Summer Aside Rules (7 v 7)

League Features: U8 - U10 divisions use 6 x 18' goals, U11 - U12 divisions use 7 x 21' goals, U13 - U18 divisions use 8 x 24' goals; all with goalkeepers - No standings or scores are recorded! All games are 25-minute halves

Player Eligibility: Each player must be registered with Dynamo Soccer Club and can only be registered to one team.

Coaching and Spectators: There is to be no coaching from behind the goals or from the spectator side of the field. All teams and coaches will be on the designated side of the field with the spectators on the opposite side. Spectators are asked to remain three feet off of the field line to give the players room to play. 

Referees: Referees are High School players to adults. They have been instructed to teach the game of soccer to the younger children as they officiate. Please let them do their job, and if there are any problems or concerns, please contact us at [email protected].

Number of Players: There is a minimum of 10 players per team. Teams compete with 7 v 7. (6 field players and one goalkeeper.) Teams are encouraged to play down a player or switch up teams if their team is winning by 5 goals or more. 

Minimum Number of Players to Start a Game: 5 per team. Coaches are encouraged to share players or play-down when the opposing team is playing short without jeopardizing the minimum playing time for each player. 

Positioning: The formation (excluding the goalkeeper and starting with the defenders) is a 2-3-1. (2 Defenders, 3 Midfielders, 1 Forward) 

Goalkeeper: The goalkeeper may use his/her hands anywhere inside the penalty box. The goalie may then throw the ball to a teammate. Punting or Drop Kicks are not allowed. While the Goalie in 7 v 7 is not restricted to the normal 6-second possession rule, please encourage him/her to distribute the ball quickly and not run east/west looking for an outlet. 

Playing Time: There is a minimum of one half of playing time for each player.

Game Length: Each game is divided into two twenty-five minute halves. There is a 5-minute break at halftime.

Ball Size: Size 4 (U8 - U12 Age Divisions), Size 5 (U13 - U18 Age Divisions) 

Throw-ins: Throw-ins are taken when the opposing team kicks the ball across one of the sidelines. The player taking the throw must keep both feet on the ground when the ball is thrown and both hands must deliver the ball from behind and over his/her head in a continuous forward motion.

Goal Kicks: Goal kicks are taken when the opposing team kicks the ball over the defending team's end-line. The ball is not in play until it crosses the penalty box in front of the goal. Players on both teams may position themselves anywhere on the field outside of the penalty box that the kick is being taken.

Corner Kicks: Corner kicks are taken when the ball crosses the end-line, and is last touched by a member of the defending team.

Fouls: Fouls such as handballs, tripping and pushing will occasionally occur, usually unintentionally. If an obvious foul occurs (at the discretion of the referee) then a direct free kick will be awarded.

Off-side: Does not apply

Penalty Kicks: Penalty kicks will be awarded on obvious fouls and intentional handballs in the penalty box that prevent a goal from being scored. They will be taken by a member of the fouled team from the penalty spot with a goalkeeper on the goal line. All other players must remain on the opposite half of the field during the kick and may re-enter once the ball is kicked.


**ALL OTHER RULES WILL FOLLOW FIFA LAWS**