Youth Level U12 8 v 8

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• Youth Level U12 8 v 8

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Youth Level U12 8 v 8

• ASA has provided an option for the U12 age group
  within Alberta for 2009
• Not all districts are participating
• You will need to find out what is being played in
  your local district
• Most of Alberta, except Calgary (CMSA) will be 8
  v 8, most of the rest of the Province will be 11
  v 11
• Tournaments and Provincials will be 8 v 8

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Youth Level U12 8 v 8

• It is not our intention at this time to review or
  teach the 8 v 8 Rules
• The Rules Handbook for U12 Development Soccer,
  8 v 8, is available on the ASA website
• For districts using 8 v 8 for U12 in 2009 a
  booklet will be available for those officiating
  this age group
• A quick review of some of the Rules are as
  follows

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Rule 1 Field of Play - Markings

• Goals will often be portable make sure they
  can not tip over
• Goal nets should be used
• Goal area and penalty area are the same (20
  yards by 8 yards)
• Penalty spot is 6 yards from the goal line

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Rule 3 Number of Players

• Each team can have
• 8 players on the field (minimum 6)
• of players dressed to play is set locally
• One must be a keeper
• As many subs as they want

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Rule 5 Duration of Game

• Games will have two equal halves.
• Each half will be 30 minutes
• Half time break must be between 5 and 10 minutes
  long

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Rule 9 Free Kicks

• Free kicks are awarded to a team when their
  opponent (s) infringe the rules of the game while
  the ball is in play
• Free kicks outside the goal area are taken from
  the place where the infringement occurred
• Opponents must be at least 6 yards from the ball
  until it is kicked
• Free kick inside a teams own goal area must
  directly leave the area to be in play
• Player taking a free kick cannot touch the ball
  a second time until it is touched by another
  player

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Rule 11 Fouls and Misconduct

• There are no red or yellow cards shown. Offending
  players are substituted out.
• If any of the following fouls are intentionally
  committed (in the opinion of the referee) against
  an opponent than a free kick is awarded to the
  opposing side
• Kicks or attempts to kick
• Trips
• Jumps
• Charges
• Strikes, attempts to strike or spits
• Holds
• Pushes
• OR handles the ball (except the keeper in own
  goal area)
• Any foul committed by a player in own goal area,
  a penalty kick is awarded to opposing team

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Offside

• Procedure
• Player is penalized for offside in the attacking
  1/3 when they are closer to the goal line than
  the second last opponent and
• At the moment the ball touches or is played by
  one of this team, he is , in the opinion of the
  referee, involved in active play by
• Interfering with play
• Interfering with an opponent
• Gaining an advantage by being in that position
• There is no offside for a ball received directly
  from a goal kick, throw-in, or corner kick

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