Changes To The Game
PLEASE REVIEW AND SHARE INFORMATION WITH CLUB OFFICIALS
NEW CHANGES TO THE LAWS OF THE GAME
2019-20 Laws of the Game Changes and Clarifications (Click Here)
A FEW LISTED BELOW
* The introduction of red and yellow cards for misconduct of team officials (coaches). (Form for Refs to fill out for LARS is here)
* A player being substituted leaving the field at the nearest point on the boundary line
* At a goal kick and a free kick for the defending team in their own penalty area, the ball is in play as soon the kick is taken (it can be played before it leaves the penalty area).
* Other changes include: clearer wording for 'handball', attacking team players must be at least 1 yard away from a defensive 'wall', the goalkeeper only has to have one foot on the goal line at a penalty kick, and a new dropped ball procedure (including a dropped ball being awarded if the ball hits a match official and goes into the goal, team possession changes or a promising attack starts).
* All substitution will be with the referee's permission and will no longer require possession or during specific stoppages in play.
These rules are universal and will be used in leagues, tournaments, national and international events.
Implemented the 2019-20 seasonal year, starting August 1, 2019.
To assist everyone in learning and making the necessary adjustments, EPYSA offered educational sessions throughout the state. They will make themselves available for specifically requested meetings. An online webinar session may be available as well. Attendance at those events was highly recommended for at least one official from your league or club. Anyone who wished to attend any of these events was welcome to do so.
Past general Information Sessions
August 21, 2019: Lancaster Bible College (Sebastian Academic Center) - 7:00pm
August 22, 2019: Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer (Plymouth Meeting) - 7:00pm
NEW CHANGES TO THE LAWS OF THE GAME
2019-20 Laws of the Game Changes and Clarifications (Click Here)
A FEW LISTED BELOW
* The introduction of red and yellow cards for misconduct of team officials (coaches). (Form for Refs to fill out for LARS is here)
* A player being substituted leaving the field at the nearest point on the boundary line
* At a goal kick and a free kick for the defending team in their own penalty area, the ball is in play as soon the kick is taken (it can be played before it leaves the penalty area).
* Other changes include: clearer wording for 'handball', attacking team players must be at least 1 yard away from a defensive 'wall', the goalkeeper only has to have one foot on the goal line at a penalty kick, and a new dropped ball procedure (including a dropped ball being awarded if the ball hits a match official and goes into the goal, team possession changes or a promising attack starts).
* All substitution will be with the referee's permission and will no longer require possession or during specific stoppages in play.
These rules are universal and will be used in leagues, tournaments, national and international events.
Implemented the 2019-20 seasonal year, starting August 1, 2019.
To assist everyone in learning and making the necessary adjustments, EPYSA offered educational sessions throughout the state. They will make themselves available for specifically requested meetings. An online webinar session may be available as well. Attendance at those events was highly recommended for at least one official from your league or club. Anyone who wished to attend any of these events was welcome to do so.
Past general Information Sessions
August 21, 2019: Lancaster Bible College (Sebastian Academic Center) - 7:00pm
August 22, 2019: Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer (Plymouth Meeting) - 7:00pm
