Be EARLY – This is the first week, teams are new to some of the fields, there may be issues finding/unlocking equipment. It’s better to sort that out at 8:30 instead of 8:55.
I noticed a few referees on games over the summer with untucked jerseys. Tuck your jerseys in.
Weather
It could get up to 92 tomorrow with 57% humidity. Give short water breaks ON U12 and up games if necessary. Games are still 90 mins. or 120 mins. apart, so give them back the time spent getting water.
U8/U9/U10 – QUARTERS
Remember, Recreational U8 through U10 play QUARTERS during regular season.
Quarter breaks are NOT a halftime.
Players should get a quick sip of water, coaches should make substitutions, referees should mark the players sitting out to make sure everyone plays 3 quarters, and then play resumes.
If you let the players go sit under a canopy or on their parents’ laps, you will waste 5 minutes trying to get them back on the field.
Goal Sizes
All 7v7 games use 6’x18′ goals
All 9v9 games should be using 7’x21′ goals, but fields may only have 6’x18′ or 8’x24′ available right now. Use 6’x18′ instead of 8’x24′ if no 7’x21′ are available. Vista del Verde and Bryant Ranch may only have 8×24 and Vista Del Verde still has an 11v11 size field (100 yards x 60 yards), apparently, instead of 80 yards x 50 yards.
All 11v11 games use standard size 8’x24′ goals
Referee Fees
The fee schedule is linked on the schedule website after you log in. Collect the correct amount.
Player Cards
No teams have player cards yet.
Coaches should have received the printouts of the medical release forms at uniform pickup. Check the bottom for signatures and remind them to have the parent sign if there’s no signature. Otherwise, they are useless if the parent is not present at a game or practice and the child needs medical attention.
Supplemental Rules for 7v7 and 9v9 play
If you signed up for games, you had to pass a quiz, so you should know everything right?
Remember, NO BUILD OUT LINE ON 9v9 GAMES. Some 9v9 fields may have had one erroneously marked on the field – IGNORE IT. Goalkeepers can drop kick the ball in 9v9, players can ignore the line.
I do not want to start hearing coaches telling me that the Build Out Line is enforced differently every week. There’s one interpretation and it’s very clear.
All games this Saturday are Recreational so there’s NO HEADING U12 and below.
Put Equipment Away After Last Game
School starts next week so we want to make sure all equipment is put away after the last game at each field. Last games are marked with notes in the schedule.
