GENERAL
The purpose of this document is to provide
important game day information. For more
comprehensive detail, you can download the
following documents from our website
www.ramssoccer.com.au
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FIFA Laws of the Game 2016/17
Aldi MiniRoos Playing Format and Rules
Your age coordinator is your main point of
contact:
U8
Heidi Odendaal
U9
Cassandra Brotherton
U10
Daniel D’Aquino
U11
Nick Sprowles
Juniors
Peter Roach
Seniors
Willie Greig
Females Peter Blahut
Your draw is available at
http://www.icompman.com.au/idata_public.
Check regularly as changes can be made without
notice.
TEAM SHEETS
Team sheets will be available for collection from
the canteen for all home games at Centenary
Park. Friday night and Sunday sheets will be
emailed directly to coaches and/or managers by
the Age coordinators on or before Friday. It is the
home team’s responsibility to print the team
sheet on white paper, ensure it is correctly
completed and returned to the club. Don’t use
inkjet printers or felt tip pens.
PRIOR TO THE GAME
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The home team should provide 2 match balls
Locate the manager of the opposing team
Complete the Rams portion of the team sheet
All players must be listed with their number
prior to commencement of the match
Players cannot be added after the match has
commenced
Elect a Team Official
Hand the completed sheet to the Match
Official prior to commencement of the game
if you are the home team
Make your player ID cards available for the
manager of the opposing team to check and
ensure all players in the opposing team are
eligible to play by checking their player ID
cards. This is done when players are lined up
prior to kick off. Borrowed players must also
present their ID cards
END OF THE GAME
Approach the referee and check that the team
sheet accurately reflects the result and any yellow
or red cards are recorded
The team sheet must be signed off by the Match
Official and the managers of both teams
Upon completion of your match, SMS your result
to the Competition Secretary for every game on
0423 070 989 (eg U14/2 won 2-1 vs Kellyville, or
U12G/1 drew 2-2 vs North Rocks)
To avoid the club being fined, ensure your team
sheet is correctly completed
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Return your completed team sheet (home team)
and Match Summary Report (all games) to the
locked box near the Centenary Park canteen by
6pm Saturday for Friday and Saturday games, and
6pm Sunday for all Sunday games
Ensure all details are recorded for
borrowed players in the ‘Borrowed Players’
section of the team sheet, including full
name, FFA number and the team they are
registered with
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REFEREE/MATCH
OFFICIAL
Suspended players can only act as
spectators and their name will appear
crossed out on the team sheet
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Only players playing that day can be inside
the technical area
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Unlimited interchange is allowed however
only 5 interchange players are permitted
per match (7 interchange players for O45s)
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Players must not wear any jewellery,
piercings (including tongue), leather
bands/necklaces, hair clips, and bobby pins
We will endeavour to give you prior notice and/or
arrange a club referee for your game, if an official
referee has not been appointed.
The rules state that both teams must mutually
agree on a referee should an official referee not
be available. If you are unable to agree on a
referee, do not forfeit the game, regardless of
whether you are the home or away team. A
report must then be submitted to HFA explaining
why a referee could not be agreed upon and why
the match should not be cancelled.
Rouse Hill Rams introduced an instructional
referee program in 2013. Instructional referees
will be provided for Miniroos home games only.
Rouse Hill Rams Soccer Club will not tolerate any
abuse, swearing, or inappropriate behaviour from
coaches, managers, players or spectators towards
referees, and in particular our instructional
referees.
TEAM MANAGER
CAUTIONS/SEND-OFFS
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Under HFA rules, the team manager must
wear a hivis vest marked team official. This
is in addition to the Team Official whih we
have implemented as in the paragraph
below.
TEAM OFFICIAL
Each team must provide a Team Official or
Marshall whose responsibility it is to ensure
spectators behave appropriately.
The Team Official/Marshall:
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must be over 18
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must wear a Team Official vest
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must stay with the spectators for the
duration of the game
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must not enter the technical area
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must sign the team sheet
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may be required to submit a written report
in the event of an accident
PLAYERS
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For competition games (U12, U14G and
above) each team must field a minimum of
7 players for the duration of the match
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Ensure you verify the identity of the players
on the opposing team by checking their
player ID cards prior to the commencement
of the match
The yellow card is used to communicate
that a player has been cautioned. Two
cautions within the same match equates to
a red card
The red card is used to communicate that a
player has been sent-off resulting in a
suspension
The referee will record the cautions and/or
send-offs on the team sheet. You should
ensure that this has been accurately
recorded for both teams
Our Competition Secretary may retain the
player ID card of any player that has
received a suspension, will liaise with HFA
regarding any requirement to attend a
judiciary hearing, and will return the card to
the team bag when the player is eligible to
play again
TECHNICAL AREA
The Technical Area is the designated seating area
for coaches, managers and interchange players
only.
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Only one person (coach or manager) is
allowed to stand at a time. All players
should be seated (sufficient seating
permitting)
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Coaches & managers must stay within the
technical area and not pace the sidelines
and wear their ID cards on a lanyard
COMPETITION FORMAT
U8/U9
7v7
2x20min
U10/11/U12G 9v9
2x25min
U12
11v11
2x25min
U13
11v11
2x30min
U14
11v11
2x30min
U15/U16 11v11
2x35min
U17
11v11
2x40min
U18
11v11
2x45min
AAM/AAL 11v11
2x45min
O35/O45 11v11
2x40min
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