Game Rule Summary Chart For Coaches, Parents, AND Referees - Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Fall and Spring |
Spring Only |
Fall and Spring |
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3rd/4th |
5th/6th Grade |
Grade 8 |
Grade 10 |
Grade 12/PG |
High School G912 |
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Format |
7v7 |
9v9 |
11v11 |
11v11 |
11v11 |
7v7 |
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Time |
2 x 30 min |
2 x 30 min |
2 x 35 min |
2 x 40 min |
2 x 45 min |
2 x 30 min |
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Heading |
No (attempted or actual) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Ball Size |
#4 |
#4 |
#5 |
#5 |
#5 |
#5 |
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Offsides |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
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Penalty Mark |
8 yds |
10 yds |
12 yds |
12 yds |
12 yds |
12 yds |
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Referee Fee |
$40 |
$50 |
$60 |
$75 |
$85 |
$60 |
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AR Fee |
n/a |
$35 |
$40 |
$50 |
$50 |
n/a |
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Roster Player Limit without waiver |
N/A |
D1 & D2 Gr 6 = 18 other N/A |
22 |
22 |
22 |
N/A |
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Players Needed to Start |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
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Players Needed to Continue |
5 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
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Player* Passcards/ID Sheet |
Never |
Never for Grade 5 |
Not during Regular |
Not during Regular |
Not during Regular |
Never |
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*Special requirements are in place for teams in the BAYS Playoffs/MTOC. See Match Rule 5 for when Player Passcards or a Team Photo ID Sheet are required. |
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Substitutions |
With the permission of the referee
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15 minute Rule |
BAYS provides a 15 minute window for referees to show up for a scheduled game (LAW5), for Team Coaches to present an official team roster that has been validated by their Division Director Match Rule (MR) 1, and a required minimum number of players to start a game (LAW 3). See also Starting the Game in MR8. |
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Rosters |
Two (2) printed paper copies (one for the referee, one for the opponent) and signed by the coach; electronic versions are not valid. All rosters must be typed/printed with no handwritten additions except for jersey numbers, additions of substitute coaches, or crossing off of players/coaches not in attendance. The referee is not responsible for ascertaining the roster size or eligibility of players. |
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Coaching and Coach Credentials |
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Equipment |
Plaster/fiberglass casts (even if padded) and jewelry (including earrings) of any kind are not allowed. Players with medical, religious, or cultural wearable items must have the item properly secured with any medical information showing. Players can play with assistive devices such as prescription glasses, cochlear implant processors, hearing aids, insulin pumps, and other approved equipment that is essential for them to wear in order to play. It is the Coach's responsibility to point the specific equipment out to the referee before the game, so that if there is an issue—such as the assistive device coming off the player during the game—the referee is aware of the need to stop the play to provide assistance. It is the referee's responsibility to ensure that the players' equipment and other items are safe. |
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Special 3rd/4th Grade Rules |
Goal Kick: defenders must retreat to the half-line, but the opposing team may kick before all defenders have retreated. On a PK, all players except the kicker and the goalkeeper must be on the kicker’s defensive side of the half-line. On a goal kick or goalkeeper save, the resulting punt or throw must touch a player or the ground in the goalkeeper's defensive half of the field; If the ball lands or is touched first in the kicking team’s offensive half, the defending team will be awarded an indirect free kick from the half-line |
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Zero Tolerance |
All individuals responsible for a team and all spectators shall support the referee. Failure to do so will undermine the referee’s authority and has the potential of creating a hostile environment for the players, the referee, and all the other participants and spectators. Consequently, BAYS has adopted and modified the following rules:
Referees should use the following scale when reporting violations of the Zero Tolerance Policy on their game reports: See full ZT Ratings Guidelines
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Game Reporting |
All referees (including ARs) must fill out an online game report by Nov. 30 for the fall and June 30 for the spring in order to be paid. A narrative must be provided in any instance where a serious injury has occurred, where a player, coach, or spectator has been ejected, or where any participant's behavior has been given a zero tolerance rating of "2" or "3". |