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Official Under 15 and under 19 Playing Guidelines
Black Swamp Soccer League/US Youth Soccer modifications to the FIFA Laws of the Game.
Updated for Fall 2009 Season
Roster Size: Minimum 11 – Maximum 18
Law 1 – The Field of Play
Dimensions: The field of play must be rectangular. The length of the touchline must be greater than the length of the goal line.
Length: minimum 100 yards maximum 130 yards
Width: minimum 50 yards maximum 100 yards
Field Markings: Distinctive lines not more than (5) inches wide. The field of play is divided into two halves by a halfway line. The center mark is indicated at the midpoint of the halfway line. A circle with a radius of ten (10) yards is marked around it.
The Goal area: Conform to FIFA.
The Penalty Area: A penalty area is defined at each end of the field as follows: Two lines are drawn at right angles to the goal line, twenty two (22) yards from the center of each goal. These lines extend into the field of play for a distance of eighteen (18) yards and are joined by a line drawn parallel with the goal line. The area bounded by these lines and the goal line is the penalty area. Within each penalty area a penalty mark is made ten (12) yards from the midpoint between the goalposts and equidistant to them. An arc of a circle with a radius of ten (10) yards from each penalty mark is drawn outside the penalty area.
Flagposts: Conform to FIFA.
The Corner Arc: Conform to FIFA.
Goals: Conform to FIFA.
Safety: Goals must be anchored securely to the ground. Portable goals may only be used if they satisfy this requirement.
Law 2 – The Ball: Size five (5).
Law 3 – The Number of Players: A match is played by two teams, each consisting of not more than eleven players, one of whom is the goalkeeper.
Substitutions: At any stoppage and unlimited by both teams at the referee’s discretion.
Law 4 – The Players Equipment: Conform to FIFA. Non-uniform clothing is allowed based on weather conditions, but uniforms must still distinguish teams.
Law 5 – The Referee: Registered referee.
Law 6 – The Assistant Referee: Registered referee.
Law 7 – The Duration of the Match: Conform to FIFA. With the exception of the match being divided into two (2) halves of thirty-five (35) minutes each for U15, and forty (40) minutes each for U19. There shall be a half-time interval of five (5) minutes.
Law 8 – The Start and Restart of Play: Conform to FIFA.
Law 9 – The Ball In and Out of Play: Conform to FIFA.
Law 10 – The Method of Scoring: Conform to FIFA.
Law 11 – Offside: Conform to FIFA.
Law 12 – Fouls and Misconduct: Conform to FIFA.
Law 13 – Free Kicks: Conform to FIFA.
Law 14 – The Penalty Kick: Conform to FIFA.
Law 15 – The Throw-In: Conform to FIFA.
Law 16 – The Goal Kick: Conform to FIFA.
Law 17 – The Corner Kick: Conform to FIFA.
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