East Lake Soccer Association

Spring Soccer at East Lake
6 Weeks of Friday-Night Fun from April 18 to May 16

• Schedules for the remainder of Spring Soccer are FINAL (Friday, May 9th and Friday, May 16th). PLEASE NOTE that a few teams may be scheduled to play a double-header on a given Friday in order to round out our schedule. Coaches, PLEASE CONFIRM with Anne Doyle that you and your team are aware of your double-header game. 
• Click Team Page tab above  for roster, contact, and schedule information.
  
• Uniform T-Shirts: Home Jerseys = GRAY / Away Jerseys = BLUE; but bring both jerseys each week just in case.
• Coaches, we rely heavily on you to properly implement our program.  Please give adequate play time for all players, help to maintain a competitive game by "pulling back" if you're 3 goals ahead (ie. let the opponent add another player to the field), and ensure that all of your players have registered and paid in our system and appear on your roster!  No Guest Play is allowed of members not registered and paid in our system = those who do not appear on your roster!

THANKS once again for the generous support of our Sponsors

• Fantastic Ford (formerly Suncoast Ford, email Page Pittman).
• Extreme 3v3 Soccer Tournaments (Register now for the 5/10 Clearwater 3v3.  Register by Sunday, 5/4 for the special $125 rate.  Email jeff@extreme3v3.com with any questions).
• USF Success in Soccer Camps (at East Lake, July 21-25).
• Smoothie King at Ridgemoor Commons will be at the fields most Fridays with a few of their favorite selections.
• Spring Valley School 727-781-1234, 2109 Nebraska Ave, Palm Harbor, FL 34683
• The Pediatric Specialists  Doug M. Hasell, M.D.  727-375-5437, 2114 Seven Springs Blvd, Trinity,  FL 34655.
• AND, of course, the many Friends of Spring - families who have sponsored individual teams - listed on the Spring Team Page.  You may become a Friend and sponsor at any time via the website.  Contact Kelly Raymond with questions. 

 Spring Soccer Rules

U6 - Same Format as the Fall Season

• 4 v 4, No Keeper; Max Roster = 8
• 4 Periods of 8 Minutes Each
• 20' x 30' Field
• No Offsides
• All Players Play a Minimum of 50% of Each Game
• 1 Coach From Each Team is On the Field to Instruct and Referee
• Retake a Bad Throw Until a Good One is Made

 

U8 to U12

• 5v5, Including a Keeper; Max Roster = 10 
• 2 Periods of 25 Minutes Each
• No Offsides
• All Players Play a Minimum of 50% of Each Game
• All Free Kicks are Indirect, including Penalty Kicks (taken on the Penalty Box line at the point closest to where the foul occurred).
• Use of the Goal Throw:  There Wil Be NO Punting, Drop Kicks, or Goal Kicks.
  • Keeper will always distribute the ball by hand (Goal Throw).
  • A Goal Throw cannot cross midfield without first touching the throwing team's side of the field; if this rule is violated the opposing team is awarded a Goal Throw.
  • At ALL times when the Keeper has possession of the ball in the penalty area, rules similar to a Goal Kick are in effect:
    • The Keeper must distribute the ball outside the penalty area.
    • No players from either team can touch the ball until it is out of the penalty area.
    • The Keeper cannot play the ball with his or her feet until another player touches it, with the standard back pass to the Keeper rule being in effect
• Substitutions are Hot Swap (as in indoor soccer or hockey)
  • The Referee will NOT stop the game for substitutions.
  • Substitutions are made while the game is underway, or when the game has stopped for a goal, injury, card, or halftime.  Throw-Ins, Goal Throws, and Corner Kicks do not stop the game.
  • Substitutions are made in front of a team's bench.
  • A player must be completely off the field before a new player enters the field.
  • Too many players on the field results in a free kick taken 2 yards out from the middle of the top of the offending team's penalty box.

U13 to U16

• U13 to U16, 4v4, NO Keeper; Max Roster = 8
• 2 Periods of 25 Minutes Each
• No Offsides
• All Players Play a Minimum of 50% of Each Game
• All Free Kicks are Indirect, including Penalty Kicks (taken on the Penalty Box line at the point closest to where the foul occurred). 
• Substitutions are Hot Swap (as in indoor soccer or hockey)
  • The Referee will NOT stop the game for substitutions.
  • Substitutions are made while the game is underway, or when the game has stopped for a goal, injury, card, or halftime.  Throw-Ins, Goal Throws, and Corner Kicks do not stop the game.
  • Substitutions are made in front of a team's bench.
  • A player must be completely off the field before a new player enters the field.
  • Too many players on the field results in a free kick taken 2 yards out from the middle of the top of the offending team's penalty box.