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2.0 SOUTH TEXAS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION

2.1 GENERAL RULES OF PLAY

The following are excerpts from the STYSA Administrative Handbook and covers general rules of play that you should be familiar with. Each playing affiliation and/or competition may adjust the playing rules for their competition. You should familiarize yourself with these rules.

2.1.1 Law III - Number of Players

Permission of the referee is required in order to make any substitution at any time, except at the resumption of play after the half-time break:

• On a throw-in (by team in possession)
• On a goal kick (by either team)
• After a goal (by either team)
• After stoppage of play for an injury (by either team)
• At half-time (by either team)
• After a caution (the player receiving the caution)

2.1.2 Law IV - Equipment

• All players shall wear shin guards, which are commercially produced and specifically designed to provide protection to the shins.
• No player will be allowed to play with a hard cast (padded or otherwise).
• Players may wear sliding, bike, cyclist or tight fitting pants which do not protrude below the top of the knee and are the same color as the shorts. This does not prohibit players from wearing loose fittings; long-legged sweat pants or tights when it is cold or goalkeeper from wearing goalkeeper pants, which may be tight and have padding.
• Bandannas of any style may not be worn during any game. Players may not wear a bandanna either on their heads, legs or arms. Exceptions may be made at the local level for medical reasons.

2.1.3 Law V - Referees

• A USSF certified center referee is a minimum requirement for all STYSA Post-Season Tournament play. Certified youth referees at the discretion of the assignor may be utilized.
• See STYSA Rules and Procedures for specific requirements for STYSA District and State Tournaments in each competition level.
• The referee's judgment decisions shall be final in all matters concerning the rules governing the playing of the game, the playability of the field and the appropriateness of the uniforms. At the completion of the match, the referee shall have each coach sign the game report and submit the game report to the tournament representative.
• It shall be the duty of the referee to abandon the event (and note on the game report) that one or both teams has less than the required number of players on the field ready to play within 15 minutes after the game was scheduled to start. In the event that the referee rules that the field is not playable, or that the uniforms are inappropriate, then he/she shall note these facts on the game report and have each coach sign it.
• A game report (card) will be completed by the referee for all play within STYSA. This card will, at a minimum, contain the following:
  • Association, age group, division, game location, date, game time.
  • Team names and final score
  • Cautions (yellow cards) or ejections (red cards) issued, by team with player/name.
  • Any protest noted and brief basis for those protests.
  • These game cards are to be retained through the end of the District or STYSA Tournaments.
  • Disputes must be noted on the referee's game report and a complete description of the incident shall be submitted to the appropriate Disciplinary and Protest Representative.

2.1.4 Law VII - Duration of the Game

The duration of games shall be as follows:

The half-time interval shall be five minutes.

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