2007
Summer Session Information
Registration for the Summer
2007 Adult League will begin on May 1st.
Procedures for registering
for the Summer Adult League:
1.
Captain
or team manager to email the team name to:
strikersadult@aol.com
2.
Captain or
team manager to notate in their email if their team
would be considered: Highly Competitive; Competitive;
Beginner
3.
Players are to
register individually and request their team by name
from the dropdown menu
4.
Any players
that would like to participate, but do not have a team
should sign up and choose: do not have a team from
the dropdown menu
Rosters: Rosters
will be verified by the referee prior to each game. It
is the responsibility of the team captain to provide a
current roster to the referee prior to the game. No
match will be played without the referee verifying the
roster. Team captains will receive their official
roster prior to their first game. If the name is not on
the official roster, the player will not be allowed to
play. Please have picture identification available at
each game.
Roster Size: minimum
of 10 players on each roster. There is no maximum
roster size however, no more than 14 players may be
dressed for each game. Please note that the Richmond
Strikers reserve the right to add players to any team
that does not have 10 players rostered on their team by
the last day of registration which is May 31, 2007
Leagues for the Summer 2007
season will be:
Over 40: (players born on or
before June 1, 1967)
Under 40: (players
born on or before June 1, 1989)
Age requirements:
Players that are in the Over 40 age division may play in
the Under 40 division if they desire. Over 40
teams are allowed to have two (2) players on each team
that are 35 years of age or older. No player under the
age of 35 is allowed to participate in the Over 40
league except for spouses of players in the Over 40
league.
All Adult league players
must be 18 years of age or be a high school graduate.
Game Rules: All
games will be played in conformance with FIFA/USSF Laws
and the following:
LAW I Field of Play
A.
Goals will be
8 high and 24 wide
B.
Field
dimension: approximately 60 yards long by 40 yards wide
LAW II Ball
A.
Size 5 soccer
ball will be used
LAW III Number of Players
A.
The format of
play is 7v7. Therefore, a match shall be played by two
teams consisting of not more than seven players (6 field
players and a goalkeeper)
B.
Minimum number
of players to begin a game is five players. The game
will not be delayed awaiting players. If there are not
enough players to begin the game within 5 minutes of the
scheduled start time, the game will be forfeited.
C.
Substitutions
may be done at the midfield line and at any stoppage of
play, but the player to be substituted must come off the
field first. Team Captains are responsible for
substitutions.
LAW IV Players Equipment
A. No casts will be allowed
B. Shin guards are to be
worn by all players. Players without shin guards will
not be allowed to participate.
LAW V Referees
A.
There will be
one official for each game
LAW VI Duration of game
A.
The game will
consist of two 25-minute halves
B.
There will be
a 5 minute halftime break
C.
The clock will
not stop for goals
LAW VII Start of Play
A.
All games will
start at the scheduled time. Delays will not be
tolerated. If a team is not ready to play within five
minutes after start time, they shall forfeit the game.
Overtime periods will not be played.
B.
Game will
start with kickoff at center mark.
C.
After each
goal, the game will restart from the center mark
LAW XI Offside
A.
There is no
offside
LAW XII Fouls and
Misconduct
A. All FIFA laws apply with
the following clarification
1. For any caution, a
player will sit out two minutes (leaving his/her team
shorthanded)
2. A player may receive two
yellow cards before he/she has to leave the game. On
the second yellow card, the player will have to leave
the game, resulting in a five minute penalty (red card).
3. Any player receiving a
red card must leave the game. That team will play
shorthanded for the full five minutes.
4. Any player receiving two
red cards during the season will be barred from further
play in the season.
5. Foul language is not
allowed during the game or in the vicinity of the
fields. A yellow card is to be given for the first
offense, and a red card will be given for any subsequent
offense.
LAW XIII Free Kick
A.
Encroachment
distance shall be eight yards
LAW XIV Penalty Kick
A.
No change
GOALKEEPER:
Goalkeepers will not be
allowed to punt the ball. They must throw the ball to
place it in play. No throw or goal kick may go beyond
the mid-field line. Infraction results in an indirect
free kick at midfield. Five seconds rule will be
in effect for goalkeeper to release the ball.
NO SLIDE TACKLES ARE
ALLOWED! Infractions will result in a yellow card
being given with the team playing down a man for two
minutes.
SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS:
Fair play and sportsmanship
always.
In case of inclement weather
call the Weather Hotline at 288-2261. The Weather
Hotline will be updated at approximately 3:00 each
afternoon.
Park in designated parking
area only.
NO alcoholic
beverages are allowed anywhere on club property.
Animals are not allowed on
club property.
Only registered paid players
are allowed to participate.
Each team shall have a game
ball available.
Playing and/or warming up on
an adjacent field is prohibited.
Please pitch in. Pick up
after yourselves and place your trash in appropriate
receptacles.
No unsupervised children
please.
Please understand that the
Richmond Strikers Soccer Club is a family club, and we
expect the behavior of our players and spectators to be
acceptable in a family setting. We do not allow any
foul language to be used in Striker Park. Please
understand that the Richmond Strikers consider words
that would not be acceptable for a young child to use to
be considered foul language.
We ask that all cars be
removed from the parking lot within 15 minutes of the
conclusion of the final match so that the park may be
secured.
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