Rules & Bylaws
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Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
Association Bylaws Youth Soccer Association
The governing document of the association. Defines the organization's nonprofit purpose, membership, the composition and powers of the board of directors, election procedures, term limits, and the process for amending the bylaws themselves.Amendments require notice at one board meeting and a two-thirds vote at the following meeting. The current version was last amended in 2023.…
Board Election Procedures
Association Bylaws Youth Soccer Association
Describes how directors are nominated and elected, who is eligible to run and to vote, the two-year staggered term structure, and how vacancies are filled mid-term.Any parent or guardian of a currently registered player is a voting member. Elections are held at the June meeting each year.…
Conflict of Interest Policy
Association Bylaws Youth Soccer Association
Requires directors to disclose any financial or personal interest in a matter before the board and to recuse themselves from the related vote. Applies to vendor selection, sponsorship agreements, facility contracts, and coach appointments involving a director's own child.Disclosures are recorded in the minutes.…
Recreational Playing Rules by Age Group
Playing Rules Youth Soccer Association
The complete set of modified laws used in recreational play: field dimensions, ball size, number of players, match length, substitution rules, and the build-out line and heading restrictions by age group.These follow national youth soccer standards with a small number of local modifications, all of which are noted in the document. Coaches and referees should both be familiar with the…
Small-Sided Standards for Ages 4 Through 8
Playing Rules Youth Soccer Association
Covers the youngest divisions, where the rules differ most: four-versus-four with no goalkeeper, no offside, no throw-ins in the youngest bracket, and a coach permitted on the field for instruction.Scores and standings are not kept. Referees at this level are facilitators more than officials, and the document says so explicitly.…
Roster, Guest Player, and Eligibility Rules
Playing Rules Youth Soccer Association
Defines roster limits by division, the age eligibility cutoff, playing up rules, guest player limits for tournaments, and the documentation required to add a player mid-season.Playing an ineligible player results in forfeiture of the match and a review by the disciplinary committee.…
Disciplinary Procedures and Appeals
Administrative Policies Youth Soccer Association
Sets out how conduct complaints are filed, how the disciplinary committee reviews them, the range of sanctions available, and the appeal process to the full board.Red cards carry an automatic minimum one-game suspension. Sanctions involving adults are decided by the committee, not by an individual board member, and any decision may be appealed in writing within fourteen days.…
Financial Controls and Reimbursement
Administrative Policies Youth Soccer Association
Describes check signing authority, the two-signature requirement above a set threshold, the annual budget approval process, and how volunteers submit receipts for reimbursement.The treasurer presents a report at every monthly meeting. An outside review of the books is conducted every three years.…
Background Screening Requirements
Administrative Policies Youth Soccer Association
Every coach, assistant coach, board member, and volunteer with unsupervised access to players completes a background screening before their first contact with a team, and renews it annually.Disqualifying offenses and the appeal process for a flagged result are defined in the document. Screening results are handled confidentially by the president and registrar only.…
Thirteen Goals in One Tournament
France's Just Fontaine scored 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup, a single-tournament record that has stood for more than sixty years. He reportedly played the tournament in borrowed boots after his own fell apart.
Cards Were Invented at a Traffic Light
English referee Ken Aston came up with yellow and red cards while sitting at a stoplight, after confusion over bookings at the 1966 World Cup. They were introduced at the 1970 tournament and are now used in nearly every sport that needs them.