17U-19U Modified Rules Summary

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1	Modified Rules Summary for 17U - 19U and High School Rec
2	updated 4/7/2026
3	Age Group	*High School	17-19U	17-19U
4	Level	Rec	Classic	Classic
5	Organization	East Central	East Central	State League
6	Format (keeper included)	11 v 11	11 v 11	11 v 11
7	Center Referee Fee	$54	$68 (Starting Aug 1, 2026, $80)
8	Two Assistant Referee Fees	$40 each	$48 each (Starting Aug 1, 2026, $54)
9	Duration of Game (Minutes)	2x35	2x45	2x45
10	Offside	Enforced	Enforced	Enforced
11	Penalty Kicks	Yes	Yes	Yes
12	Throw-Ins	Lost Possession	Lost Possession	Lost Possession
13	Free Kicks	Standard	Standard	Standard
14	Opponents away from kick in yards	10	10	10
15	Ball Size	5	5	5
16	Slide Tackling (If no, penalty is:)	No -direct free kick	Yes	Yes
17	Substitutions	Normal Rules	Normal Rules	Normal Rules
18	Score Kept	Yes	Yes	Yes
19	Info to refs before game (note each team is responsible for 1/2 of the referee & Assistant Referee Fees	League roster, referee payment, and the coach’s pass	League roster, referee payment and the coach’s pass	League roster, referee payment, and the coach’s pass
20	Who's responsible to report score & where	Coaches - Playmetrics	Coaches - Playmetrics	Coaches - Playmetrics
21	Where to report Red & Yellow Cards- Player cards are not collected	Referees report in Ref Insight	Referees report in Ref Insight	Referees report in Ref Insight
22	Where to report other incidents	Referees report in Ref Insight	Referees report in Ref Insight	Referees report in Ref Insight
23	Field Dimensions (yards)	100-130 length & 50-100 width	100-130 length & 50-100 width	100-130 length & 50-100 width
24	Goal Dimensions (feet)	8 by 24	8 by 24	8 by 24
25	Minimum Number of Players to Play	7	7	7
26	Number of eligible players on Game Day Roster	22	18	18
27	Min. playing time for each player	50%	N/A	N/A
28	Roster Size (minimum)	9	9	9
29	Roster Size (maximum)	22	22	22
30	Game day roster	18	18	18
31	Notes:
32	-Officials WYSA Rosters with clear color pictures of neck and head. Roster presented to the referee prior to the start of the game
33	-*In the spirit of recreational play each recreational team will have approximately the same ratios of boys to girls on the field. At no time will there be more than 8 players of one gender on the playing field.
34	- Red Cards - teams will monitor their red cards & player sits at least the next East Central League Game. League Game. Referees will fill out an incident report in Ref Insight within 12 hours after completion of the game for any yellow or red cards given to players or coaches or any other incidents that need to be reported to the league.
35	- Unlimited club pass players as long as the players are age appropriate.
36	- Every game should begin with a coin toss by the Referee with visiting team calling it. Team winning the coin toss can choose to take the kick off or which goal they will attack.
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