San Pedro Classic Guidelines
Teams participating in the San Pedro Classic have advanced based on participation in the Region 6 volunteer point qualification of 50 points through the regular Fall season by November 23rd, 2024.
Coach
Remain in your team’s technical area. Do not enter the field of play without the referee’s permission during play or at half-time. If technical areas are not marked, coaches should remain on their side of the halfway line, no more than 10 yards away from the halfway line, and remain three feet or more away from the touchline.
Only certified coaches may coach.
Present a properly completed line-up card to the referee before the game with players listed in uniform order.
Manage substitutions so all players play at least three quarters during the game.
Must always respect the decisions of the referee and all other match officials.
Must control and is responsible for the actions of their sideline.
Players
Wear the team’s full kit.
Wear shin guards and appropriate shoes.
Wearing jewelry is not permitted (other than medical ID bracelets which must be covered or medical ID necklaces which must be taped down).
The referee decides what is unsafe to wear.
Parents and Spectators
Cheer (do not coach or complain).
Must always respect the decisions of the referee and all other match officials.
No dogs on or off a leash allowed.
No artificial noisemakers.
Match Officials (Referees)
Make decisions to the best of their ability according to the Laws of the Game and the “spirit of the game” based on the opinion of the referee.
The decisions of the referee regarding facts connected with play are final.
Conduct a coin toss before the game to decide which team takes the kick-off and the directions of attack.
Maintain lineup cards.
Games/Schedule
The team listed first on the schedule will be considered the home team.
The home team will supply 3 properly inflated game balls.
The home team will sit on the West (Gaffey St.) or South (Smokestack) side of the field
Region 6 will not entertain requests to move games for reasons not relating to coach conflict, referee scheduling issues, or other local events.
Game times and dates are subject to change.
Games will be played at the Field of Dreams.
Game Length/ Players
U10 7v7 minimum 5 players 20 min halves
U12 9v9 minimum 6 players 25 min halves
No added time (games must end at the end of regulation unless the score is tied).
All players must play at least 3 quarters of the game
No extra time will be played in games prior to finals. If a game played prior to finals are tied at full-time, players proceed directly to kicks from the mark (KFTM) – see additional instructions below for penalty shoot-out.
Extra time will be played for final games if full-time ends with the score tied. If the score remains tied at the end of both extra time periods, players proceed to kicks from the mark (KFTM).
Substitutions
Substitutions will be permitted at each quarter of the game and will be recorded by the referee.
Substitutions may be made for an injured player.
Substitutions in overtime (finals only) will be at the beginning of each period.
Extra Time
Extra time is played only for final games.
A coin toss is conducted.
Play continues to the end of both extra-time periods.
Substitutions are permitted, but are not required, only between extra time periods.
Teams will change directions after the first extra time period.
U10 5 min halves (2)
U12 6 min halves (2)
Kicks from the Mark (Penalty Shoot Out)
Only players who are on the field of play at the end of the match, or the end of the second extra time period, are eligible to take kicks (substitutes may not kick).
The head coach and assistant coach from each team may enter the field of play.
Substitutes who were not on the field of play at the end of play may enter the field of play.
The referee will select the goal for the KFTM and select the assistant referee who will be positioned on the goal line and the assistant referee who will manage the players and substitutes.
The referee tosses a coin and the team that wins the toss decides whether to take the first or second kick.
Each head coach is responsible for selecting from the eligible players the order in which they will take the kicks (the referee is not informed of the order).
All players and substitutes, except the player taking the kick and the two goalkeepers, must remain within the center circle.
The goalkeeper of the kicker must remain on the field of play, outside the penalty area, on the goal line where it meets the penalty area boundary line.
An assistant referee should remain on the goal line where it meets the goal area boundary line.
An eligible player may change places with the goalkeeper.
The referee keeps a record of the kicks.
The referee should hand the ball to the player, and the player should place the ball on the penalty mark.
A valid kick cannot be taken until the referee has blown his/her whistle. Any kick taken prior to the whistle must be retaken regardless of the outcome.
The kick is completed when the ball stops moving, goes out of play or the referee stops play for any offense. The kicker may not play the ball a second time.
If the goalkeeper commits an offense and, as a result, the kick is retaken, the goalkeeper may be cautioned.
If the kicker is penalized for an offense committed after the referee has signaled for the kick to be taken, that kick is recorded as missed and the kicker may be cautioned.
If both the goalkeeper and kicker commit an offense at the same time: if the kick is missed or saved, the kick is retaken and both players may be cautioned; if the kick is scored, the goal is disallowed, the kick is recorded as missed and the kicker may be cautioned.
Subject to the conditions explained below, both teams take five kicks.
The kicks are taken alternately by the teams: each kick is taken by a different player, and all eligible players must take a kick before any player can take a second kick; if, before both teams have taken five kicks, one has scored more goals than the other could score, even if it were to complete its five kicks, no more kicks are taken; if, after both teams have taken five kicks, the scores are tied, kicks continue until one team has scored one goal more than the other from the same number of kicks; the above principle continues for any subsequent sequence of kicks but a team may change the order of kickers.
Spectators should not enter the field of play or position themselves closer to the goal line than the penalty area.
Take your time. If you have a question, confer with the other match officials.
Send-Offs
Any player, substitute, or coach who receives a Send Off for violent conduct, serious foul play, or abusive language, before, during or after a game, will be suspended from the remainder of the Pedro Classic and/or other post season tournaments (Area Playoffs or Travel Team Tournaments), whichever comes first.
Any player, substitute, or coach who receives a Send Off for actions other than violent conduct, serious foul play, or abusive language before, during, or after a game, will be suspended from the team’s next scheduled game.
Protests