BEL MONT PARKS & RECREATI ON DEPT
NE W 7 U Gi rl s (6- 7 gi rls) YOUTH SOCCER SPECI FI C RULES
REVI SED J ul y 1, 2016
PL AYI NG RULES
A. FI FA rul ebook, not i n conflict with the rul es on the pages, shall gover n pl ay.
B. Age gr oup:
1. (7U Gi rl s) Ages: 6 & 7. Bi rth Year falls i n 2009, 2010 are eli gi bl e to pl ay i n thi s di visi on.
2. All r egi stered pl ayers MUS T pr ovi de/show c opy of chil d bi rth certifi cate at time of r egi strati on t o be
consi der ed.
TEA MS
Pl ayers will be eval uat ed and sel ected by BPRD st aff wi t h i nput fr o mvol unt eer coaches t o make s occer
tea ms. Pl ayers may r et ur n( pendi ng t he di vi si on r egi strati on nu mbers) t o t hei r spri ng 2016 t ea mf or t he
Fall Season (if request ed) on the regi strati on f or m.
1ST GROUP PRACTI CE
Pl ayers will be i nvited to parti ci pat e i n a Fall Soccer Ki ckoff event 2nd week of August. Mor e i nf o TBA
EXE MPTI ONS
Car pooli ng exe mpti ons are NOT all owed f or 7U Gi rl s League.
1. Head coach son/daught er
2. Si bli ng(s)
Rel ati ve that is the reason a coach i s coachi ng (i. e. A uncl e i s coachi ng f or hi s nephe w)
PART NERSHI PS
PARENTS, COACHES AND BPRD STAFF PARTNERSHI P
Par ents and Coaches who s erve i n t he BPRD s occer l eagues ar e r equi red to si gn and f oll ow t he
Par ents/Coaches Code of Conduct and s houl d be i n part nershi p wi t h t he mi ssi on, phil osophi es and
goal s f or t he l eague. Any par ent/coach can and wi ll be r e moved at any ti me by t he Parks and Recr eati on
Supervi sor or fi el d staff f or c onduct t hat i s not posi ti ve or benefi ci al t ol eague pl ay. Offi ci al s/coaches ar e
al so t o be r espect ed and supported t hr oughout l eague pl ay. Par ents/Coaches who have concer ns or
issues wi t h staff or ot her l eague coaches or s pectators s houl d i mmedi atel y cont act t he l eague offi ce
(704) 901- 2070 or t he at hl eti c mobil e li ne at ( 704) 604- 2434. BPRD st aff ar e e mpo wer ed t o send off
par ents/coaches f or unr ul y behavi or and coul df ace s uspensi ons based on st aff r eport or docu ment ati on
on par ent/coach.
C. Mat ches:
Coach Opti ons
Requi red
1. 7U Gi rl s:
4 ei ght mi nut e quarters
#3 ball
5v5 - 7v7
4 to start
2. I mportant that coaches start ga mes on ti me and are caref ul not to go over the 45 mi n ti me li mit.
If bot h coaches agr ee an extra pl ayer can be added t o t he fi el d, t ea ms must l et offi ci al s kno w pri or t o
ga me t hat t hey ar e addi ng t he addi ti onal pl ayer. See i nf o above. If a t ea m i s unabl e t o fi el d t he
mi ni mu m a mount of r equi red pl ayers t he ga me wi ll be a f orf ei t. Ther e will be a (45 mi n) ti me li mit fr o m
the start of the ga me.
WE EK NI GHTS & TI MES
MONDAYS, TUESDAYS @6- 6: 15P M
MAKE- UP NI GHT:
FRI DAYS
WE EKE ND PLAY
SATURDAYS
D. 7U Gi rl s Substituti ons rul es:
*( 7U Gi rl s) Coach Substituti on Opti ons
ONLY BET WEEN QUARTERS- or Hal f way at t he 4 mi n mar k of each quart er, coaches now have *opti on t o
sub at t hat ti me and MUS T have pl ayers r eady t o enter at 4 mi n mar k. Ti me on cl ock does not st op f or
subs made at 4 mi n mar k. Coaches MUST guarant ee t hat each pl ayer i s getti ng thei r f ai r a mount of ti me
on fi el d. Pl ayers shoul d be recei vi ng at a mi ni mu m, 16mi n i n each ga me.
Pl ayi ng ti me: Each pl ayer MUST pl ay a mi ni mu m of 50 % of t he pl ayi ng ti me st arti ng at t he ti me t hey get
ther e f or t hei r ga me. Any pl ayer may change pl aces wi t h t he goal keeper with t he consent of t he
coach/ref eree, pr ovi ded t he change i s made duri ng stoppage ti me and t hey have a di ff erent col or s hi rt
then thei r tea m.
E. Pl ayer Addi ti on Rul e(s): Coaches can add a pl ayer t o t he r ost er t o bri ng t hei r r oster up t o 8- 9 pl ayers by
the 2nd second ga me of r egul ar season pl ay. No pl ayers will be all owed t o be added after t he 2nd ga me of
season r egar dl ess of pl ayers quitti ng, i nj uri es or ot her unforeseen r easons unl ess r ost er l evel has f all en t o a l evel
wher e t ea m will have t o forfeit unl ess a pl ayer is added. *BPRD appr oval required.
