Team size, field and goal size, game length, referees, and rules for every Recreational age group. Coaches and referees use this chart for every Recreational game.
Great Basin Youth Soccer League · gbysl.org/rec-standards
| Age group | U4 | U5 | U6 | U7 | U8 | U9 | U10 | U11 | U12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team & format | |||||||||
| Players on field | 4v4 | 4v4 | 4v4 | 5v5 | 5v5 | 7v7 | 7v7 | 9v9 | 9v9 |
| Minimum players on field | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Goalkeepers | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AirPitch | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Roster size | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| Ball, field & goal | |||||||||
| Ball size | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Field size (yards) | 10 × 15 | 15 × 25 | 20 × 30 | 25 × 35 | 25 × 35 | 30 × 50 | 40 × 60 | 70 × 80 50 × 80 | 70 × 80 50 × 80 |
| Goal size (feet) | 3 × 5 | 3 × 5 | 4 × 6 | 4 × 6 | 4 × 6 | 6.5 × 18.5 | 6.5 × 18.5 | 7 × 21 | 7 × 21 |
| Game | |||||||||
| Game duration | 4 × 5-min quarters2-min breaks | 4 × 5-min quarters2-min breaks | 4 × 8-min quarters2-min breaks | 4 × 8-min quarters2-min breaks | 4 × 10-min quarters2-min breaks | 2 × 25-min halves5-min breaks | 2 × 25-min halves5-min breaks | 2 × 30-min halves5-min breaks | 2 × 30-min halves5-min breaks |
| Referees | No | No | No | No | 1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Substitutions | Any time | Any time | Any time | Any time | FIFA law | FIFA law | FIFA law | FIFA law | FIFA law |
| Game location | Moana | Moana | Moana | Moana | South Valleys | South Valleys | South Valleys | Terraces | Terraces |
| Rules | |||||||||
| Offside | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Penalty kicks | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ball out of bounds | Kick-in | Kick-in | Kick-in | Kick-in | Kick-in | Throw-in | Throw-in | Throw-in | Throw-in |
| Heading | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Slide tackles | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |