[ayso45-refs] Question about U7 refereeing

[Mark Gitin]

After seeing this note, I am quite confused with our use of the 'no  
goalie' provision for U-7 play.  I was unable to find my region 45  
notes but please see page 13 of the region 43 coaches meeting notes  
from last year and also an excerpt from another region's AYSO rules  
for short-sided u7/u8 play.  My understanding was that parking  
players at either goal defeated the purpose of these short-sided  
games for the young kids and that coaches and referees should  
directly discourage 'unsporting' activity with respect to parking  
players.  Please clarify our position.  Thanks.  Mark.

I. THE “NO PARKING” RULE   There is "No Parking" allowed in or  
adjacent to the goal
area at either the offensive or defensive end of the field.  The  
purpose of the “No Parking” Rule is to
avoid having a player simply standing near either goal while not  
actively playing the ball; that is, to
prevent having de facto goalkeepers at the defensive end of the field  
and “cherry picking” attackers
at the offensive end of the field.  Players must learn the ebb and  
flow of the game.  Coaches must
cooperate with the spirit of the Rule, and assist the referee in  
enforcing it.  Sometimes the players
themselves decide to park near the goal.  This should be  
discouraged.  Further, while the “No
Parking” Rule is stated in terms of the Goal Arc in front of the  
goal, coaches should not “park”
defenders or an attacker right outside of the arc as this would  
violate the spirit of the Rule.  The Rule
is stated as follows:
No Defender or Attacker may be positioned or stand in, or immediately  
adjacent to,
either Goal Area.  Any player may enter either Goal Area to play the  
ball, but the
player must then exit with the flow of play.  Defenders may not act  
as de facto
goalkeepers, or wait in front of the goal for the ball to be played  
to them.
The referee shall have discretion to determine if the "No Parking"  
rule has been violated.  If,
in the referee's opinion, a player is improperly "parked" in front of  
the goal, the player should be
instructed by the referee as to the violation of the Rule and must  
relocate.  If, in the referee's
opinion, the “parked" player has been involved in the play, an  
Indirect Free Kick should be awarded
to the other team.  If an attacking team is awarded an Indirect Free  
Kick due to a violation of the
“No Parking” rule, it should be taken from the top of the Goal  
Arc.  If a defending team is awarded
an Indirect Free Kick, it should be taken from the point of infraction.
J. OFFSIDE   The offside rule is not enforced in the U6 or U8 Divisions.


On Nov 10, 2007, at 7:49 PM, Beau James wrote:

> Daniel Edelson wrote:
>> I was ref'ing a U7 Boys game this morning and one of the teams had  
>> a defender hanging out to defend his goal. This was quite  
>> effective at preventing goals. According to his coach, the  
>> defender wasn't instructed to hang-out in the goal, but just  
>> naturally decided that was how he wanted to play.
>>
>> The opposing coach got extremely upset. He said that in U7 "we"  
>> are instructed not to allow players to hang out either in their  
>> own goal on defense, nor in the opponents goal on offense where  
>> they can "poach".
>
> "No goalkeeper" in U7 means that there is no player with the  
> special privilege of using his or her hands to play the ball while  
> inside his or her own penalty area.  Nothing more or less.
>
> It certainly does not mean "leave the goal undefended".
>
>> He became angry at me for now doing anything about the player  
>> defending in his goal.
>
> And what exactly did he expect you to do?  Send off the player for  
> being a smart stopper?
>
>> What should I have done? Should I have taken some action to  
>> prevent the U7B defender from hanging out in his own goal?
>
> No.
>
> But please do include in your game comments, a description of how  
> this coach's anger manifested itself.
>
> Beau
>>
>> Thanks,
>> daniel
>>
>
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