| Duration of the matches may be shortened at the discretion of the commissioner. Matches should be |
| played with the SAME number of players from each team. Coaches from opposing teams may decide |
| to play with uneven numbers of players, but this must be a firm agreement by both coaches. No coach |
| should be intimidated into accepting this situation if it is not what they want. |
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| VSA policy is that every child who shows up for a match will play at least 1/2 of the match. If you must alter |
| this for disciplinary reasons, please use good judgement. If the problem persists beyond this, contact the |
| commissioner to discuss further steps. |
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| In U5 and U6, one coach from each team is allowed on the field to assist the players in positioning. In |
| U6*, this should be eliminated as the season progresses. No coach should enter the penalty area in |
| order to position players or get to close to the action when the ball is in play. While the ball is in play, no |
| coach is allowed in the penalty area. |
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| U5, U6 and U8 teams should NOT purposefully position players in the goal to act as keepers. This is not |
| to say that players should not be instructed to drop back and play defense when the other team attacks. |
| No player, in defense of their own goal, may enter the goal box surrounding the goal until the ball or an |
| attacking player enters the box. In the referee's judgement, if a goal scoring opportunity was stopped by a |
| defending player illegally in the goal box, the attacking team will be awarded an indirect kick at the top of |
| the penalty area box. |
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| All divisions, No one should stand on the goal line to watch or coach. Teams should take opposite sides |
| of the field. The home team decides which side of the field they will stand on: players, coaches and |
| spectators alike. The away team, along with it's coaches and spectators will take the other side. |
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| A coach may substitute prior to their own throw in, before a goal kick by either team, after a goal is scored, |
| or at half time. Subs may not go onto the field until the referee has signaled them to do so. Yellow carded |
| players may be substituted for, at the coaches request. If a player must leave for injury, the referee should |
| offer the opposing coach the chance for one substitution as well. Players who are red carded must leave |
| the match and not return and cannot be substituted for, the team plays short one player for the duration of |
| the match. |
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