Playing Regulations

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All playing regulations will be followed, but the following playing regulations below are emphasized and will be strictly enforced.

4.       Tournament Structure and Procedure:    

 (b)    The following procedures shall take place at each game:

 (i)     At the beginning of the game players and coaches shall line up along their respective sides of the mid-field line and shall advance and shake hands with their opponents.

 (ii)    At the completion of the game players and coaches shall again shake hands with all opponents.

 9.     Rules and Officials:

 (b)   Number of Players:  Each team may dress a maximum of twenty (20) players for

        each game.

        The team eligibility list may have any number of players.

 (c)   Substitution:

 (v)    if a player receives a red card he/she must leave the field for the remainder of that game (no substitution allowed).  All red card situations will be reviewed by the Jury of Appeal to determine if further sanctions will be levied.  (See Appendix III.)

(vi)   a player who accumulates three (3) yellow cards will leave the field for the remainder of the game in which he/she received the third card.  Substitution will be allowed at this time.  Further, the player may not play in his/her team's next game.

 10.            Uniforms:

 (a)    All players shall wear identical socks and shirts.  Shorts must be of the same colour and style. Any discrepancy will be ruled on by the members of the Jury of Appeal.

 (b)    ...  No sport club insignia on uniforms shall be permitted.  A sport club is defined as a   community, provincially or nationally based organization whose primary purpose is participation in organized competition in single or multi sport programs.  ...

         Student-athletes must remain fully clothed in the appropriate team uniform in the competition area, AND use the designated locker room or change area to change to and from competition attire.  Incidents of non-compliance shall be forwarded to the Competition Committee for resolution.

OFSAA Soccer Specific Playing Regulations