Please take the time to read the LAFC So Cal rules document on the website - ((Click Here))

Game Schedule - The schedule on the website is always the one we go by.  ((CLICK HERE))

U5 - U8: Please keep all games on schedule. There is no reason for a game to run late.

Here are the most common rules that don't seem to be followed.

Due to safety Concerns and the potential for injuries. Moving forward, there will be no slide tackling in our recreational program at any age group. When competing for the ball, all players must stay on their feet. Any player slide tackling will result in a foul for the opposing team.

1 - Goalkeeper Safety If the goalkeepers are even remotely in control of the ball, any player interfering with the goalkeeper or attempting to kick the ball from the goalkeeper's control or semi-control must be whistled for a foul. The goalkeepers must be protected. 

2 - Goalkeeper & drop kicks: Goalkeeper Release (No Punts): Punts and/or drop kicks are not permitted. The ball must be distributed by a throw, place kick, or kick from a dribble.

3 - Offsides and PKs in Div 11 and up

4 - Borrowing players: Borrowed players must be age-appropriate or younger. Coaches who knowingly play a player that is NOT age-appropriate (older) will be subject to immediate removal as a coach. Playing an older player in your game not only opens the league to litigation. The coach would also open him or herself up to personal liability for knowingly playing an older player. Under no circumstances may you play a player not registered with LAFC So Cal Youth. Coaches who knowingly play a player not registered to LAFC So Cal Youth will be subject to immediate removal as a coach. Playing a non-registered player not only opens the league to litigation. The coach would also open him or herself up to personal liability for knowingly playing a non-registered player. 

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5 - Explaining The Build Out Line for Youth Soccer Video (Click Here). U5 - U10

6 - Home team. The home team on the schedule wears Black and picks the sidelines. No coach or parent may stand behind or beside the goal. Spectators should remain on the sidelines. Each team and ALL their parents AND their coaches should be on the opposite sideline. Keep yourself, your players, and your parents back at least 1 to 2 feet from the sidelines so the refs can do their job and players don't run into those on the sidelines.

7 - Referee 

U5 - U8 - Coach / Parent referee guidelines: Click here

Div 9 and up: PLEASE understand that ALL official decisions by the referees should be accepted without rancor or anger, no matter how unfair they may seem & further understand that any behavior, verbal or physical, that intimidates the referee is grounds for immediate dismissal as a Coach. If a parent or spectator verbally or physically intimidates the referee. The referee may stop the game until the parent or spectator leaves the field. All coaches must submit the names of any parent/spectator breaking this rule. LAFC So Cal has zero tolerance for this behavior. Anyone who breaks this rule is subject to being banned from the league.

8 - Shin guards (ALL players are required to wear shin guards. How to wear them correctly: please see link below.) According to FIFA, shin guards should be "covered entirely by the stockings, Made of a suitable material (rubber, plastic, or similar substance), and provide a reasonable degree of protection. http://www.eteamz.com/wvsl/fil es/SoccerRulesforShinGuards. pdf LAFC So Cal Youth will not allow a person to play or practice soccer without shin guards. Coaches, it's a good idea to carry an extra pair of shin guards as part of your regular equipment so that, when parents are irresponsible, the child is not penalized. Purchasing good shin guards should be a top priority for every parent.

9 - Playing time: Each player SHOULD BE GIVEN EQUAL playtime. (More than 50%) Unless the player is unable to play due to injury or illness or unwilling to play, there are NO acceptable exceptions. Click Here

10 - Scoring: winning by a margin of more than six goals (div 7 and up). Failure to follow this rule (winning by a margin of more than six goals) will result in.

First reported offense - a written warning from the league

Second reported offense – your team will be withdrawn from the schedule for the following week. One-game suspension

Once back from your one-game suspension, if it happens again, your team will be disbanded.

It is the losing coach's discretion whether to report the loss to the league. If the coach feels the opposing coach did everything they could to help the situation, he does not have to report it. If you are losing by a four (4) goal margin, you should add 1 player. (Remove an additional player if the goal margin is reduced to three).  

11 - Avoiding Lopsided Scores (Click Here)

12 - Guidelines for playing soccer on a hot day  Click here

13 - Goals: First games of the day build the goals. Last games on the schedule need to bag the goals and put them away.

Bow Net Set up Videos ((Click here))