On U-7 and U-8 games, you may sign up for games as far in advance as you would like.  While we would love to have neutral referees, so that parents may watch their child's game, there is no restriction on who signs up for U-7 and U-8 games.  It makes no difference whether a referee is associated with the "Home" or "Away" team.  The goal is to get the game covered.

On all other games (U-9 - U-14), please do not sign up more than thirteen days in advance.  If you do, you are subject to being removed from those future games.  For example: you may not sign up for games on Saturday, September 26, 2015 until Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 8 pm (Pacific Time).

In U-9 and above, please do not sign up to be the referee for your own child's game.  Feel free to sign up to A/R that game.  If a neutral referee does not sign up or show up, then an A/R that is affiliated with a team may referee that game after informing both coaches.  If there are two affiliated A/R's then click here for the steps to resolve who should referee the game.

Please be considerate of your fellow referees.  Signing up for a referee slot and then an A/R slot, gives opportunities to other officials, as opposed to taking two referee slots in a row.  This is especially true if you are signing up early.  If it is late in the week (or the night before), then this is guideline is relaxed.

On games that are being played on fields in other regions in Area Q, please respect that region's right to have their own officials sign up for those games.  Slots that are not covered by 5:00 pm on the Thursday before a Saturday game are open for any region's referees.  

Be forewarned that some Areas outside of Area Q do not use Matchtrak for referee assignments. (Area K may be one of those Areas.)

If you have any question about these guidelines, please send them to [email protected].

Thank you for giving your time to the players of Region 213. 

	In-region Rec	In-region Rec	In-region Rec	In-region Rec	In-region Rec	Extra & Inter-Region Away Team, National Guidelines
	U-7	U-8	U-10	U-12	U-14	U9 & up
Max # Players	5	5	7	9	11
Min # Players	4	4	5	7	7
Goalkeeper Allowed	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Goalkeeper Limit (qtrs)	no GK	no GK	if GK then 1 qtr field	if GK then 1 qtr field	No Limit	No Limit
Playing Time(qtrs)**	3/4**	3/4**	3/4**	3/4**	3/4**	1/2
Half Length (minutes)	20	20	25	30	35	Age Dependent***
Free Kicks ****	DFK only, no PKs	DFK only, no PKs	as called	as called	as called	as called
Free Kick Distance (yards)	6	6	8	10	10	U9/10 - 8 U12 & up - 10
Goal Area Used	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Pen. Area	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Goal Kick	Goal Area	Goal Area	Goal Area	Goal Area	Goal Area	Goal Area
Offside	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Slide Tackles	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y
Show Cards	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y in U-12 & up
Throw Ins	1st try, retake, then let play go on	1st try, retake, then let play go on	Enforce	Enforce	Enforce	Enforce

* Please read the Regional guidelines and the Small Sided Games page for the complete list of rules for a specific age division in regional primary program games.

** All registered AYSO Region 213 players (in the Primary Program) in attendance at the beginning of a game, are entitled to play at least half (1/2) of the game. And, these players are entitled to play at least three-quarters (3/4) of the game before any player (on the team) can play the entire game.
*** U9/10 - 25 min., U-12 - 30 min., U-14 - 35 min., U-16 - 40 min., U-19 - 45 min.

**** in U-7 & U-8 any free kick awarded the attacking team inside the goal area will be moved back to nearest point on the goal area line in front of the goal.