BEL MONT PARKS & RECREATI ON DEPT
5 U ( 4- 5yr ol ds) 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. (5U) Ages: 4 & 5. Bi rth Year f all s i n 2011, 2012 ar e eli gi bl e t o pl ay i n t hi s di visi on. ( 3yr ol ds ar e NOT
eli gi bl e)
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 5U Coed.
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
Goali e
1. 5U:
4 si x mi nut e quarters
#3 ball
4v4 or 5v5
3 to start
NO
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. I f a t eam i s unabl e t o fi el d t he
mi ni mu ma 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 EKNI GHT GA MES & TIMES:
MONDAYS, TUESDAYS @6-6: 15P M
MAKE- UP NI GHT:
FRI DAYS @6- 6: 15P M
WE EKE ND PLAY
SATURDAYS
D. 5U Substituti ons rul es:
*( 5U) Coach Substituti on Opti ons
ONLY BET WEEN QUARTERS- or Hal f way at t he 3 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 3 mi n mar k. Ti me on cl ock does not st op f or
subs made at 3 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, 12mi n i n each ga me.
Pl ayi ng ti me: If possi bl e- Each pl ayer MUST pl ay a mi ni mu m of 50 % of t he pl aying ti me st arti ng at t he
ti me they get there f or thei r ga me.
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 6- 8 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 qui tti ng, i nj uri es or ot her unf or eseen r easons unl ess r ost er l evel has f all en
to a l evel wher e tea m will have to f orf eit unl ess a pl ayer i s added. *BPRD appr oval requi red.
BPRD will revi ew all parti cipants by eval uati ng (copy of Bi rth certifi cate) to 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 (5U).
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
MA NDAT ORY. No j ewel ry can be wor n. PLEASE NO HAI R ACCESS ORI ES OR ANYTHI NG T HAT MAY BE
UNS AFE.
Pl ayers are asked to purchase thei r own personal soccer ball and pl ace hi s/her na me on thei r ball.
5U – Si ze #3 ball.
I. NO SLI DE TACKLI NG ALLO WE D. Coaches s houl d i nf or m par ents or si t pl ayer i f t hey ar e pl ayi ng
danger ousl y ar ound ot her pl ayers. A ti meout or a simpl e expl anati on to the chil d is encour aged.
J. 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 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 contact. Due t o t hese ri sks,
BPRD wi ll f oll ow US Soccer’s gui de on headi ng and has deci ded t o not all owi t i n pr acti ces and i n ga mes
f or 5U Coed. ( Ages 4- 5)
K. I ncl e ment Weat her: To be sur e i f your t ea mi s still havi ng t hei r ga me, a deci si on about cancelli ng ga mes
is made ar ound 3: 30p m. I f a deci si on has been made at t hat ti me, an al ert wi ll be pl aced on BPRD
websi te. Weat her phone line i s al so a t ool you can use by calli ng ( 704) 901- 2070 f or t he l at est updat es
on ga mes. If no message r egar di ng r ai nouts i s r ecor ded by 4p m, t hen a deci si on has been made t o go
ahead wi t h ga mes. I t 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 the fi el d by st aff, coaches or r ef erees. 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 to unf or eseen ci rcumst ances, poor fi el d condi ti ons
or li ght ni ng i n the area.
L. Par ent Concer ns: or i ssues t hat need i mmedi at e 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 her e i s a pr obl e m, saf ety i ssue or i te m of busi ness t hat needs t o be 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