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UNDER-12 GUIDELINES

The guidelines for the AYSO Short-Sided Games Program for U-12 games are as
specified in the FIFA Laws of the Game and the AYSO National Rules and
Regulations with the following modifications or additions:
 
The Field: The recommended field size is 100 x 50 yards for U-12 games with field markings as specified in the Laws of the Game.
 
The Goals: Official size goals (8 feet high and 8 yards wide) are used in U-12 games.
 
The Ball: A size 4 ball is used for U-12 games.
 
The Teams: Each U-12 team should have a maximum of 12 on the roster. Games are played with 9 players per team on the field (9v9) one of which is the goalkeeper.
 
Duration of Game: U-12 games are sixty minutes and are played in 2 thirty minute halves with substitutions allowed 15 minutes into each half. The half-time break is 5-10 minutes. With the exceptions noted above, all other elements of the Laws of the Game apply to U-12 games.


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