2020 Summer High School League
Format: 7v7 small sided games
Coaches: A single representative must be identified for each team. This representative will be responsible to register the team and will be the single point of contact for the team regarding scheduling, uniforms, discipline or other matters.
This representative does not need to be the adult at each game.
A Responsible adult (21 yrs or older) MUST be present for each game.
Registration: The Team Roster and Waiver Form will be used to register each team. Clicking on the form at the bottom of this page will allow you to download the form. Checks can be made out to Bermuda Soccer International and mailed to 730 Lazy Creek Lane, Huntingtown MD 20639. Please include team name on checks.
- Cost per team is $725
- $100 Deposit to hold a team slot while players are registered. Deposit is due by May 1.
- Remainder of $625 and Team Roster and Waiver Form are due May 31.
Dates: The season will run from the third week of June and end no later than the first week of August.
Game Schedule: schedule depending on # of teams registered.
Minimum of 8 games per team
25 min halves, 5 min halftime break
Games will be on Monday’s and Wednesday’s
Games may start as early as 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 and 9:00
Fields: Small sided. Calverton Turf Fields
Referees: Single Referee per game. Refs will be provided
Equipment: goals will be provided and fields will be lined
Uniforms: Each player of a registered team will receive a performance jersey. Cost will be incorporated into registration fees. Each jersey will have the BSI logo on the left side.
Each player MUST have the appropriate provided jersey to take the field. Consider the jersey as the ticket to enter the field. The refs will be instructed that players without the proper uniform are not eligible to play. No exceptions.
Eligibility:
All players must be enrolled in high school for the 2018-2019 school year. NO COLLEGE PLAYERS or HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
Each team must have a minimum of ten (10) players and shall be limited to a maximum of fifteen (15) players on the roster except with permission of the league director.
Teams using ineligible players may result in team suspensions or other disciplinary actions as deemed necessary by the League Director – including being dropped from the league without refund.
Playing Rules:
Team on the field shall consist of seven (7) players (including the goalie). Minimum number of players to start and continue a game is five (5).
Start of play: the opposing team must stand a minimum of 5 yards away on their half of the field. Restarts do not have to go forward.
Unlimited substitutions on a dead ball for either team. No subs “on the fly”. Substitutes must have the referee’s permission before stepping onto the field.
One referee per game will be used.
Games will consist of two twenty-five minute halves with a five-minute rest period between halves. The official time will be kept by the referee.
Game time is start time and the clock will run as scheduled. No grace periods. A forfeit occurs after the game clock runs for fifteen (15) minutes and one or both teams are unable to field a minimum of five players.
Running clock – no stoppage of game clock for any reason (including injuries).
No offside.
All restarts will be direct. Opposing players must remain 5 yards away.
Penalty kicks will be taken from the penalty mark.
For balls that travel over the sidelines, restarts will be by throw-in.
Tie game remains a tie.
Any team may use a rostered player(s) from another team ONLY if there will be a forfeit otherwise.
NO punts or dropkicks are allowed – The ball will be placed at the midfield line and a free kick will be awarded
Equipment:
The league provides 15 jerseys per team. Team t shirts are mandatory. Players WILL NOT be allowed on field with a similar t-shirt.
Appropriate outdoor soccer cleats or shoes are required. No metal spikes.
Shinguards are mandatory and must be covered. All players on the field must wear shinguards.
Players without proper equipment will be sent off to correct the problem and cannot return until the referee is satisfied.
Field Management:
The league will provide nets, lined fields and scheduled referees.
The first team of the day will move the goals to the correct location. The last teams of the evening will place the goals in the proper storage location.
In case of severe and advance inclement weather, coaches will be notified as early as possible by a league representative.
Games cancelled due to weather, or reasons outside of the League’s control, are not subject to refunds and are not guaranteed to be rescheduled.
ONLY players and coaches are allowed on the turf/field. ALL spectators must be in stands or the opposite side of the field. NO spectators are allowed on the field or the sidelines.
