2010 Summer Soccer Rules (super important rules in red)

1: Have fun

2: Don't play so that others are forced to break rule 1

3: Games will be at 8:30 am Saturdays and game play lasts until 10 am. Please be on time. Warm up, play for 30-40 minutes, call half time, then play some more till everyone starts reaching for the Icy/Hot or 10 am is reached.

4: Each team must field at least 3 women at all times. If you have no women show up for a game, play 8 men maximum unless the other team says otherwise. This keeps the game more fun and true to the co-ed nature of play.

5: A player that scores 3 times should not have any further goals counted. This is to encourage team play and promote passing and giving other players a chance to score.

6: Captains should manage the team. Run subs fairly so "best" players don't hog all the time. If you have a player being aggressive knocking people, talk to them immediately and ask them to settle down and if they don't, take them out of the game. If an opposing team player is playing rough and the captain hasn't asked them to settle down, have your captain ask them to settle down. We don't want injuries and we want this to be fun for everyone. I will kick people out of the league who cause injuries or are hotheads.

7: Free substitutions. If a player wants to sub out, just leave the field and let another enter.

8: Share players if your opponent's team is short players and you have extras to even up the game.

9: Each team should have a linesman calling offside against their own team. Ignore all calls from the defense that you were offside. If you don't have enough players to field a linesman, you may ask the other team for a linesman (optional), or you may just self-police yourself on the field. Never call offside on a newbie unless that newbie is waiting by the goal for the ball to arrive.

10: RAIN GAMES: If it's raining hard, captains should call each other around 7:30 to verify if they want to attempt to play. Cancelled games will not be made up.

11: Newbie Rule: If a player is wearing the orange arm band to signify they are a new player, if you are an experienced player, give them a chance to play the ball for a little bit. I'm not putting a time limit here, but we're trying to grow the sport and give non-soccer players a chance to participate. They will have a much better transition if they get a chance to actually try and dribble and shoot.

12: Dangerous play calls: No slide tackling or knocking players to the ground. Play controlled and recreational. I know accidents will happen but dangerous play is an immediate sub-out. Captains should take the high-road on every call. If a player slide tackles, it's immediate benching. If a male player knocks a female to the ground, sub him out. If there's an injury, sub out the player that caused it.

13: Non-registered players may not play unless you are below 11 players or one of your players wants to sit out. As soon as your player is ready to return into the game he/she may call out the extra non-registered player.

14: Be sure and clean up after yourselves. Captains are responsible to clean up the field (this may mean assigning someone to bring a garbage bag and physically clean the field). If items are left after the game, contact me and I'll send out a "lost & found" email.

15: Outside Subs: If you will have less than 11 players for a game or you want a couple extra players for substitutions, you may invite others to play, but they play at the request of team players. Team players always get on the field as soon as they are ready and subs should realize that they are only in till a regular player wants back on the field.