Darrell's Rules Summary, Fall '25-Spring '26

	A	B	C	E	F	H	I	K	L	N	O	Q	R	S	U	V	W	Y	Z	AA	AC	AD	AE
1	Fall, '25 (v250706)	U07-U08***		U09-U10***		U11		U12		U13		U14			U15-U16			U17-U19			PAASL	NHFS
2	Oldest 12/31 birth year ---->	2018-2017		2016-2015		2014		2013		2012		2011			2010-2009			2008-2007-2006			25+	9th-12th
3		CYSA/CCSL (U07/U08)	NorCal Regional	CYSA/CCSL	NorCal Regional/St Cup	CYSA/CCSL	NorCal, St Cup	CYSA/CCSL	NorCal, NorCal NPL,State Cup	CYSA/CCSL	NorCal, NPL,State Cup, ENCL-RL	CYSA/CCSL	NorCal, St Cup	NorCal NPL, EA, ECNL-RL	CYSA/CCSL	NorCal/St Cup	NorCal NPL-40', EA⁸, ECNL-RL	CYSA/CCSL	NorCal Prem/St Cup	NorCal NPL, EA, ECNL-RL	USSF LotG w/ local mods	High School - NHFS	MLS Next Grassroots, Academy
4	Age based on (Sch yr '26-'27)	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr	Cal yr
5	Only the Captain? (not adopted)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
6	GK Delay of Game (Corner)	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec	8 sec
7	Capt armband? (not adopted)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
8	Pass req'd for players/adults?	Yes¹,²		Yes¹,²		Yes¹,²		Yes¹,²		Yes¹,²		Yes¹,²			Yes¹,²			Yes¹,²			MyPAAASL	Roster
9	Playing format	4v4/7v7⁷	4v4/7v7	7v7		9v9		9v9		11v11		11v11			11v11			11v11			11v11	11v11
10	Match maximum active	4/7⁷	4	14		18	16	18	16	18		18			18			18			N/A	N/A
11	Min-Max players incl GK	4/5⁷	4	5-7		6-9		6-9		7-11		7-11			7-11			7-11			7-11	7-11
12	Maximum number of guests*	4	See*	4	See*	4	See*	4	See*	4	See*	4	See*		4	See*		4	See*		Ringer policy	N/A
13	Half length in minutes	3*15/25⁷	See*	25		30		30		35		35	40		40		40/45⁸	45⁸			45	40⁶
14	Halftime length	10 min		10 min		10 min		10 min		10 min		10 min			10 min⁸			10 min⁸			5 min	5 min (PAL)
15	Ball size	3/4⁷	4	4		4		4		4	5	5			5			5			5	5
16	1 re-throw? (CCSL Coast/Bay)	Yes/No⁷	No	No		No		No		No		No			No			No			No	No
17	GK can punt/drop-kick?	N/A/No⁷	No	No		Allowed		Allowed		Allowed		Allowed			Allowed			Allowed			Allowed	Allowed
18	Build-out line	N/A/Yes⁷	No	In effect		n/a		n/a		n/a		n/a			n/a			n/a			n/a	n/a
19	Slide tackling	Per FIFA		Per FIFA		Per FIFA		Per FIFA		Per FIFA		Per FIFA			Per FIFA			Per FIFA			Except behind	Per FIFA
20	Goal Kicks (Goal/Pen Area?)	GA		GA		GA		GA		GA		GA			GA			GA			GA	GA
21	Penalties	No/Yes⁷	No	Yes		Yes		Yes		Yes		Yes			Yes			Yes			Yes	Yes
22	Penalty spot distance	N/A/Yes⁷	N/A	10yd		10yd		10yd		12yd		12yd			12yd			12yd			12yd	12yd
23	Respect distance	N/A/Yes⁷	N/A	8yd		8yd		8yd		10yd		10yd			10yd			10yd			10yd	10yd
24	Heading restriction	Yes/Yes⁷	Yes	Yes		Yes		Yes	No	Yes⁵	No	Yes⁵	No		No⁵	No		No⁵	No		No	No
25	Subs: any team, any stoppage?	Yes		Yes		Yes		Yes		Yes		Yes			Yes			Yes			Yes	No, per NHFS
26	Subs: me, too?	Yes		Yes		Yes		Yes		Yes		Yes			Yes			Yes			Yes	Per NHFS
27	Concussion return to play?	24h	HCP³	24h	HCP³	24h	HCP³	24h	HCP³	24h	HCP³	24h	HCP³		24h	HCP³		24h	HCP³		Player resp	ATC/HCP³
28	1H, 2H Re-entry (ECNL-RL, EA)**	Unrestricted		Unrestricted		Unrestricted		Unrestricted		Unrestr	0,1⁹	Unrestricted		0,1⁹	Unrestricted		0,1⁹	Unrestricted		0,1⁹	Unrestricted	Unrestricted
29	CR pay (PayPal/Venmo mostly)	N/A, $45 U08⁷		$45		$50		$50		$55		$60			$60⁸			$65			Per PAASL	Per RefAssn
30	AR pay (PayPal/Venmo mostly)	N/A, $30 U08⁷		$30 where avl		$35		$40		$45		$50			$50			$55			Per PAASL	Per RefAssn
31	Red card (don't collect pass)	N/A		Report⁴		Report⁴		Report⁴		Report⁴		Report⁴			Report⁴			Report⁴			Google form	SFSRA form
32	¹ - NorCal No pass (laminated or not, electronic or physical), no play (entire team - play under protest, submit incident report). CYSA: No pass, no play unless written permission from CCSL Commissioner
33	² - NorCal Passes: Only referee or delegate of referee can write-in players or coaches on to match card, all players and coaches must have physical or electronic pass (In GotSport, not stand-alone image 'screeshots') - 'Officiate not administrate'
34	³ - Players suspected of concussion must be cleared by a health care professional (HCP) before returning to play. See league rules.
35	⁴ - NorCal: http://www.norcalreferees.com/sendoff/. (NorCal requesting send-off reports through GotSport, in process) CYSA https://system.gotsport.com/forms/9E6311389
36	⁵ - CYSA: players 11 years of age and younger may not head the ball in any age level where they participate AND all U11 and younger players must be clearly identifiable to the referee (e.g., armband) to enforce this rule.
37	⁶ - JV plays 35 minute halves, as light permits
38	⁷ - Some leagues offer 7v7 formats for U08s
39	⁸ - U16 Elite Academy League observes 45 minute halves - all EA games are supposed to have a 15 minute halftime, so long is it doesn't impact the next match scheduled; paid accordingly
40	⁹ - For NorCal NPL, unlimited substitutions are now permitted. For ECNL-RL, no re-entry each half. For Elite Academy, see the Pensra little green book for all EA-specific rules (no re-entry, 7 subs during 3 'moments')
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42	*NorCal: no guest limit within club (Club pass). CYSA: o.k. within registration district (02-xx-xx). Always only age-appropriate. Spring, '22: CCSL U13 up to 18, U14 up to 22.
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44	**(NPL) GKs, one re-entry per half for injuries; suspected head injuries excluded for GKs and field players. NEW for Fall, '23: No re-entry for the duration of the half.
45	***Some U08s will have 7v7 leagues set-up
46	Apologies for any errors, omissions, exclusions or oversights. Send questions, corrections, input to daring@yahoo.com
47	NorCal Handbook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o-VvyB3OHrTtFUZkEmF9WiH_KAt_E_ZNsawFgJbzWeQ/edit#heading=h.vqs5spxh2x4z
48	Change record on seperete sheet
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52	Add Elite Academy, MLS Next Academy, MLS Next Homegrown
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