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Rec Age Group Details & Rules
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All players will play in their appropriate grade level. No players are permitted to play in other grade levels. This is a recreational league based on having fun. If a team is short players and can't field enough player to play a game, they may use players from the other team(s) in their age group to enable the game to be played. Games are played on Saturday mornings for all age groups. Grades 1 through 8th have one 1-hour practice during the week. (See the practice grid under the Rec program info tab for reserved field dates, subject to head coach discretion.) Fall and Spring schedules each inlcude 8 scheduled games. Rainouts are not rescheduled.
Pre-K Program Practice/Game
Day consist of a 30 min practice followed by a 3 v 3 game on a split field (two games are played at the same time) on Saturday mornings. Open to children 3-5 years old not in Kindergarten.
Fall season birthdate cutoff is July 31 and Spring season birthdate cutoff is February 28th. Share players if needed to get two games going. Coaches on field to help move the game along. No goalies, goalie guards or lone defenders. Players need a uniform, shin guards and size 3 ball. No throw-ins, all out of bounds are kick ins. Two 10 minute half with 5 minute half time. If additional breaks are needed on a hot day or there is a low number of subs please use coach discretion and call for water breaks as needed. Make it fun. |
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Kindergarten Program
Game/Practice consist of a 30 minute practice followed by a 4 v 4 game on a split field (two games are played at the same time) on Saturday mornings. Share players if needed to get two game going. Coaches on field to help move the game along. No goalies, goalie guards or lone defenders. Players need uniform, shin guards and size 3 ball. No throw-ins, all out of bounds are kick ins. Two 10 minute half with 5 minute half time. If additional breaks are needed on a hot day or there is a low number of subs please use coach discretion and call for water breaks as needed. Make it fun. |
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1st Grade Program
Games are 5 v 5 (MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PLAYERS!) on a split field (two games are played at the same time). Share players if needed to get two game going. Coaches on field to help move the game along. Sweaper goalie or lone defender. Players need uniform, shin guards and size 3 ball. No throw-ins, all out of bounds are kick ins. Two 20 minute half with 10 minute half time. If additional breaks are needed on a hot day or there is a low number of subs please use coach discretion and call for water breaks as needed. Make it fun. Good sportsmanship at all times.
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2nd Grade Program
Games are 6 v 6 on a split field (two games are played at the same time). Share players if needed to get two games going. Coaches are not allowed on field, student refs will be provided. A coach may need to ref if there is only one ref available. Goalies are used. Players need uniform, shin guards and size 4 ball. All sideline out of bounds are throw ins, if done wrong give a do over. End line out of bounds are goal kicks or corner kick. Two 20 minute half with 10 minute half time. If additional breaks are needed on a hot day or there is a low number of subs please use coach discretion and call for water breaks as needed. Make it fun. |
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3/4 Boys and 3/4 & 5/8 Girls Program
Games are 8 v 8 on single field. Play up to 10 v 10 if numbers allow. No coach on field. Share players if one team has more players. Do what it takes to get a maximum of 10 v 10 going. Players will need a uniform, shin guards. 3/4 grade use a size 4 ball, 5/8 grade will use a size 5 ball. Each game will consist of two 20 minute half with a 10 minute half time. If additional breaks are needed on a hot day or there is a low number of subs please use coach discretion and call for water breaks as needed. All FIFA rules apply. Games will have student refs. Make sure to move the players into all the positions. No player should play the same position for more than one half the game. Make it fun. There is a playoff cup on the last two weeks of the season. Winning team from each division will win a pizza party and the winning coach will receive a $50.00 gift card. |
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5/8 Grade Boys Program
Games are 8 vs 8 on single field. No coach on field. Share players if one team has more players. Players will need a uniform, shin guards and a size 5 ball. Each game will consist of two 20 minute half with a 10 minute half time. If additional breaks are needed on a hot day or there is a low number of subs please use coach discretion and call for water breaks as needed. All FIFA rules apply. Games will have student refs. Make sure to move the players into all the positions. No player should play the same position for more than one half the game. Make it fun. There is a playoff cup on the last two weeks of the season. Winning team from each division will win a pizza party and the winning coach will receive a $50.00 gift card. |
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No spectators between fields. Only Players and coaches on team sideline, all others must be on the opposite sideline.
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