28 August 2011

Substitutes

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(G) A club may at its discretion and in accordance with the laws of the game use 3 substitute players in any match in this competition from Under 11 age upwards who may be selected from 3 players.  

Subject to the provisions set out. 

For Mini Soccer

Any number of substitutions from the registered squad of 12 players may be used at any time with the permission of the referee. Entry onto the field of play will only be allowed during a stoppage in play. A player who has been replaced may return to the play as a substitute for another player. A Team must not have a squad greater than double the size of its team in an age group. 

 

For teams in the Under 11 age and upwards, a player who has been substituted becomes a substitute and may replace another player at any time subject to the substitution being carried out in accordance with Law 3 of the Laws of Association Football.

 

The referee shall be informed of the names of the substitutes not later than 5 minutes before the start of the match.

 

A player who has been selected, appointed or named as a substitute before the start of the match but does not actually play in the game shall not be considered to have been a player in the game within the meaning of Rule 8 of this competition.

 

(H) The half time interval for mini soccer matches shall be 5 minutes and youth matches shall be of 10 minutes duration, but it shall not exceed 15 minutes. The half time interval may only be altered with the consent of the referee.

 

(I) The League shall require all players and Club officials to have signed the FA’s Respect Codes of Conduct and produce these if so requested by the League management committee. Pror to each match the participating teams and officials shall conduct the “Respect handshake and/or participating teams to offer “three cheer” and handshakes to the opposing team after the match.

 

(II)   The participating Clubs taking part in the fixture shall identify a team captain designated with a captain’s armband who has a responsibility to offer support in the management of the on field discipline of his/her team mates. If the participating players are considered to be too young to take on this role a member of the team coaching staff should provide this support.