of the field, from a goal kick, a corner kick, or a throw in.
FREE KICKS....All free kicks will be classified under 2 headings, DIRECT (a goal can be scored from a direct kick), and INDIRECT (a goal cannot be scored from an indirect kick unless it touches another player first).
DIRECT FOULS....Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent. Trips an opponent. Jumps at an opponent. Charges at a opponent in a violent or dangerous manner. Charges an opponent from behind unless the latter is obstructing. Strikes or attempts to strike an opponent or spats at him. Holds an opponent. Pushes an opponent. Commits a handball.
INDIRECT FOULS....Playing in a manner considered by the referee to be dangerous. Charging when the ball is not in playing distance. Intentionally obstructing an opponent. Charging the goalkeeper. When the goalkeeper takes possession of the ball with his hands, he holds the ball for more than 6 seconds.
THROW-IN....A throw in will be awarded when the entire ball crosses over the touch line by any player. The possession will go to the team opposite who touched the ball last. Repeat throw ins are not allowed. A foul committed on the initial throw in attempt results in the throw in being awarded to the opposite team.
GOAL KICK....When the entire ball crosses over the end line, excluding a goal, and is last touched by the attacking team, a goal kick is awarded to the defensive team.
CORNER KICK....When the entire ball crosses over the end line, excluding a goal, and is last touched by a defensive player, a corner kick is awarded to the attacking team.                                                           YELLOW AND RED CARDS...A yellow card will be awarded to any player that commits any deliberate direct or indirect foul thus determined necessary by the referee. After a player receives a Yellow Card, that player must be removed from the game, but will be allowed to renter the game on the next available legal substitution. A Red Card is issued after a player receives 2 yellow cards in 1 game or the foul is determined by the referee to be intentionally executed or intentionally malicious. A player that receives a Red Card must leave the game and will not be allowed to return and also will not be allowed to play in the teams next consecutive game.