Alpharetta
Recreation & Parks Department
U8 SOCCER RULES(Rec)
The following is a summary of rules
for this age group. Please see
ARPD Youth Soccer League Rules for complete list of rules and
regulations.
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Teams in the U8 age group will be
divided into separate leagues for boys and girls.
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Roster Size: 7-8 players.
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Players on field: 5 vs.5, including
a goalkeeper
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Ball Size: 3.
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Field Size: appox; 35 yards x 30
yards.
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Goal Size: 6 feet x 12 feet.
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Game Duration: 4 quarters, 12
minutes each. Half time will be 5 minutes. The maximum time allowed for each
game to be completed will be 55minutes. After 55 minutes the game will be
stopped.
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Mandatory Substitution at end of 1st
and 3rd Quarters for field players.
Voluntary substitution at end of 2nd quarter and in case of
injury.
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Mandatory substitution of
goalkeeper at the end of every quarter of play. A player may not play goalkeeper for more than 1 full quarter in
each game.
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All players on bench must be
substituted at mandatory substitution times.
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Mandatory substitution times at the
end of the 1st and 3rd quarter may not be utilized for
coaching or tactical discussion by coaches.
Teams must make substitutions and continue the game as quickly as
possible.
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Coaches may not enter the field of
play unless beckoned on by the referee to tend to injured players. Coaches must remain in their own bench area
at all times during play.
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Restart at the beginning of each
quarter will be by kick-off.
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All players must play a minimum of 50%
of each half and preferably ¾ of a game..
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No scorekeeping.
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No offside.
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No slide-tackling.
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Indirect free kicks only.
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No penalty kicks.
· Balls that cross the touch line may be placed on line and
kicked back in play or thrown in.
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Goal Kicks: placed on ground no more
than approximately 3 yards from the goal. Opponents must be 5 yards from ball at time of kick.
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One referee will be scheduled to
officiate each game.