Coaches Education

Recreational League Cheat Sheet
Division	U4	U6	U8	U10	U12	Jr. High	High School
Players on Field	3v3	3v3	5v5	7v7	9v9	11v11	11v11
Goalkeeper	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Game Periods	4 x 8 min	4 x 8 min	4 x 12 min	2 x 25 min	2 x 30 min	2 x 30 min	2 x 35 min
Period Breaks	5 min ea	5 min ea	5 min ea	5 min	5 min	5 min	5 min
Ball Size	3	3	3	4	4	5	5
Goal Size	4x6	4x6	5x10	6.5x18	7x21	8x24	8x24
Record Scores	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Referees	1	1	Up to 3	2 or 3	2 or 3	2 or 3	2 or 3
Offside	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Slide Tackling	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Heading	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Free Kicks	Indirect	Indirect	Indirect	FIFA	FIFA	FIFA	FIFA
Penalty Kicks	No	No	No	FIFA	FIFA	FIFA	FIFA
Throw-In	Kick	Kick	FIFA	FIFA	FIFA	FIFA	FIFA
Goal Kick	FIFA	FIFA	FIFA	FIFA	FIFA	FIFA	FIFA
Coach on Field	Yes	1 per team	No	No	No	No	No
Field Size (approx.) yd.	30x20	30x20	40x24	60x40	80x50	110x68	110x68