Harris County Soccer Association, Inc.

Harris County Soccer

Local Option Rules

*All Players Must Play At Least ½ of the Game!!!

 U-6

      ·      No Referee
·      3 vs. 3
·      Play For Fun
·      Four 10-Minute Quarters
·      5 minute halftime
·      NO score keeping
·      NO goalkeeper
·      NO off-side
 

 U-8

      ·      1-2 Referees
·      Four 12-Minute Quarters
·      4 vs. 4
·      10 minute halftime
·      Mandatory substitutions every 5 minutes or 2 minute break if no substitutions available
·      All free kicks will be indirect
·      No penalty kicks
·      No off-side
·      Corner kicks
·      Throw-ins with redo until correct
·      NO score keeping
·      NO goalkeeper
·      No Slide tackles
 

 U-10

      ·     2-3 Referees
·     Four 15-minute quarters, changed to 12 minute quarters if excessive heat or no substitutions available
·     10 minute halftime
·     6 vs. 6, minimum 5 on the field to start·
·     All Rules Apply
·     Off-side called
·     Throw-ins with no redo
·     Mandatory goal keeper change every quarter, maximum 2 quarters not consecutive
·     Score kept


Law #3 Substitutions: U-12 & U-16 shall be unlimited, except where specified otherwise in the Rules and Regulations.
 

 U-14

      ·     2-3 Referees
·     Two 35-minute halves
·     10 minute halftime
·     11 vs. 11, minimum 7 on the field to start
·     All rules apply
·     Score kept
 

 *All Players Must Play At Least ½ of the Game!!!