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Coaches are always needed especially at the younger age groups. Please consider coaching even if you have no experience. We typically hold a couple coaching clinics before the season to help get you going and offer a $20 concession stand voucher for attending the clinics. We do not keep score until age 7-8 so the younger groups are playing for the fun of the game.
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Encourage fun, soccer and teamwork - do not run up scores.
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Please keep the field area clean and take trash to cans before leaving.
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Coaches please check your boxes in the coaches room at the concession stand frequently.
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Friday, 04 April 2008 09:34 |
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Throw-ins are used to get the ball back in play after it gone out of play by crossing a side touch line. The basic rules for a proper throw-in are:
At the moment of delivering the ball, the thrower:
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faces the field of play
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has part of each foot either on the touch line or on the ground outside the touch line
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uses both hands
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delivers the ball from behind and over his head
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The thrower may not touch the ball again until it has touched another player.
If the player performs a throw-in incorrectly, the possesion of the ball switches to the opposing team. In the younger age groups the referee may allow the player to repeat and incorrectly made throw-in. |
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Friday, 04 April 2008 09:20 |
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This is a really difficult one to understand and causes a lot of confusion even among experienced soccer players. Soccer Rules for Baffled Parents contains a very good description for offsides. Wikipedia also has a good description along with images.
The key questions to keep in mind are: "Where was the player at the time the ball was kicked/passed?" and "Was the player actively involved in the play?". Because of the complexity in making an offsides call, the MCSC does not use the rule until the U11 age group.
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Friday, 04 April 2008 08:56 |
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One of the first things that every soccer player learns is that they can't use their hands. The only exceptions are for the goalkeeper and for throw-ins.
Basically, a hand ball offense occurs when the player strikes the ball at any point from the tips of the fingers to the shoulder. A hand ball offense always occurs due to some action by the player on the ball. If a ball is kicked and strikes a player on the arm or hand, a hand ball is not necessarily called unless the referee feels that the player made some sort of action to strike the ball.
Did you know that there are times when the goalkeeper cannot use their hands? This is sometimes called the back-pass rule. Goalkeepers cannot pick up a pass that came directly from one of their teammates. In this case, the goalkeeper must use his feet. Infraction of this soccer rule will result in an indirect kick from the point of the infraction. The goalkeeper also may not use their hands outside of their own penalty area. |
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Friday, 04 April 2008 08:26 |
According to FIFA the ball is considered out of play when either of these two conditions exist:
- It has wholly crossed the goal line or touch line whether on the ground or in the air
- Play has been stopped by the referee
The key word here is "wholly." The entire ball must completely clear the goal line for a goal to be scored. The same thing applies to an out of bounds situation. The entire ball must cross the touch line before it is considered out of play.
Note that the position of the player is never mentioned. That is because it has no bearing on the call. A player can actually be "out of bounds" and still kick a ball that is in bounds. |
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Friday, 04 April 2008 08:01 |
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SoccerHelp.com defines the "Advantage Clause" this way:
A clause in the rules that gives the Referee the discretion to allow play to continue even after a foul has been committed if stopping play would unfairly punish the fouled team (e.g., if the fouled team had a breakaway & might score even after having been fouled). The idea is that the team which committed the foul should not gain an advantage as a result of the foul.
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