Available Games
Parents, please select a game for your child to referee. Certification is not required for U8. U12 and older soccer players are preferred. A link to the general rules is available at the bottom of the page.
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U8 General Rules
- Games are divided into four 10-minute quarters.
- Players may be substituted only at the halfway point of each quarter, except in the case of an injury.
- The referee will stop the game clock around the five-minute mark of each quarter for substitutions, if desired.
- A player may play goalkeeper for no more than one quarter. Goalkeepers may be changed only between quarters.
- Halftime is five minutes.
- Games are played five versus five, plus a goalkeeper for each team.
- A suggested formation is three offensive players and two defensive players. Keeping those players primarily on their respective halves of the field encourages passing and more touches.
- All penalty kicks are indirect.
- Goalkeepers may not punt the ball.
- Heading is not permitted.
- On a goal kick, the opposing team must return to its own half of the field until the ball is put into play.