Rules Summary for 2007

West Des Moines Soccer Club Rules

	U7 & U8	U9 & U10	U11 & 12	U13 & Above
# Players	4 v 4	6 v 6	8 v 8	11 v 11
Goalkeeper?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Offside called?	No	No	Yes	Yes
Penalty area marked?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Penalty kicks	No –IFK* from edge of goal area	No –IFK from edge of penalty area	Yes; 10 yards from goal line	Yes; 12 yards from goal line
Restart for fouls	Indirect free kick	Indirect free kick	Direct free kick	Direct free kick
Distance opponents must be from ball for goal kicks, corner kicks, direct and indirect free kicks	4 yards	8 yards	8 yards	10 yards
Slide tackling allowed?	No	No	Yes	Yes
Can goal be scored on kickoff or from opposite end of field?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Use of Assistant Referees (ARs)	No ARs	Parents used for AR’s	Certified ARs	Certified ARs
Ball size	3	4	4	5
Game duration	4 x 12 min quarters; 2 min quarter breaks; 5 min halftime	25 min; 5 min halftime	30 min ; 5 min halftime	U13/14: 35 min U15/16: 40 min U17+: 45 min All w/ 10 min halftime
Substitutions allowed at…	All goal kicks, own throw-ins, goal scored, start of periods	All goal kicks, own throw-ins, goal scored, start of periods	All goal kicks, own throw-ins, goal scored, start of periods	All goal kicks, own throw-ins, goal scored, start of periods

 

* IFK = indirect free kick; DFK = direct free kick

 

Greater Des Moines Junior Soccer Rules

For games at Hidden Valley The rules discussed above apply plus...

 

• Forfeiture. When two teams have been scheduled for a game, and one team fails to show following a fifteen (15) minute grace period the game shall be recorded as a forfeit, provided that a minimum of seven (7) players are present on the showing team.
• Minimum Playing Time. All players on teams in the Under 14 age groups and younger shall play at least one-half of the game. All players on teams in the Under 15 through Under 19 age groups shall play at least one-third of the game
• Game Suspensions and Called Games. The referee shall have the power to temporarily suspend the game for up to fifteen (15) minutes to allow for game control of participants and/or spectators or the passing of inclement weather. If after fifteen (15) minutes of suspension, unplayable conditions exist, the game shall be called.