Soccer Rules (2025-2026)

SOCCER RULES

High School rules (FHSAA) will be followed with the additions listed below:

At the “A” level, thirty (30) minute halves will be played. At the “B” level twenty (20) to twenty five (25) minute halves will be played, upon mutual agreement.

Playoffs are set by Total Points ***Total Goals against for the ENTIRE SEASON will be used as the final tie breaker.

A “SHOOT OUT” will be used for the following:

To enable a team to qualify for the championship game should the two teams have identical records going into the final game of the season.

To decide the winner in the championship series.

All shootouts will take place following the completion of regulation time.

The referees need to be informed of the possibility of a shoot out prior to the start of the game.

LEAGUE RULES FOR A “TIE BREAKER”

We will incorporate the following procedures to determine who participates in any League Championship Series (Final 4) if a “tie” exists at the end of the season:

Two-Schools Tied: these procedures will follow in order until the tie is broken:

Won-loss results of head to head competition between two schools
Won-loss record of the two schools versus the highest seeded school

(proceeding through the lowest seed if necessary) in league contests.

Goals Against for ENTIRE SEASON will be used as the final tie breaker
Coin Toss

Three or more schools tied: these procedures will be followed in order until the tie is broken: (once three way tie is broken we will revert back to 2 team tie breaker)

Total won-loss record of contests played among the tied schools
Won-loss record of the tied schools versus the highest seeded school(proceeding to the lowest seed if necessary) in league contests.
Goals Against for ENTIRE SEASON will be used as the final tie breaker.
Draw to eliminate one school.

MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY(FHSAA)

A MIDDLE SCHOOL PLAYER WHO MOVES UP TO PLAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL MUST OBSERVE THE 24 HOUR WAITING PERIOD BEFORE THEY MAY RETURN TO PARTICIPATE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL. A PLAYER MUST PLAY IN 50% OF MIDDLE SCHOOL LEAGUE GAMES TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR POST SEASON PLAY (in the case of an uneven number of games we would round up. Ex: 5 games ,must play in 3). A PLAYER IS LIMITED TO PLAYING IN A TOTAL OF THREE GAMES A WEEK. THIS IS TO PREVENT A SCHOOL PLAYING IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WITH A DIFFERENT TEAM THAN THAT OF WHICH THEY HAD DURING THE SEASON.