58.1.0        SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 2A, 3A, and 4A BOYS’ SOCCER

 

58.1.0        SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ SOCCER and 1A/B BOYS’ SOCCER

58.1.0        ALTERNATE SEASON - A league may request the WIAA Executive Board to participate during an alternate season (Article 17.4.0).

58.2.0        JAMBOREE - A soccer jamboree is an abbreviated contest during which a squad may play in no more than forty (40) minutes of play.  All conditions of Article 17.14.0 also apply.  Each squad and each player is limited to schedule and to participate in only one (1) jamboree.

58.3.0        PLAYER LIMITATION - The 16-contest limitation means a 32-halves limitation on any player.

                   58.3.1                 No player may play more than two (2) halves in any one (1) day. Any appearance in a half, regardless of the length of time played, is to be considered as one half. This is interpreted as meaning when a player is beckoned onto the field and the ball becomes alive.

                   58.3.2                 The team using the player shall automatically forfeit the contests in which a player exceeds his allotted two (2) halves. The player is not penalized unless he/she is at fault. The WIAA Executive Board may impose other penalties.

58.4.0        NFHS RULE EXCEPTIONS

                    58.4.1 Add to Rule 7, Section 3 Options for breaking ties during regular season contests 

                                1.  Two (2) sudden death five (5) minute overtimes.  If still tied, penalty kicks will decide the results.

                                2.  Two (2) five (5) minute overtime periods (not sudden death.)

                                3.  Two (2) five (5) minute overtimes.  If the score remains tied at the completion of the two (2) overtime periods, a 3^rd and, if necessary, a 4^th five (5) minutes period would take place.  For overtime periods 3 and, if necessary, 4, each team will take two (2) field players off the field (9 versus 9) and play sudden death with substitution possible according to the regular rules.

 

                                If the game is still tied after the above overtime periods, FIFA kicks from the penalty mark will be used to break the tie.  Only those players who finished the 4^th overtime period along with one (1) additional player may be on the field.  All substitutes must remain off the field for the taking of the kicks.    

                   58.4.2                 Size of Field

             A.             The field of play shall be 100 yards to 120 yards (90m to 110m) long and 55 yards to 75 yards (50m to 70m) wide, and it is recommended that a high school match be played on a field at least 110 yards by 65 yards (100m by 60m).

             B.            Prior to the start of each season, each school shall designate what size field that their matches will be held on.  Once a school has designated the size for their soccer fields, they shall be required to play all of their matches on that size soccer field for the remainder of the year.

                                C.            In the event that a school's field dimensions do not meet minimum standards, they shall line their field as close to the minimum standards as possible and shall indicate in their field designation that their field falls below minimum standards because of geographic restrictions.

 

58.61.0    MIDDLE LEVEL SCHOOL SOCCER

58.63.0      JAMBOREE - A soccer jamboree is an abbreviated contest and a team may not compete in more than half of the time allocated to a regulation contest.  All conditions of Article 17.14.0 also apply.  Each squad and each player is limited to schedule and to participate in only one (1) jamboree.

58.62.0      SEASON - The starting date is determined by each league but no middle level season may start before the date established for senior high school fall sports.

58.64.0      PER PLAYER LIMITATION - No more than two (2) contests per week shall be allowed per participant.

58.65.0      GAME LIMITATION - As a recommendation, middle level schools should play up to 30-minutes halves.  Permission for four (4) equal quarters of 15 minutes each will be granted with written request to the WIAA office.

58.66.0      RULEBOOK EXCEPTIONS - Same as listed for high school soccer.

 

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