San Antonio Sports and Social Club :: Co-Ed Softball, Football, Kickball, Soccer,and Volleyball

SAN ANTONIO SSC 8v8 SOCCER RULES

PLAYER PARTICIPATION:
Each SAN ANTONIO SSC team participant must sign their team waiver/roster. Players may only play on the team for which they have signed and may not play/sign another team roster.

TEAM SIZE:
The maximum number of players on the field is 8 (standard: 5 men, 3 women); minimum number of players is 6 (4 men, 2 women). If there are only 2 women, 5 men may still play. However, there cannot be more then 5 men on the field under any circumstance. There are no limits to the number of women on the field at one time.

ROSTER:
There are no maximum number of players allowed on your roster. Players will not be allowed to participate without signing the SAN ANTONIO SSC waiver. The only way to add a new player to your roster after the final t-shirt order date is by first dropping another player. Teams must DROP a player(s) before they add a player(s) up to the 3rd week of the season. The additional player must obtain the tee shirt from the dropped player in order to play. Rosters are frozen after last game of the 3rd week.

PLAYER RESTRICTIONS:
All SAN ANTONIO SSC participants must be at least 21 years old before the season starts. Players that have participated in Division 1 sports must be 2 years removed from Division 1 participation if they wish to play in a similar SAN ANTONIO SSC sport (ie. if you played D1 baseball/softball in college you must wait 2 years to play softball). Teams will forfeit all games if either of these rules are broken. SAN ANTONIO SSC will have the right to request ID from any player throughout the regular and/or play-off season.

SPORTSMANSHIP:
SAN ANTONIO SSC is an organization that expects all participants to behave in a sportsmanlike manner. This means to act as, “One who shows that he or she has qualities of fairness, courtesy, and grace in winning and in losing.” While you are participating in any SAN ANTONIO SSC sport or social event, sportsmanlike conduct is expected. Unsportsmanlike behavior may result in that player/team being suspended/removed from participating in all SAN ANTONIO SSC sports.

LINE JUDGES:
Must be provided by the playing teams. Home teams must provide one line judge for the following game and the visiting team who plays second must provide one line judge for the earlier game.

"NO LINE JUDGE" FINE:
Will be assessed when the team fails to provide one. The fine is $25 and must be a check made out to the Austin Sports & Social Club by the following game, or the team will receive a loss for that game. The fine goes to purchase sports equipment for the SAN ANTONIO SSC.

FORFEITS:
Teams without the minimum number of players at the start of the game will be charged a $50 fine. This fine will go towards your opponents bar tab for the following week. Teams that receive the money from the forfeit fine must use it the next week or lose it. If a 24 forfeit notice is given to the SAN ANTONIO SSC, your team will not be assessed the fine.

FIELD OF PLAY:
Will be approximately 80 x 45. The goals are regulation size.

THE BALL:
Will be regulation #5, properly inflated. The league will provide a game ball, or any team ball can be used if agreed by both teams.

SUBSTITUTIONS:
Are allowed on any "out of bounds ball".

EQUIPMENT:
Shall consist of league issued SAN ANTONIO SSC shirts. The player must wear shin guards. Any deviation from the league supplied shirts must be made in a manner that all shirts remain similar, be the color assigned to the team, and distinctly different than those of other teams. No metal cleats, hard knee braces, or jewelry will be allowed. Wedding bands and stud earrings are allowed. Unpadded hard casts are not allowed. Soft casts can not be heavier than the normal arm.

REFEREES:
Enforce the laws and maintain safety. They will have the last word. Excessive arguing will result in a yellow card.

DURATION:
Two 22 minute halves separated by a 5 minute half time. Regular season games may end in a tie. If for any reason the game should be cancelled with more than half of the game played, the game and the score is considered final.

PLAYOFF:
Games have two five minute sudden death overtime periods followed by penalty kicks. Kicks must be taken by 3 men and 2 women, in any order. All shootout kicks are worth one point. If after 5 kicks the score is still tied, kicks will be made with remaining players with no player kicking twice until everyone has gone. Extra kicks will be taken alternating men and women until one team wins.

OUT OF PLAY:
When the ball wholly crosses the boundary or when the play is stopped by the referee.

FEMALE TOUCHES:
Must occur on every possession started before midfield. The touch can take place on either side of the field. If a goal is scored and this did not happen, the goal is waived off and a goal kick is awarded to the opposing team. If a pass is stolen on the opposition's side by a male, he is allowed to continue to goal and score without a female touch.

GOAL:
Scored when the ball is legally propelled out of play within the goal, and the ball completely crosses the goal line. Male goals are worth 1 point, female goals are worth 2 points. A female goal is where the initial shot or deflection by a female causes the ball to cross the goal plane. Ruling a female goal is at the discretion of the referee.

OFFSIDES:
There are none.

FOULS AND MISCONDUCT:
SAN ANTONIO SSC issues yellow cards only a warning and "cooling" off for players who are either dangerous or dissenting. If a yellow card is issued the player is sent off and can not return for 2 minutes and your team plays a man down, no matter if a goal is scored during the 2 minutes. If the referee deems a players repeated misconduct to warrant a red card, it will be issued. If a red card is issued the team has to play a man down for the remainder of the game and the player may have to sit at least one additional game, pending review by the league.

SLIDE TACKLING:
No sliding tackles, period. If a slide is near a player, intentional or not, a foul will be called and a yellow card may be issued.

FREE KICKS:
Will be indirect, except penalty kicks. The defending team must give 7 yards.

PENALTY KICKS:
Will be awarded at the referee's discretion on whether the foul stopped a goal or a scoring chance. The goal box has no bearing on whether the foul warrants a penalty kick. Anyone can take the penalty kick and a female penalty kick goal is worth 2 points. The goalie in goal at the time of the foul must face the kick.

GOAL KICKS:
Are taken at any point within the semi-circle. Opposing players must be at least 7 yards back. Goal kicks or throws do NOT have to touch the field of play or a player, before crossing the midfield.

CORNERS:
No change. You cannot move the corner cone to take a corner kick. Corners are indirect.

GOALIES:
May use their hands in the goal box. All goalie punts may not go past midfield. If they do, the opposing team will earn an indirect kick from the area of the midfield line that the ball crossed.

REFUNDS:
SAN ANTONIO SSC is not responsible for any refunds at any time during the season. If a party cannot continue the season, is the responsibility of that party to replace themselves on the roster if they so choose. Also they must notify the SAN ANTONIO SSC office of the change.

PLAYOFFS:
Are single elimination with seeding based on regular season standings. The number of teams to make the tournament changes per season. The maximum goal differential for a single game will be capped at +5, forfeits will be recorded at 5-0.

All other rules not mentioned follow FIFA guidelines.

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