BPRD will revi e w all partici pant s by eval uati ng (copy of Bi rt h certificat e) t o be accept ed.
Pl ayer Eli gi bility: Any pl ayer who has pai d t he i ndi vi dual l eague r egi strati on f ee, meets t he age
requi re ment and has fill ed out t he appr opri ate r egi strati on f or ms t o parti ci pate, may be i ncl uded i n our
BPRD soccer l eague.
Ther e ar e no current r estricti ons t o school pl ayers or cl ub pl ayers parti ci pati ng. Re mi nder t o all BPRD
coaches that i ndi vi dual registrati ons are revi ewed and appr oved by BPRD.
F. Soccer Vi ol ati ons/penal ti es:
Coaches will assi st and expl ai n all penal ti es t o t he pl ayers. A r estart will take pl ace wi t h a ki ck i n assi sted
by coachi ng staff. No one may ki ck strai ght i nt o goal froma ki ckoff. I ndi rect ki cks whi ch ar e pl ayed and
shot di rectl y i nt o goal will NOT count & t he ball will be t ur ned over t o t he opposi ng t ea mf or a goal ki ck
restart.
G. Offsi de: Ther e i s currentl y no offsi de rul e i n (7U Gi rl s League).
H. Equi pment: Foot wear wi ll ei ther be t enni s shoes or s oft mol ded s occer shoes. Shi n guar ds ar e
I.
MA NDAT ORY. No j ewel ry can be wor n. Goal keepers must wear a di ff erent col or t han ei ther t ea m or
ref er ees.
Pl ayers are asked to purchase thei r own personal soccer ball and pl ace her na me on thei r ball.
7U Gi rl s – Si ze #3 ball.
J. NO SLI DE TACKLI NG ALL OWE D. A yell ow car d coul d be i ssued f or thi s off ense.
K. HEADI NG RULE: BPRD woul d li ke t o encour age coaches t o avoi d headi ng drills and encour age, t each,
manage pl ayers on ho w t o trap t he s occer ball by usi ng ot her parts of t hei r body. Headi ng has been
f ound t o put pl ayers at ri sk because of i mpr oper t echni que and head t o head/collisi on cont act. Due t o
these ri sks, BPRD will foll ow
US Soccer’ s gui de on headi ng and has deci ded to not all owit i n practi ces and i n ga mes f or 7U Gi rl s (6- 7)
PENALTY: If coach/ref eree dee ms pl ayer used headi ng i nt enti onall y wi t h i nt ent t o r edi rect ball, a fr ee
i ndi rect ki ck will be a war ded t o t he opposi ng t ea m at t he poi nt of cont act. If i t was co mmi tt ed i n t he
penal ty ar ea by def ense, the ball moves back t o t he outsi de of t he penal ty ar ea, a mi ni mu m of 30yds
fromt he goal li ne. I ndi rect ki cks whi ch ar e pl ayed and shot di rectl y i nt o goal will NOT count and t he ball
wi ll be tur ned over to the opposi ng tea mf or a goal ki ck restart.
L. I ncl e ment Weat her: To be s ur e i f your t ea mi s still havi ng t hei r ga me f or t he eveni ng, a deci si on about
cancelli ng ga mes i s made around 3: 30p m duri ng t he week. If a deci si on has been made at t hat ti me, an
al ert will be pl aced on BPRD websi te. Weat her phone l i ne i s al so a t ool you can use by calli ng ( 704) 9012070 f or t he l at est updates on ga mes. If no message r egar di ng r ai nouts i s recor ded by 4p m, t hen a
deci si on has been made t o go ahead wi t h ga mes. It i s possi bl e t hat fi el d condi ti ons or weat her worsens.
If t hi s i s t he case, ga me deci si ons will be made at t he fi el d by st aff or ref erees. Sat ur day ga me
cancell ati ons will be r evi ewed at 7: 30a mand a message woul d be i ndi cat ed on weat her hotli ne by 8a m.
BPRD wi ll do everyt hi ng t hey can t o advi se parti ci pants if ga mes have t o be cancell ed due t o unf or eseen
ci rcumst ances, poor fi el d condi ti ons or li ght ni ng i n the area.
M. Par ent Concer ns: or I ssues t hat need i mmedi ate attenti on. Pl ease gi ve us a call on our at hl eti c mobil e
li ne i f you f eel t hat t here i s a pr obl e m, saf ety i ssue or i te m of busi ness that needs i mmedi at el y
addr essed by BPRD ad mi ni strati on. Cont act t he at hl etic pr ogra ms upervi sor at ( 704) 604- 2434. Our goal
is t oi nsur e all i ndi vi dual s have t he ability t o co mmuni cat e any i ssue t hat may arise t o bot h coaches and
BPRD st aff so a r esol uti on can be made i n a mor e effi cient manner. E mail:
at hl eti cdept @ci tyof bel mont. org